Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County

Cumberland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, United States

United States

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. It is the county seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...

, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.

Fayetteville has received the prestigious All-American City Award from the National Civic League three times. The city won the award in 1985, 2001 and 2011. No other North Carolina city has won the award more times than Fayetteville. All-America Cities benefit by increasing community pride, networking with civic activists from across the country and gaining national recognition. The All-America City designation has helped communities win grants and new resources and attract new employers.

According to the 2010 Census, the city of Fayetteville has a population of 200,564. It currently ranks as the sixth-largest municipality in North Carolina. Fayetteville is located in the Sandhills

Sandhills (Carolina)

The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The...

 in the western part of the Coastal Plain

Atlantic Coastal Plain

The Atlantic coastal plain has both low elevation and low relief, but it is also a relatively flat landform extending from the New York Bight southward to a Georgia/Florida section of the Eastern Continental Divide, which demarcates the plain from the ACF River Basin in the Gulf Coastal Plain to...

 region, on the Cape Fear River

Cape Fear River

The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The overall water quality of the river is continuously measured and monitored by and conducted by the , , and the...

. With a population of 366,363, the Fayetteville metropolitan area

Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area

The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville...

 is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Hope Mills

Hope Mills, North Carolina

Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hope Mills is located at ....

, Spring Lake

Spring Lake, North Carolina

Spring Lake is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 11,964 people.- History :...

, Raeford

Raeford, North Carolina

Raeford is a city in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,386 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hoke County. The county was named after Confederate General Robert F. Hoke, as Tar Heel native....

, Stedman

Stedman, North Carolina

Stedman is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 664 at the 2000 census. It is named for Civil War Major Charles Manly Stedman.-History:...

, and Eastover

Eastover, North Carolina

Eastover is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,628 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated on July 25, 2007.-Geography:Eastover is located at ....

.

Early settlement

The area of present-day Fayetteville was inhabited by various Siouan Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 peoples such as the Eno, Shakori, Waccamaw

Waccamaw Siouan

Waccamaw Siouan Indians are one of eight state-recognized Native American tribal nations in North Carolina. Formerly Siouan-speaking, they are located predominantly in the southeastern North Carolina counties of Bladen and Columbus. They adopted this name in 1948. Their communities are St...

, Keyauwee, and Cape Fear Indians

Cape Fear Indians

The Cape Fear Indians were a small tribe of Carolina Algonquian Native Americans who lived on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina ....

 for more than 12,000 years. It is still home to the Lumbee tribe, which, including members in Robeson County, numbers over 50,000.

After the violent upheavals of the Yamasee War

Yamasee War

The Yamasee War was a conflict between British settlers of colonial South Carolina and various Native American Indian tribes, including the Yamasee, Muscogee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and...

 and Tuscarora War

Tuscarora War

The Tuscarora War was fought in North Carolina during the autumn of 1711 until 11 February 1715 between the British, Dutch, and German settlers and the Tuscarora Native Americans. A treaty was signed in 1715....

s during the second decade of the 18th century, the administration of North Carolina colony encouraged colonial settlement along the upper Cape Fear River

Cape Fear River

The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The overall water quality of the river is continuously measured and monitored by and conducted by the , , and the...

, the only navigable waterway entirely within North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. Two inland settlements, Cross Creek, and the riverfront settlement of Campbellton were established by Scots

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 from Campbellton

Campbeltown

Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran , it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667...

, Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

.

Merchants in Wilmington wanted a town on the Cape Fear River to secure trade with the frontier country. They were afraid people would use the Pee Dee River, taking their goods to Charleston, S.C.

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

 The merchants bought land from Newberry in Cross Creek. Campbellton became a place where free blacks and poor whites lived and was known for its lawlessness.

After the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

, the two towns were united and renamed to honor General La Fayette, a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the American Army during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

. Many cities are named after Lafayette but, Fayetteville, N.C., was the first city named in his honor. The Frenchman arrived in Fayetteville by horse-drawn carriage in 1825 during his grand tour of the United States in 1824 and 1825

Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States (1824-25)

From July 1824 to September 1825, the last surviving French General of the Revolutionary War, the Marquis de Lafayette, made a famous tour of the 24 states in the United States...

.

American Revolution

The Fayetteville area was the home of many residents, particularly the Highland Scots, who were loyal to the British government. But it also included a number of active Patriots.

In late June 1775, the "Liberty Point Resolves

Liberty point resolves

The Liberty Point Resolves, also known as "The Cumberland Association", was a resolution signed by fifty residents of Cumberland County, North Carolina, early in the American Revolution....

" preceded the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of independence

A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...

 by a little more than a year. The Liberty Point document pledged the group to "go forth and be ready to sacrifice our lives and fortunes to secure (the county's) freedom and safety." The document concluded: "This obligation to continue in full force until a reconciliation shall take place between Great Britain and America, upon constitutional principles, an event we most ardently desire; and we will hold all those persons inimical to the liberty of the colonies, who shall refuse to subscribe to this Association; and we will in all things follow the advice of our General Committee respecting the purposes aforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order, and the safety of individual and private property." Robert Rowan, who apparently organized the group, signed first.

Robert Rowan (circa 1738-1798) was one of the area's leading public figures of the 18th century. A merchant and entrepreneur by trade, Rowan arrived in Cross Creek in the 1760s. He served as an officer in the French and Indian War

French and Indian War

The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...

, as sheriff

Sheriff

A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....

, justice and legislator, and as a leader of the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. Rowan circulated the statement known as the "Liberty Point Resolves" in 1775. Rowan Street and Rowan Park in Fayetteville and a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Daughters of the American Revolution

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership organization for women who are descended from a person involved in United States' independence....

 are named for him, though Rowan County

Rowan County, North Carolina

-Demographics and economics:As of the census of 2010, there were 138,428 people, 53,140 households, and 37,058 families residing in the county. The population density was 270.7 people per square mile . There were 60,211 housing units at an average density of 117.7 per square mile...

 (founded in 1753) was named for his uncle, Matthew Rowan.

