Eden (North Carolina)
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Location in North Carolina
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| Foundation : | 1967 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Rockingham County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 30 ′ N , 79 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,908 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 408.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 39.3 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 38.9 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 180 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 27288-27289 | ||
| Area code : | +1 336 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-20080 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0984623 | ||
| Website : | www.edennc.us | ||
| Mayor : | John E. Grogan | ||
Eden is a city in Rockingham County , North Carolina , in the United States . At the 2000 United States Census , the population was 15,908. The city was created in 1967 through the merger of three separate cities: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper.
Because of the city's past, many historic inner cities have emerged, for example Leaksville , which has tried to become a tourist attraction.
The city's motto is: "The land of two rivers"
geography
Eden is located in the middle of northern North Carolina. The Smith River and the Dan River have their confluence in southern Eden. The Dan River flows through the south side of Edens, while the Stan River on its way to the Dan River divides the city in two from the north.
According to measurements by the United States Census Bureau , Eden has an area of 39.3 km², of which 38.9 km² is land and 0.4 km² is water.
history
William Byrd
Eden was a 280 square kilometer estate managed by William Byrd , a Virginia and North Carolina businessman . This property was called The Land of Eden .
In the final years of the life of William Byrd II (his son), he had the vision to host a large number of Swiss Protestants in the land of Eden , which eventually took up over 400 km in Virginia. He envisioned a hard-working, self-sustaining colony that would thrive on the edge of wealth. Byrd's dream was not realized. After years of negotiation, a shipload of Swiss finally arrived from Europe, but the Protestants were shipwrecked because of a December storm off the coast of Virginia. There were a few survivors, but it is believed that they never reached Eden. Byrd died on August 26, 1744 after the land of Eden was partially surrounded by the rule of Scottish-Irish rulers, whom Byrd had compared to "goths and vandalists".
Eden was given to William Byrd III. passed on, who, however, did not share the idea of colonization. The young Byrd married Elizabeth Hill Carter in 1748. He tried to sell Eden to finance his luxurious lifestyle. Finally he was successful and sold the estate (110 km²) on November 8, 1755 to two business brothers ( Simon and Francis Farley ) who came from the island of Antigua. The Farley brothers tried to build plantations on some more nutrient-rich fields, but more and more settlers simply moved in and built houses. In 1762, James Parke Farley , the son of Francis Farley, went to Williamsburg and married Elizabeth Hill Byrd , the daughter of William Byrd III. and Elizabeth Hill Carter.
Sauratown area
Much later, settlers came to the area around the Dan River , but they knew little about William Byrd. They were familiar with an old Indian village near Town Creek and the Farley holdings . This area became the center of the settlers and the 110 km² was called the Sauratown tract . In 1775, James Park Farley and his wife moved from cosmopolitan Williamsburg to the Sauratown area . He declared that the area was his, created new plantations and tried to evict the homeowners. So he built a house with which he could overlook the area around the Dan River . Farley was also a member of the 3rd Provincial Congress , which met in Hillsborough. In 1776 the family left Sauratown, in part because of the suicide of Elizabeth Farley's father and perhaps because of her opposition to the border mood. James Parke Farley was killed during the American Revolutionary War after leaving his wife and four children alone and having to fend for themselves and Sauratown was unmanaged. Farley's widow married the Reverend John Dunbar , who tried to run Sauratown but failed. The 110 km² became a settlement area because of its proximity to the Petersburg-Salem Strait , which cut the Smith River at an island ford. In 1795, the town of Leaksville was founded on the southwestern edge of Sauratown. Joseph Cloud revived the area and divided it into two equal parts in 1798. A year later, Farley's daughter and Rebecca Parke Farley had sold their half to Patrick Henry of Virginia, who gave the "Give me Liberty or give me death" - Speech made.
Slavery
The Settlement of Eden cannot be described without the effects of slavery. The usual routes of all African American people in Eden and the county can be traced back to a large influx that happened quite close to the revolution. On June 20, 1775, it was noted that James Parke Farley arrived at his plantation on the Dan River . Farley's father and uncle were both Antiguan merchants who covered the 110 square kilometers of William Byrd III. After Farley's death during the war, few records survive, so little is known of the lives of those who went there first, local slaves. It is possible that they stayed and that they are the forerunners of much of today's population.
economy
The Miller Brewing Company opened in 1978 a brewery in Eden. From 2016, production was shut down and the brewery closed. In 2012, the brewery still employed over 700 people.
The biggest employers in Eden in 2018 were:
| employer | Jobs |
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| UNC Rockingham Healthcare | 714 |
| Gildan Activewear | 500 |
| Karastan Rug Mill | 305 |
| Mabe trucking | 270 |
| AC Furniture | 200 |
| Because-McLain | 180 |
| Loparex | 175 |
| KDH Defense Systems | 130 |
| Carolina Freightways | 103 |
| Fleetmaster | 100 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top Eden Employers , at www.edennc.us , accessed January 11, 2019