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was formed in July 1784 when an act of the General Assembly divided Cumberland County into Fayette and Moore Counties. It was intended to honor Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), who visited the United States that year. Fayette County retained the courthouse in Fayetteville. In October of the same year, the act was amended to retain the name Cumberland for the county.

at the time of the 1790 census, was composed of Anson, Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, and Sampson Counties and the town of Fayetteville.

city and county seat, central Cumberland County at the head of navigation on the Cape Fear River. The first settlement at the site was about 1730. Est. 1762 as Campbellton, named for Farquhard Campbell. In 1778 Campbellton, and the adjacent trading center of Cross Creek, which see, were consolidated as Lower and Upper Campbellton, respectively. Name changed to Fayetteville in 1783 in honor of Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), who assisted Americans during the Revolutionary War. The legislature met there 1786, 1788-90, 1793-94. Location of Fayetteville State University and Methodist University. Produces textiles, dairy products, bakery products, machinery, lumber, and soft drinks. Alt. 107. Fort Bragg, which see, is nearby.

rises in N Henderson County and flows SW into Mud Creek.

on a tributary of Caler Fork in E Macon County.

E Macon County between Fed Cove and Mason Mountain.

projects from the S tip of New Hanover County between Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

S New Hanover County.

rises in N Yancey County and flows S into Cane River.

rises in S Yancey County and flows SE into Rock Creek.