Flora MacDonald (1722–1790), the Scottish Highland heroine, who gained fame for aiding "Bonnie Prince Charlie" after his Highlander army's defeat at Culloden

Culloden, Scotland

Culloden is the name of a village three miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. Three miles south of the village is Drummossie Moor , site of the Battle of Culloden....

 in 1746, lived in North Carolina for about five years. Legend has it that she exhorted the Loyalist force at Cross Creek that included her husband, Allan, as it headed off to its eventual defeat at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776.

Seventy-First Township in western Cumberland County (now a part of Fayetteville) is named for a British unit during the American Revolution - the 71st Regiment of Foot or 'Fraser's Highlanders,' as they were first called.

Post-revolutionary Fayetteville

Fayetteville experienced what is sometimes called its "golden decade" during the 1780s. It played host, in 1789, to the convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution and to the General Assembly

North Carolina General Assembly

The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...

 session that chartered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

, America's oldest public university. The legislators paused for the state funeral of former Governor Richard Caswell

Richard Caswell

Richard Caswell was the first and fifth governor of the U.S. State of North Carolina, serving from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1787....

, who fell ill after arriving in Fayetteville and died November 10, 1789. Fayetteville lost out to the future city of Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

 in the bid to become the permanent state capital.

In 1793 the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry formed and is still active as a ceremonial unit. It is the second-oldest militia

Militia

The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...

 unit in the country.

Henry Evans (circa 1760-1810) a free black preacher is locally known as the "Father of Methodism," for Methodists, in the area. Evans was a shoemaker by trade and a licensed Methodist preacher. He met opposition from whites when he began preaching to slaves in Fayetteville, but his preaching later attracted whites to his services. He is credited with building the first church in town, called the African Meeting House, in 1796. Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church is named in his honor.

Antebellum Fayetteville

Fayetteville remained a village of only 3,500 residents in 1820, but Cumberland County's

Cumberland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...

 population still ranked as the second-most urban in the state behind New Hanover County

New Hanover County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 160,307 people, 68,183 households, and 41,591 families residing in the county. The population density was 806 people per square mile . There were 79,616 housing units at an average density of 400 per square mile...

 (Wilmington).

The "Great Fire" of 1831 was believed to be one of the worst in the nation's history, even though, remarkably, no lives were lost. Hundreds of homes and businesses and most of its best-known public buildings were lost, including the old "State House." Fayetteville leaders moved quickly to help the victims and rebuild the town.

The Market House, completed in 1832, became the center of commerce and celebration. The structure was built on the ruins of the old State House. It was a town market until 1906. One(1) Slave was sold there before abolition. It served as Fayetteville Town Hall until 1907. The City Council is considering turning the Market House into a local history museum.

The Civil War era

In March 1865, Gen. William T. Sherman and his 60,000-man army moved into Fayetteville. The Confederate

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 arsenal

Arsenal

An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...

 was totally destroyed. Sherman's troops also destroyed foundries and cotton factories and the offices of The Fayetteville Observer

Fayetteville Observer

The Fayetteville Observer is a daily newspaper published in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It has been locally owned by the same family for over 80 years, and claims to be the largest independent newspaper in the state....

. Not far from Fayetteville, Confederate and Union

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 troops engaged in the last cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

 battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads

Battle of Monroe's Crossroads

-References:* Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.* * *...

.

Downtown Fayetteville was the site of a skirmish, as Confederate Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton

Wade Hampton III

Wade Hampton III was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S...

 and his men surprised a cavalry patrol, killing 11 Union soldiers and capturing a dozen on March 11, 1865.

20th century to the present

Cumberland County's population exploded in the post-World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 years, with its 43% increase in the 1960s the largest in any of North Carolina's 100 counties. Construction was fast-paced as shopping developments and suburban subdivisions began to spread outside the Fayetteville city limits toward Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg (North Carolina)

Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...

 and Pope Air Force Base

Pope Air Force Base

Pope Field is a United States Army facility located 12 miles northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.-Units:...

. The Fayetteville and Cumberland County school systems moved toward integration gradually beginning in the early '60s and bussing brought about large-scale student integration in the 1970s.

Civil rights

Civil rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...

 marches and sit-ins, with students from Fayetteville State Teachers College (now Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville State University is a historically black, regional university located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. FSU is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.-Academics:The primary...

) at the forefront, led to the end of whites-only service at restaurants and segregated seating in theaters. Politics changed. Blacks and women gained office in significant numbers, from the late 1960s and on into the early '80s.
The Vietnam Era

Vietnam Era

Vietnam Era is a term used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to classify veterans of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Era is a considered to have begun in 1964 and ended in 1975. The U.S. Congress, U.S...

 was a time of change in the Fayetteville area. Fort Bragg did not send many large units to Vietnam, but from 1966 to 1970, more than 200,000 soldiers trained at the post before leaving for the war. The effect of such a large troop rotation was dramatic and remnants of this era are still visible in much of Fayetteville. Anti-war protests in Fayetteville drew national attention because of the proximity to Fort Bragg, in a city that generally supported the war. Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an...

 came to Fayetteville to participate in three anti-war events. Because of these changes in the 1960s and 70s, nicknames like "Fayettenam" caught on and are still in popular use today. Also at this time, Fayetteville made headlines after Army doctor Jeffrey R. MacDonald

Jeffrey R. MacDonald

Jeffrey Robert MacDonald , is an American convicted in 1979 for the murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters in February 1970. At the time of the murders, MacDonald was an Army officer, medical doctor and practicing physician...

 murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in their Ft. Bragg home in 1970.

Fayetteville has attempted to reverse the image of its downtown area through various downtown revitalization projects, with mixed results. New additions, such as the Airborne & Special Operations Museum

Airborne & Special Operations Museum

The Airborne & Special Operations Museum is part of the United States Army Museum System. Located near Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina, it opened to the public on August 16, 2000, the 60th anniversary of the first U.S. Army parachute jump in 1940 at Fort Benning, Ga.Its emphasis is on...

, The Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum, Fayetteville Linear Park, and Fayetteville Festival Park, which opened in late 2006, have all contributed somewhat to the changing downtown area. The city still has a very high crime rate.

