Waxhaws
The Waxhaws is a geographical region extending beyond both sides of the border between what now is
Geography
The region known as the "Waxhaws" is located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina and South Carolina. It lies southwest of the Uwharrie Mountains. The region encompasses an area 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 region is generally forested and hilly, but not mountainous. One town in the region has adopted the Waxhaw name. Waxhaw, North Carolina, incorporated its government in 1889. The town is only one site in the entire region, however, and is differentiated from the "Waxhaws" region mentioned in many historical records.
History
Originally known to Europeans as the Waxhaw Settlement, the region was named for its first inhabitants, the
During the
During the
Later in life, perhaps for political reasons, Jackson claimed he was born on the South Carolina side of the new border. However, a midwife reportedly birthed Jackson in a cabin north of the border.[3] The eleventh president of the United States, James K. Polk, who took office on March 4, 1845, also was born in The Waxhaws region. His birthplace is now Pineville, North Carolina. During the American Civil War, in 1864, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's army came through parts of the region.
References
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- ^ Waxhaws, Museum of the. "President Andrew Jackson's Connection to Waxhaw". museumofthewaxhaws.org/. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Museum of the Waxhaws and Andrew Jackson Memorial". Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
- ^ Louise Pettus. "The Buford Massacre".
- ^ Waxhaws, Museum of the. "President Andrew Jackson's Connection to Waxhaw". museumofthewaxhaws.org/. Retrieved April 9, 2020.