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Waxhaw is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States.The population was 20,534 according to the 2020 Census. [4] The population grew 108.28% from 2010.The name is derived from the indigenous people who lived in the area, who were known as the Waxhaw people.
The Waxhaw Historic District is a national historic district located at Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina. It encompasses 93 contributing buildings , 3 contributing structures , and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Waxhaw.
Flattening of the head gave the Waxhaw a distinctive look, with wide eyes and sloping foreheads. They started the process at birth by binding the infant to a flat board. The wider eyes were said to give the Waxhaw a hunting advantage. The typical Waxhaw dwellings were similar to those of other peoples of the region. They were covered in bark.
The area referred to as the "Waxhaws" is located in the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina lying southwest of the Uwharrie Mountains.It spans from just south of Charlotte, North Carolina, to Lancaster, South Carolina; and from Monroe, North Carolina, in the east to the Catawba River in the west.
The Waxhaw–Weddington Roads Historic District is a national historic district located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It encompasses 18 contributing buildings , 2 contributing structures , and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Monroe.
The Battle of Waxhaws (also known as the Waxhaws Massacre and Buford's Massacre) was a military engagement which took place on May 29, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War between a Patriot force led by Abraham Buford and a British force led by Banastre Tarleton near Lancaster, South Carolina.
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Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 238,267. [2] Its county seat is Monroe. [3] Union County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.