The towns and rural areas surrounding Fayetteville have experienced rapid growth over the past decade. This growth has spilled over into suburbs such as Hope Mills

Hope Mills, North Carolina

Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hope Mills is located at ....

, Raeford

Raeford, North Carolina

Raeford is a city in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,386 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hoke County. The county was named after Confederate General Robert F. Hoke, as Tar Heel native....

 and Spring Lake

Spring Lake, North Carolina

Spring Lake is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 11,964 people.- History :...

.

The western part of Cumberland County was annexed into Fayetteville in recent years.

In 2008, BestLife Magazine, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI, the American Association of Museums, the National Center for Health Statistics and the American Bar Association, ranked Fayetteville as the 3rd worst city in America to raise a family.

Recently, Where To Retire magazine named Fayetteville one of the best places to retire.

In 2005, Congress passed the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act, giving Fort Bragg several new commands. These include the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command, both of which relocated from Fort McPherson in Atlanta. This move is expected to relocate over 30,000 people to the area as a result of the command changes and businesses that will move to support the command. FORSCOM awards over $300 billion in contracts annually.

Sanctuary community for military families

On September 5, 2008, Fayetteville was declared "The World's First Sanctuary for Military Families." This declaration was supported by local, regional and national dignitaries, including Mayor Tony Chavonne, County Commissioner Chairman Breeden Blackwell, NC State Representative, Brigadier General Arthur Bartell, Colonel John McDonald and Congressman Robin Hayes.
Through the Army's Army and other volunteer groups, the citizens and businesses of Fayetteville are dedicated to the military.

Time Magazine recognized Fayetteville for their support of military families and declared Fayetteville as America's most pro-military town.

Fort Bragg/Pope Army Air Field

Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...

 and Pope Army Air Field are located next to the city of Fayetteville.
Several U.S. Army airborne units are stationed at Fort Bragg, most prominently the XVIII Airborne Corps HQ, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the United States Army Special Operations Command

United States Army Special Operations Command

The United States Army Special Operations Command is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Forces...

.

Fort Bragg was the home of the Field Artillery at the onset of World War II. All the Army's artillery units east of the Mississippi River were based at the post, about 5,000 men in all. Soldiers tested the Army's new bantam car, which was soon to be known as the Jeep

Willys MB

The Willys MB US Army Jeep and the Ford GPW, were manufactured from 1941 to 1945. These small four-wheel drive utility vehicles are considered the iconic World War II Jeep, and inspired many similar light utility vehicles. Over the years, the World War II Jeep later evolved into the "CJ" civilian...

, although most of the power to move artillery still came from horses and burros. On Sept. 12, 1940, the Army contracted to expand the post, bringing the 9th Infantry Division

U.S. 9th Infantry Division

The 9th Infantry Division was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. Later, the division was an important unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Vietnam War...

 to Fort Bragg.

Missions at Pope AAF range from providing airlift and close air support to American armed forces, to humanitarian missions flown all over the world. Pope AFB particularly provides air transportation for the 82nd Airborne, among other airborne units on Fort Bragg.

All of Pope AAF's fighter jet squadrons have been relocated to Moody AFB, Georgia. Pope is being turned over to Army control in 2011 and will be called Pope Army Air Field. However, the main entity at Pope at that time will be the Air Force Reserves. The 440th Airlift Wing will handle the majority of Pope Army Airfield's mission. Although they still will have a small amount of active counterpart to get the job done. In January of 2011 Pope has officially been turned over to the Army and is conducting operations with the above.

In September 2008, Fayetteville annexed 85% of Ft. Bragg, bringing the official population of the city to 206,000. Ft. Bragg still has its own police, fire, and EMS services. Fayetteville hopes to attract large retail businesses to the area using the new population figures.

Geography

Fayetteville is located at 35°04'00" North, 78°55'03" West (35.066663, -78.917579).

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 60 square miles (155.4 km²), of which 58.8 square miles (152.3 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) is water. The total area is 1.98% water.

Topography

Fayetteville is located in the Sandhills of North Carolina which is located between the coastal plains and Piedmont of North Carolina. The area's sandy soil is evidence of a former coastline that existed approximately 20 million years ago. The city is built on the Cape Fear River, a 202 mile long river that originates in Haywood and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Carver's Falls, the largest waterfall (measuring at 150 feet wide and 2 stories tall) located between the coast and foot hills is also located in Fayetteville. The falls are located on private property, however may be seen by the public at ZipQuest Waterfall and Treetop Adventure http://www.zipquest.com/, one of the area's attractions.

Climate

Public schools

Cumberland County Schools, serving Fayetteville and surrounding Cumberland County, is the 78th largest public school system in the nation.

Private schools

• Fayetteville Academy
  Fayetteville Academy
  The Fayetteville Academy was established in 1970 as a private school for both males and females. The current Fayetteville Academy, although not an heir to the original Fayetteville Academy by continuous charter, was established in 1970.-History:...
  
  
• St. Ann Catholic School
• St. Patrick Catholic School
• Northwood
  Northwood
  Northwood is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.The population was recorded as 11,068 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics.-Toponomy:...
  
  
• Fayetteville Christian School
• Village Christian Academy
  Village Christian Academy
  Village Christian Academy is a private Christian school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. It is located at 908 South McPherson Church Road. It is a Christian school founded by Village Baptist Church, although it is a non denominational school, and also uses the facilities of the church...
  
  
• Berean Baptist Academy
• Cumberland Christian Academy
• Liberty Christian Academy
• Breezewood Christian Academy
• Cornerstone Christian Academy

Freedom Academy

• First Impressions Academy http://www.firstimpressionspreschool.com

Colleges and universities

• Fayetteville State University
  Fayetteville State University
  Fayetteville State University is a historically black, regional university located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. FSU is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.-Academics:The primary...
  
  
• Methodist University
• Fayetteville Technical Community College
• Grace College of Divinity
• Carolina Bible College
  Carolina Bible College
  Carolina Bible College is a nondenominational Bible college based in Fayetteville, North Carolina...
  
