Celebrate Fayetteville: Exploring the Greater Fayetteville Region
A full-color photography book showcasing Fayetteville, NC area, paired with the histories of companies, institutions, and organizations that have made the region great.
A full-color photography book showcasing Fayetteville, NC area, paired with the histories of companies, institutions, and organizations that have made the region great.
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major-general in <strong>the</strong> Continental Army under<br />
George Washington. Lafayette was a French<br />
aristocrat who supported <strong>the</strong> constitutional<br />
principles of <strong>the</strong> United States. <strong>Fayetteville</strong><br />
was <strong>the</strong> first city named in<br />
honor of Lafayette and <strong>the</strong> only<br />
namesake city he visited.<br />
Lafayette visited <strong>Fayetteville</strong> on<br />
March 4-5, 1825.<br />
In <strong>Fayetteville</strong>’s early days,<br />
one of its greatest amenities<br />
was access to <strong>the</strong> Cape Fear<br />
River, offering <strong>the</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>st<br />
inland port, or fur<strong>the</strong>st navigable<br />
waterway within North<br />
Carolina. Wilmington merchants<br />
quite often utilized <strong>the</strong><br />
Cape Fear River for trade,<br />
including <strong>the</strong> tar, turpentine<br />
and pitch industry.<br />
Today, <strong>Fayetteville</strong> is a thriving<br />
city of over 200,000 citizens<br />
and is one of <strong>the</strong> largest<br />
cities in <strong>the</strong> state. It is sou<strong>the</strong>ast<br />
North Carolina’s largest city<br />
and regional leader for jobs,<br />
arts and entertainment.<br />
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Opposite, top: Flag waves in front of <strong>the</strong><br />
Market House.<br />
Opposite, right: Statue of <strong>the</strong><br />
Marquis de Lafayette, a general in <strong>the</strong><br />
American Revolutionary War.<br />
Opposite, bottom: <strong>Fayetteville</strong> Independent<br />
Light Infantry reenactors at <strong>the</strong> Museum<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Cape Fear Historical Complex.<br />
Above: A young fisherman relaxes along<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cape Fear River.<br />
Left: The Marquis de Lafayette.<br />
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