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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.
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.
Waxhaw: 11: Waxhaw-Weddington Roads Historic District: Waxhaw-Weddington Roads Historic District: January 5, 1988 : Jct. of NC 75, NC 34 & W. Franklin St. Monroe: 12: Wingate Commercial Historic District
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.
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 Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground is a historic Methodist camp meeting national historic district located near Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina. The district encompasses four contributing buildings and one contributing site. The main building is the arbor that dates to 1830.
Waxhaw may refer to: Waxhaw people, a historic tribe native to South Carolina and North Carolina Waxhaws, a geographical area on the border of South Carolina and North Carolina; Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States; Waxhaw, Mississippi, United States, formerly also known as Waxhaw Plantation