  
• Shaw University
  Shaw University
  Shaw University, founded as Raleigh Institute, is a private liberal arts institution and historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest HBCU in the Southern United States....
  
   Satelite Campus

Demographics

Historical populations
1930	13,309
1940	17,428
1960	47,106
1970	53,510
1980	59,507
1990	75,695
2000	121,015
2005	137,777
2010	200,564

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 of 2010, there were 200,564. people, 48,414 households, and 31,662 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 2,059.2 people per square mile (795.0/km²). There were 53,565 housing units at an average density of 351.9 persons/km² (911.5 persons/sq mi). The racial composition of the city was: 42.74% White, 49.76% Black or African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

, 5.67% Hispanic or Latino American

Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...

, 2.19% Asian American

Asian American

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...

, 1.1% Native American

Native Americans in the United States

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, 0.22% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Pacific Islander American

Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...

, 2.53% some other race

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.78% two or more races

Multiracial American

Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...

.

There were 48,414 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,287, and the median income for a family was $41,210. Males had a median income of $30,493 versus $23,477 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $19,141. 14.8% of the population and 11.7% of families were below the poverty line. 21.4% of those under the age of 18 and 14.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

A 15-month fight came to an end — at least for now — on Sept. 30, 2005 when Fayetteville annexed 27 square miles (69.9 km²) and 46,000 residents. Affected residents and developers had blocked the annexation for more than a year with three lawsuits. They lost in the state Court of Appeals in June. The court ruled the challenges were filed after the deadline. The law requires all challenges to be filed within 60 days of when a municipality adopts an annexation ordinance. When the state Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal, the city went ahead with its plans. A request for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case is pending, and a decision may come in January.

Air transportation

The Fayetteville Regional Airport

Fayetteville Regional Airport

Fayetteville Regional Airport , also known as Grannis Field, is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Fayetteville, a city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA....

 is served by five regional carriers that provide daily and seasonal passenger services to three major airline hubs within the United States. An additional regional carrier and several fixed base operators offer further services for both passenger and general aviation operations.

• Passenger Airlines:

• US Airways
  US Airways
  US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
  
  

Regional connection carrier US Airways Express

US Airways Express

US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...

, operated by Air Wisconsin

Air Wisconsin

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is an airline based at Outagamie County Regional Airport in the town of Greenville, Wisconsin, United States, near Appleton. Air Wisconsin is the largest privately held regional airline in the United States...

, Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from...

, and PSA Airlines

PSA Airlines

PSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio...

, provides daily service to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and seasonal service to Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania...

.

US Airways

US Airways

US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....

 subsidiary Piedmont Airlines

Piedmont Airlines

Piedmont Airlines is an American regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Airways Group, headquartered in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury, it conducts flight operations using De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft...

 provides ground services for US Airways

US Airways

US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....

 operations at the airport.

This service is part of the global Star Alliance

Star Alliance

Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany . The alliance was founded in 1997 by five of the world's leading airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines...

 network of airlines.

• Delta Air Lines
  Delta Air Lines
  Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
  
  

Regional connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Atlantic Southeast Airlines is an American airline based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia, flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier and, as of February 2010, commenced service as a United Express carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. ASA operates...

 provides daily service to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States...

.

This service is part of the global SkyTeam

SkyTeam

SkyTeam, branded as SKYTEAM, is an airline alliance with its centralised management team, SkyTeam Central, based at the World Trade Center Schiphol Airport on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands...

 network of airlines.

• American Airlines
  American Airlines
  American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
  
  

Regional connection carrier American Eagle

American Eagle Airlines

American Eagle Airlines is a brand name used by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. , based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Executive Airlines based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the operation of passenger air service as regional affiliates of American Airlines. All three airlines are wholly owned subsidiaries...

 provides daily service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

This service is part of the OneWorld

Oneworld

Oneworld , branded as oneworld, is one of the world's three largest global airline alliances with its central management team, oneworld Management Company, based in New York City, New York, USA. Oneworld was founded in 1999 by American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific...

 network of airlines.

• General Aviation
  General aviation
  General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
  
  :

• Landmark Aviation
  Landmark Aviation
  Landmark Aviation is an aviation services company that offers a wide variety of services at MRO repair centers, at 41 FBOs across the United States and Canada, with 1 in Ireland & 2 in France and within its aircraft sales, charter and management business...
  
  

Landmark Aviation provides fixed-base operator services for passenger and general aviation traffic at the Fayetteville Regional Airport. Landmark offers Jet-A fuel, Avgas, ground handling, aircraft charter, concierge services, courtesy transportation, and catering. The general aviation terminal provides a lobby, pilot lounges, a conference room, and a flight room with WSI

WSI

The acronym WSI may refer to:* World Sindhi Institute - a human rights organization based in Washington DC, United States* Wafer-scale integration - a future silicon chip design for super computers...

weather computers. Hangar storage and tie downs are also available.

• Powell Avionics

Powell Avionics provides avionics and aircraft radio sales, installation and service. Powell Avionics is a limited fixed-base operator.

• Rogers Aircraft

Rogers Aircraft provides aircraft repairs and maintenance.

Highways

• Freeways:

• All American Freeway
  All American Freeway
  The All American Freeway is a controlled access highway located in Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The road parallels NC 24 and NC 87 for much of its length between Owen Drive in Fayetteville and Community Center Road in Fort Bragg....
  
  

• Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway
  • Interstate Highways: Interstate 95
    Interstate 95 in North Carolina
    Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast of the Inner Banks.-Route...
    
    , Future Interstate 295
    Interstate 295 (North Carolina)
    Interstate 295 , also known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop, when fully completed will be a Interstate Highway bypass around the western side of Fayetteville North Carolina, to be built to help relieve congestion through that city and to provide direct access from I-95 to Fort Bragg, North Carolina...
    
    
  • North Carolina Highways
• N.C. 24
• N.C. 53
  North Carolina Highway 53
  North Carolina Highway 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that mainly runs west–east in the eastern part of the state.-Route description:The highway begins near Fayetteville in Cumberland County...
  
