Barbecue, North Carolina
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Barbecue is an unincorporated community located in the Barbecue Township
of Harnett County, North Carolina
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An Historian at Barbecue Presbyterian Church, Ms. Cameron, says that a settler to the area named “Red” McNeill saw steam rising from a nearby creek. It reminded him of the meat-cooking pits he had seen in the Caribbean, and he named the creek Barbecue Creek. The name became official in the early 1750s, as settlers began moving into the area.
Barbecue Township, Harnett County, North Carolina
Barbecue Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA. The township had a population of 9,174 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Barbecue Township occupies in southwestern Harnett County...
of Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...
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Trivia
Barbecue Township was so named because the steam rising from the warm waters of a local creek in the winter reminded early settlers of steam rising from a traditional North Carolina pork barbecue.An Historian at Barbecue Presbyterian Church, Ms. Cameron, says that a settler to the area named “Red” McNeill saw steam rising from a nearby creek. It reminded him of the meat-cooking pits he had seen in the Caribbean, and he named the creek Barbecue Creek. The name became official in the early 1750s, as settlers began moving into the area.
See also
- Barbecue TownshipBarbecue Township, Harnett County, North CarolinaBarbecue Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA. The township had a population of 9,174 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Barbecue Township occupies in southwestern Harnett County...