Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Graham (1851)
Population: 130,8001
Towns & Cities:
Burlington, Elon, Green Level, Haw River, Mebane
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The
name Alamance is supposedly derived from the Indian word meaning "blue
clay." The county gets its name from the Alamance Creek on the banks
of which was fought the battle between the colonial troops under Governor
Tryon and the Regulators on May 17, 1771. It is in the central part of the
State and is bounded by Orange, Chatham, Randolph, Guilford, and Caswell
counties.2
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