  
• N.C. 59
  North Carolina Highway 59
  North Carolina Highway 59 is a North Carolina highway that runs through Cumberland County from Interstate 95 near Hope Mills to US 401 BUS in Owens, just west of Fayetteville.-Route description:...
  
  
• N.C. 87
• N.C. 162
• N.C. 210
  North Carolina Highway 210
  NC 210 is a 195-mile North Carolina state highway that connects settlements in the Atlantic Coastal Plain region. Due to its meandering route NC 210 changes directional orientation three times, changing from east-west to north-south near Angier, changing from north-south to west-east near Moores...
  
  
  • United States Highways:
• U.S. 13
• U.S. 301
  U.S. Route 301
  U.S. Route 301 is a spur of U.S. Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. It currently runs 1,099 miles from Glasgow, Delaware at U.S. Route 40 to Sarasota, Florida. It passes through the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida...
  
  
• U.S. 401
  U.S. Route 401
  U.S. Route 401 is an north–south United States highway, a spur of U.S. Route 1, that traverses along the fall line from Sumter, South Carolina to Interstate 85 near Wise, North Carolina.-Route description:...
  
  

Public transportation

The Fayetteville Area System of Transit

Fayetteville Area System of Transit

Fayetteville Area System of Transit operates thirteen fixed bus routes within the cities of Fayetteville and Spring Lake, North Carolina....

 (FAST) serves the Fayetteville and Spring Lake

Spring Lake, North Carolina

Spring Lake is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 11,964 people.- History :...

 regions, with ten bus routes and two shuttle routes.

Passenger rail

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...

 Station, built in 1911, provides daily Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 service with northbound and southbound routes leading to points along the East Coast.

Notable people

• Vlowski Hampton - Moorish Nation Tiffany Pines Diplomat
• J. Cole - Rapper and producer
• Patrick Anstead - Local Personality
• Chris Armstrong
  Chris Armstrong (Canadian football)
  Chris Armstrong was a Canadian Football League receiver who played 9 seasons for five different teams. In 2008, he was named offensive coordinator of the Maryland Maniacs of the Indoor Football League....
  
   - ex-Canadian Football League player
• Charlie Baggett
  Charlie Baggett
  -Biography:Baggett was born on January 21, 1953 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He first the attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later transferred to Michigan State University where he played quarterback on the football team...
  
   - NFL assistant coach
• Chip Beck - Professional PGA Golfer
• Ann Bilansky
  Ann Bilansky
  Ann Bilansky was an American housewife convicted in 1859 of poisoning her husband with arsenic. She is the only woman to receive the death penalty and the first White person executed in Minnesota...
  
   (c. 1820 1860) - Fayetteville native hanged for murder in Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
  
  .
• Bunkie Blackburn
  Bunkie Blackburn
  James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn was a NASCAR racecar driver.-Career:Blackburn's father owned and operated the Fayetteville, North Carolina racetrack....
  
   - NASCAR
  NASCAR
  The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
  
   driver
• Elizabeth Marie Camacho - Singer-Songwriter and Actress professionally known as "Elíz" .
• Randy Boone
  Randy Boone
  Clyde Wilson Randall Boone, Jr., known as Randy Boone , is a former actor who co-starred in two of the three 90-minute westerns telecast during the 1960s on the national television networks, NBC's The Virginian and CBS's Cimarron Strip...
  
   - Country music
  Country music
  Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
  
   singer; former actor: The Virginian
  The Virginian (TV series)
  The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
  
  , Cimarron Strip
  Cimarron Strip
  Cimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown, the series was produced by the creators of Gunsmoke...
  
  , and It's a Man's World
  It's a Man's World (TV series)
  It's a Man's World is a 19-episode comedy/drama television series centered on four young men who live in a houseboat called the Elephant, which is moored at an Ohio River town named Cordella, in Ohio...
  
  , was born and resides in Fayetteville.
• Grady McLeod Bowman - Broadway actor and dancer
• John Benton Callis
  John Benton Callis
  John Benton Callis was a postbellum U.S. Representative from Alabama and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
  
   - US politician and military officer
• Aaron Curry
  Aaron Curry (American football)
  -Seattle Seahawks:On August 8, 2009, Curry signed a six-year, $60 million contract including $34 million guaranteed, the most money ever guaranteed to a non-quarterback rookie in NFL history....
  
   - NFL Linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
  Oakland Raiders
  The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  , formerly of the Seattle Seahawks
  Seattle Seahawks
  The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
  
  , formerly of Wake Forest University
  Wake Forest University
  Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
  
  .
• Christopher Daniels
  Christopher Daniels
  Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
  
   - Professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
  
  
• Charles Kirby - National Football League, Fullback

Justin Lee

Justin Lee

Justin Lee is the founder of The Gay Christian Network , a 501 nonprofit organization that provides resources and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians...

 - Professional wrestler for Maximum Impact Wrestling

• Scotty Mathews - Professional wrestler
• Anson Service - Author and Keyboard player for Three Hole Punch
• Tito Rains - Professional wrestler
• BabyDoll
  Babydoll
  A babydoll is a short, sometimes sleeveless, loose fitting nightgown or negligee intended as nightwear for women. It sometimes has formed cups called a bralette for cleavage with an attached loose fitting skirt falling in length usually between the upper thigh and the belly button...
  
   - Professional wrestling manager
• Ryan Dunson - Singer of Rookie of the Year
  Rookie of the Year (band)
  Rookie of the Year is an indie rock/acoustic band from Fayetteville, North Carolina . They were signed to One Eleven Records, though the fourth release of their latest EP fulfilled their contractual obligation to 111 and allow them to sign with a new label. The band is fronted by lead...
  
  
• Brad Edwards
  Brad Edwards
  Bradford Wayne Edwards is a former American football defensive back who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons. He graduated from Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1984...
  
   - Former Washington Redskins Player, and Super Bowl winner
• Henry Evans - Free black Methodist preacher who established Methodism
  Methodism
  Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
  
   in the Cape Fear River
  Cape Fear River
  The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The overall water quality of the river is continuously measured and monitored by and conducted by the , , and the...
  
   valley of North Carolina.
• Cortland Finnegan
  Cortland Finnegan
  Cortland Temujin Finnegan is an American football defensive back for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Samford University.-High school career:...
  
