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Great Alamance Creek, also called Big Alamance Creek, is a 37-mile long [4] creek that is a tributary of the Haw River. The creek's headwaters are in Guilford County, but it flows primarily through Alamance County, North Carolina. It is a major source of water for the cities of Burlington and Greensboro through the Lake Mackintosh Reservoir.
The site of the Battle of Alamance, including red flags, to the right, marking militia positions and an 1880 commemorative monument, in the distance, to the far left.. The Battle of Alamance, which took place on May 16, 1771, was the final confrontation of the Regulator Movement, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over various issues with the Colonial Government.
Big Alamance Creek (Great Alamance Creek), a 5th order tributary, rise about 1 mile north of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina in Guilford County on the Deep River divide. The creek then flows northeast into Alamance County then east to meet the Haw River at Swepsonville, North Carolina. Big Alamance Creek contributes 15.5% of the total discharge ...
Alamance County was named after Great Alamance Creek, site of the Battle of Alamance (May 16, 1771), a pre-Revolutionary War battle in which militia under the command of Governor William Tryon crushed the Regulator movement. Great Alamance Creek, and in turn Little Alamance Creek, according to legend, were named after a local Native American ...
Alamance Hotel: Alamance Hotel: May 31, 1984 : Maple Ave. and S. Main St. Burlington: 4: Alamance Mill Village Historic District: Alamance Mill Village Historic District: August 16, 2007 : 3927-3981 NC 62 S, Great Alamance Creek W of NC 62S
Burlington's economic development department wants to get the word out on the soon-to-be Wolfspeed semiconductor plant in Siler City with 1,800 new jobs.
A California couple watched the Eaton Fire destroy their beloved home of 40 years “in the blink of an eye” through a doorbell camera as they fled with just a few cherished items and their dogs.
Alamance Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Alamance, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure built between 1840 and 1947 in Alamance. The district includes 15 mill houses, a warehouse, and the mill dam and connected remains of the head race. [2]