Campbelton Colonial River Port
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Campbelton. Colonial river port, incorporated in 1762. Later merged with Cross Creek to form the town of Fayetteville.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Chartered in 1762, Campbelton was a busy colonial trading town near the head of navigation on the Cape Fear River, where goods from the backcountry met boats bound for the coast. Its riverside commerce drew Scottish merchants and inland farmers alike. In time it joined with neighboring Cross Creek to become Fayetteville, named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Why it matters
River ports like Campbelton were the economic hinges of the colonial South, linking inland farms to the wider Atlantic trade.
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Related events
- · Merger of Campbelton and Cross Creek into Fayetteville
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