   - NFL Pro Bowl cornerback
• Raymond Floyd
  Raymond Floyd
  Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour....
  
   - Professional PGA Golfer
• Blenda Gay
  Blenda Gay
  Blenda Glen Gay was a defensive end in the National Football League. He played three seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles and is notable for his 1976 murder by his wife Roxanne....
  
   - Former NFL player, murdered in 1976
• Frank P. Graham - President of the University of North Carolina
  University of North Carolina
  Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
  
   and United States Senator
• Moonlight Graham
  Moonlight Graham
  Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P...
  
   - New York Giants outfielder for two innings on May 25, 1905; represented in the novel Shoeless Joe and the movie Field of Dreams
  Field of Dreams
  Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson and is from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella...
  
  
• Sterling Hitchcock
  Sterling Hitchcock
  Sterling Alex Hitchcock is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played from to , mostly with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres....
  
   Former MLB player from 1992-2004.
• Joe Horn
  Joe Horn
  Joseph Horn is a retired American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and also played for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons...
  
   - National Football League
  National Football League
  The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
  
   wide receiver
• Edward M. Joyner Jr. - Canadian Football League
  Canadian Football League
  The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
  
   Right Defensive End for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Grey Cup winners 1968 and 1969
• Michael Joiner
  Michael Joiner
  Michael Joiner is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Austin Toros in the NBA D-League. He is 6'7" and plays small forward and sometimes power forward....
  
   - basketball player for Florida State Seminoles
  Florida State Seminoles
  The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
  
   and New Zealand National Basketball League
• Jimmy Raye
  Jimmy Raye II
  James Arthur Raye, Jr. is a former American football player and coach. He was most recently the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League until he was fired on September 27, 2010, one day after the team's lopsided loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.-Playing...
  
   - former NFL wide receiver
• Hiram Rhodes Revels
  Hiram Rhodes Revels
  Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. Because he preceded any African American in the House, he was the first African American in the U.S. Congress as well. He represented Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during Reconstruction...
  
   - first African American member of Congress
• Charles Manly Stedman
  Charles Manly Stedman
  Charles Manly Stedman was a politician and lawyer from North Carolina.-Biography:Born in Pittsboro, North Carolina, Stedman moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina with his parents in 1853 where he attended Pittsboro and Donaldson Academies and graduated from the University of North Carolina at...
  
   - U.S. Representative and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
  Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
  The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government...
  
  
• Robert Strange
  Robert Strange
  Robert Strange was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1836 and 1840.Strange was born in Manchester, Virginia. He attended New Oxford Academy and Washington College in Lexington, Virginia...
  
   - United States Senator
• Jerry Richardson
  Jerry Richardson
  Jerry Richardson is the current majority owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.-Biography:...
  
   - Owner of the Carolina Panthers
  Carolina Panthers
  The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
  
  , played for the Baltimore Colts, Fayetteville High School, now Fayetteville Terry Sanford High
• Robert Wilkie
  Robert Wilkie
  Robert Leon Wilkie is an American lawyer who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. An intelligence officer in the United States Naval Reserve, he was nominated for his current position by U.S. President George W. Bush on June 20, 2006, and his appointment was...
  
  - former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
• Calvin Lowry
  Calvin Lowry
  Calvin Sinclair Lowry is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
   - UFL Safety for Omaha Nighthawks
• Doug Wilkerson
  Doug Wilkerson
  Douglas Wilkerson is a former American football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers. Wilkerson played college football at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina....
  
   - Former NFL Guard for the San Diego Chargers
• Joey Arias
  Joey Arias
  Joey Arias is a New York City based performance artist, cabaret singer, and drag artist.Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he was six when he moved with his family to Los Angeles. After singing with the rock band "Purlie" on Capitol Records and a stint with famed improvisational group the...
  
   - Singer and performance artist
• Jonathan Byrd - Folk singer-songwriter
• Jimmy Herring
  Jimmy Herring
  Jimmy Herring is an American guitarist who is currently the lead guitarist in the band Widespread Panic. Herring is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit and Jazz is Dead...
  
   - Guitarist, Widespread Panic
  Widespread Panic
  Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...
  
  , Allman Brothers Band, The Dead
  The Dead (band)
  The Dead is an American rock band composed of some of the former members of the Grateful Dead.After the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann formed a band called The Other Ones. They performed concert tours in 1998 , 2000 , and 2002, and released one...
  
  , Aquarium Rescue Unit
  Aquarium Rescue Unit
  Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit is an experimental rock group originally founded by Col. Bruce Hampton. The band gained popularity in the Atlanta club scene in the early 1990s and went on to tour with the first H.O.R.D.E. Tour. During the initial years, the band was composed of...
  
  
• Dave Moody
  Dave Moody
  Dave Moody is an artist, producer, songwriter and filmmaker from North Carolina. His instrumental proficiency has earned him two Grammy Award Nominations and three International CMA Awards as a member of The Moody Brothers...
  
   - Grammy nominated artist, producer, songwriter, filmmaker
• Julianne Moore
  Julianne Moore
  Julianne Moore is an American actress and a children's book author. Throughout her career, she has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards....
  
   - Oscar nominated Actress
• Ronnie C. Rouse
  Ronnie C. Rouse
  Ronnie C Rouse , better known as Ronnie C, is an American rapper and producer from Fayetteville, NC. He owns music production company Green Room Production...
  
   - Music producer, songwriter, and recording artist
• Candice Woodcock
  Candice Woodcock
  Candice Woodcock Cody is an American doctor and is best known for being on the reality television show Survivor.-Biography:...
  
   - reality television contestant
• Jeff Capel
  Jeff Capel
  Felton Jeff Capel III is an American former college basketball player at Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma. He is currently an assistant coach for his alma mater, Duke.-Youth:Capel is from a basketball family...
  
   III - former University of Oklahoma
  University of Oklahoma
  The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
  
   men's basketball head coach and former basketball star at Duke University
  Duke University
  Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
  
   and South View High school.
• Joe Harris - Former NFL Linebacker
• Eric Maynor
  Eric Maynor
  Eric Demarqua Maynor is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams...
  
