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Moncure, founded in 1881, is a small rural unincorporated community in southeastern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Moncure and the neighboring community of Haywood form the Moncure census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 711 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ]
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The line was completed a year later and its first passenger train operated on December 20, 1886. The Pittsboro Railroad was subsequently leased to the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad, which the Pittsboro Railroad connected with in Moncure, North Carolina. The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad then operated the Pittsboro Railroad as a branch line.
Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse is a historic dam, canal, and powerhouse located near Moncure, Chatham County, North Carolina. The dam was built in 1922 and replaced an earlier log dam built by the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company. The canal stone walls appear to date from the mid-1850s.
Anne Moncure Crane (1838–1872), American writer and novelist; John Moncure Daniel (1825–1865), United States minister to the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1854–1861; Joseph Moncure March (1899–1977), American poet and essayist; Moncure Robinson (1802–1891), American civil engineer, railroad planner and builder and a railroad and steamboat owner
Marion Elizabeth Moncure Duncan (December 19, 1913 – April 15, 1978) was an American businesswoman and civic leader. She served as the 25th president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1962 to 1965.
Goldston is located in southern Chatham County. U.S. Route 421, a four-lane expressway, passes northeast of the town, with access from Exit 159.US 421 leads southeast 12 miles (19 km) to Sanford and northwest 44 miles (71 km) to Greensboro.
Siler City is located in western Chatham County. U.S. Route 64 passes through the northern part of the town as 11th Street, leading east 16 miles (26 km) to Pittsboro, the Chatham County seat, and west 21 miles (34 km) to Asheboro.