Interesting Facts

If the Claredon Bridge ever fell down, no one would be singing about it! This bridge, which is located in Fayetteville, is the only bridge that crosses the Cape Fear River.
Batter up! Perhaps the greatest baseball legend of all time, Babe Ruth, left a momentous mark on the Fayetteville field. No strikeouts this time! Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
Get ready to tee up! Even the big kids love the miniature golf courses. Did you know the first known miniature golf course was for the big kids of Fayetteville?
Enjoy hot summer weather? If so, you should have been in Fayetteville on August 21, 1983, when the mercury reached 110�F (43�C), North Carolina's highest recorded temperature.
No small town, Fayetteville is the sixth largest city in North Carolina.
If you're an avid golfer, you will want to ensure that you have some time blocked off on your calendar for your favorite pastime, for more than twenty courses are located within an hour of Fayetteville.
Fayetteville has long played an important role in North Carolina history. In 1789, the city witnessed the Constitutional Convention and the chartering of the University of North Carolina.
The South is known for its religious heritage, and Fayetteville is no exception. In fact, in 1829, Fayetteville's St. Patrick's Catholic Church became the state's first Roman Catholic church to be consecrated.
One of Fayetteville's most significant historical sons is Hiram Rhoades Revels. Revels, born in the city in 1822, went on to become Congress's first African-American member.
Interested in visiting a haunted house? Visit the Fayetteville Women's Club downtown. Some claim that the building is haunted by the ghosts of two people who were killed as they tried to escape the encroaching Union Army during the Civil War. One of the rumored happenings is the switching of TV channels by one of the ghosts.