   - Drafted 20th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2009 NBA Draft.
• Doug Brochu
  Doug Brochu
  Douglas "Doug" Brochu is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. He is best known for starring in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny With a Chance, as Grady Mitchell.-Career:...
  
   - Actor in Disney Channel'sSonny With A Chance
  Sonny With a Chance
  Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
  
   and So Random
• Jason "Mayhem" Miller - Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter, who has fought in Strikeforce, Dream and the UFC.
• Sandra Diaz-Twine
  Sandra Diaz-Twine
  Sandra Diaz-Twine is the $1,000,000 winner of the seventh season of Survivor, Survivor: Pearl Islands and the winner of the 20th season in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains; she is the show's only two-time winner...
  
  - reality television contestant and winner of Survivor: Pearl Islands
  Survivor: Pearl Islands
  Survivor: Pearl Islands is the seventh season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on September 18, 2003....
  
   and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
• Garry Battle
  Garry Battle
  Garry Battle is a professional Arena football offensive and defensive lineman for the Tulsa Talons of the Arena Football League .-Early years:...
  
   - Professional Arena Football player.
• Crow Peele - 1955 NCAA Heavyweight Boxing Champion at Louisiana State University
• Chris Hondros
  Chris Hondros
  Chris Hondros was an American Pulitzer Prize-nominated war photographer.-Biography:Chris Hondros was born in New York City to immigrant Greek and German parents who were child refugees after World War II...
  
   - War photographer and 2004 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
• Troy McLawhorn
  Troy McLawhorn
  William Troy McLawhorn is an American musician who is a guitarist of the band Evanescence.-Early carrer:He was formerly of the bands Seether, Dark New Day, doubleDrive and Still Rain. After the demise of his first band, Still Rain, McLawhorn helped form Dark New Day in 1995, although they were...
  
   - Musician, Guitarist for Evanescence
  Evanescence
  Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
  
  
• Affion Crockett
  Affion Crockett
  Affion Crockett is an actor, writer, dancer, rapper, comedian, music producer, and director, and maker of YouTube videos. Affion began his career as a dancer at age 10, winning breaking and popping contests with his older brother...
  
  - Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Rapper and Writer
• Donnel Wolford- NFL Probowl CB with Chicago Bears
  Chicago Bears
  The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  

Radio stations

• 88.3 FM WUAW
  WUAW
  WUAW is an educational radio station broadcasting an eclectic format that features adult contemporary, alternative rock, and top-40 during the school day. Outside of school hours, the station broadcasts top-40. Licensed to Erwin, NC, USA, it serves the Erwin, Dunn, Coats and Lillington...
  
   Various Genres
• 88.7 FM WRAE
  WRAE
  For the Castle in the Scottish Borders, please see Wrae Tower.WRAE is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Raeford, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by American Family Association.-External links:*...
  
   Religious Music
• 89.3 FM WZRI
  WZRI
  WZRI is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Contemporary music format. Licensed to Spring Lake, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation.-External links:*...
  
   Christian Contemporary Music
• 91.9 FM WFSS
  WFSS
  WFSS is a radio station broadcasting National Public Radio and Jazz as well as an eclectic mix of formats on the weekend, including bluegrass, Gospel, blues, African and Latin music. Licensed to Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area and twelve surrounding counties...
  
   Public Radio
• 95.7 FM WKML
  WKML
  WKML is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lumberton, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.-External links:*...
  
   Country
• 96.5 FM WFLB
  WFLB
  WFLB is an adult hits radio station located in Fayetteville, North Carolina owned by Beasley Broadcasting Group.-History:WEWO-FM began in Laurinburg in the late 1940s, a sister station to WEWO. Don Curtis purchased the stations in 1968, and WEWO-FM became a Christian radio station called WSTS, The...
  
   Classic Hits
• 98.1 FM WQSM
  WQSM
  WQSM is a licensed FM class C1 hot adult contemporary radio station based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. Owned and operated by Cumulus Media, Q98 has offices and studios located at 1009 Drayton Road in downtown Fayetteville...
  
   Top 40
• 99.1 FM WZFX
  WZFX
  WZFX is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina and located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. WZFX broadcasts under the branding "Foxy 99" and carries the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show....
  
   Mainstream Urban
  Mainstream Urban
  Mainstream Urban is a term used to describe a radio format similar to an Urban Contemporary format. The format differentiates itself due to two factors: playlist composition and target demographic...
  
   (Hip Hop and R&B)
• 102.3 FM WFVL
  WFVL
  WMGU is an Urban Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station in the Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, market. The station broadcasts the Steve Harvey morning show and The Keith Sweat Hotel.-History:...
  
   Oldies
• 103.5 FM WRCQ
  WRCQ
  WRCQ is a radio station broadcasting an Active Rock music format. Licensed to Dunn, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.-History:...
  
   Rock
• 104.5 FM WCCG
  WCCG
  WCCG is an American radio station licensed to broadcast to Hope Mills, NC on FM frequency of 104.5 MHz with 5,000 kW of power. The station is programmed with an Mainstream Urban music format and carries the Ricky Smiley Morning Show.-History:...
  
   Urban Contemporary
  Urban contemporary
  Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
  
   (R&B Hits)
• 105.7 FM WGQR
  WGQR
  WGQR is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel Music format. Licensed to Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville, North Carolina area...
  
   Gospel Music
• 106.9 FM WMGU Urban Adult Contemporary
  Urban Adult Contemporary
  Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
  
   (Adult's R&B)
• 107.3 FM WCLN
  WCLN-FM
  WCLN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Contemporary music format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Christian Listening Network.-History:...
  
   Contemporary Christian
• 107.7 FM WUKS
  WUKS
  WUKS is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult hits format. Licensed to St. Pauls, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Fayetteville area...
  
   Urban Adult Contemporary
  Urban Adult Contemporary
  Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
  
   (Smooth R&B)
• 640 AM WFNC
  WFNC (AM)
  WFNC is an AM radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina broadcasting on frequency 640. The station has a conservative talk format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media.-History:...
  
   News/talk
• 1230 AM WFAY
  WFAY
  WFAY is a radio station licensed to serve Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. The station is owned by CRS Radio Holdings Inc. WFAY broadcasts a Sports radio format that serves the Fayetteville area.-History:WFAI signed on in 1947....
  
   Sports
• 1450 AM WFBX
  WFBX
  WFBX is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Spring Lake, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently licensed to CRS Radio Holdings Inc..-History:...
  
   Spanish
• 1490 AM WAZZ
  WAZZ
  WAZZ is an adult standards radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, playing "Radio the way it WAZZ".-Programming:...
  
   Standards
• 1600 AM WIDU
  WIDU
  WIDU is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel Music format. Licensed to Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by WIDU Broadcasting, Inc.-History:...
  
   Black Gospel/Talk
• 1690 AM WAXX Big J's Top Hits

Points of interest

• Cameo Art House Theatre
• Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden
  Cape Fear Botanical Garden
  Cape Fear Botanical Garden is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 536 North Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is open to the public daily; an admission fee is charged....
  
  
• Fort Bragg
  Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
  
  
• Cape Fear River Trail
• Fayetteville Museum of Art
• Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum
• Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church
  Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church
  Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church is a historic church at 301 N. Cool Spring Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina.It was built in 1893 and added to the National Register in 1983.-References:...
  
  
• Hay Street United Methodist Church
  Hay Street United Methodist Church
  Hay Street United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina is a congregation of the United Methodist Church. It was the first Methodist church constructed in the city, and it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places....
  
  
• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex
  Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex
  The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is a museum about the history and cultural heritage of southern North Carolina. Opened in 1988 and located in Fayetteville, the museum is a regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh...
  
  
• Airborne & Special Operations Museum
  Airborne & Special Operations Museum
  The Airborne & Special Operations Museum is part of the United States Army Museum System. Located near Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina, it opened to the public on August 16, 2000, the 60th anniversary of the first U.S. Army parachute jump in 1940 at Fort Benning, Ga.Its emphasis is on...
  
  
• Cool Spring Tavern
• Myrtle Hill Plantation
• Liberty Point
• College Lakes Park
• Cross Creek Linear Park
• Fascinate-U Children's Museum
• Jordan Soccer Complex
• Cross Creek Mall
  Cross Creek Mall
  Cross Creek Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on the 401 Bypass between Morganton Road and the All-American Freeway. The mall contains over 100 stores and covers over . of retail space. Its anchors include Belk, Macy's, J. C. Penney, and Sears...
  
  
• Cape Fear Regional Theater
• Heritage Square
  Heritage Square (of Fayetteville NC)
  Heritage Square is a place in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Owned and maintained by The Woman's Club of Fayetteville, Heritage Square includes the Sandford House, built in 1797; the Oval Ballroom, a freestanding single room built in 1818; and the Baker-Haigh-Nimocks House, constructed in 1804...
  
  
• The First Golden Corral
  Golden Corral
  Golden Corral is an American family-style restaurant chain that features a large buffet and grill offering numerous hot and cold items, a carving station and their Brass Bell Bakery...
  
  
• Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
  Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
  Cumberland County Crown Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina that opened in 1997. It is currently home to the Fayetteville FireAntz ice hockey team, the Fayetteville Force indoor football team, and formerly home to the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA...
  
  
• Freedom Memorial Park
• St. Patrick Catholic Church
• Bordeaux Tower
• Tallywood Tower

Clubs and organizations

• The Woman's Club of Fayetteville
  The Woman's Club of Fayetteville
  The Woman's Club of Fayetteville is a charitable society founded in 1906 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Club is responsible for the first library in Fayetteville and Cumberland County, North Carolina...
  
  

Sports

Club	League	Venue	Established	Championships
Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville FireAntz The Fayetteville FireAntz are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. They currently play in the Southern Professional Hockey League . They play their home games in the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum....	SPHL Southern Professional Hockey League The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with teams located in the southeastern United States.- History :... , Ice hockey	Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Cumberland County Crown Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina that opened in 1997. It is currently home to the Fayetteville FireAntz ice hockey team, the Fayetteville Force indoor football team, and formerly home to the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA...	2002	1
Fayetteville Guard Fayetteville Guard The Fayetteville Force is the former name of a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. They debuted the SIFL following the SIFL/AIFA merger and play home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum....	AIFA, Indoor football	Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Cumberland County Crown Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina that opened in 1997. It is currently home to the Fayetteville FireAntz ice hockey team, the Fayetteville Force indoor football team, and formerly home to the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA...	2007	1
Fayetteville Swampdogs Fayetteville Swampdogs The Fayetteville Swampdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium, which is often nicknamed "The Swamp", in Fayetteville, North Carolina...	Coastal Plain League Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997... , Collegiate Baseball	J.P. Riddle Stadium J.P. Riddle Stadium J.P. Riddle Stadium is a stadium in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Fayetteville Generals/Cape Fear Crocs baseball team. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1987. J.P. Riddle stadium is currently home to the Fayetteville...	2001	1

Religion

Old Bluff Presbyterian Church was founded in Wade in 1758 and is one of the oldest churches in the Upper Cape Fear Valley. Since then, hundreds of houses of worship have been established in and around Cumberland County. Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist and Presbyterian churches have the largest congregations.

Bluff Presbyterian Church maintains a detailed history of Old Bluff Presbyterian Church at their website.

The fourth Sunday of September each year is the annual Old Bluff Reunion; it is open to the public.
Also, Fayetteville is home to St. Patrick Church. It is the oldest Catholic parish in North Carolina.

Sources

• Baca, George. Conjuring Crisis: Racism and Civil Rights in a Southern Military City (Rutgers University Press; 2010) 196 pagesAn ethnographic study of urban politics and racial tensions in Fort Bragg and Fayetteville

External links

• Official Fayetteville, NC website
• Fayetteville Regional Airport at Grannis Field
• Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce
• Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau
• Fayetteville Area System of Transit
• Fayetteville Observer
• SmartNews Fayetteville
• WestFayettevilleNews.com
• Fayetteville Virtual Tours