Caswell County

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Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Yanceyville
Population: 23,501¹
Towns & Cities: Leasburg, Pelham, Providence

Caswell County was formed from Orange County in 1777. It is in the north central section of the State and is bounded by Person, Orange Alamance and Rockingham counties, and by the state of Virginia.²

Additional County History


	Golf (1)
	Government & Community Bodies (2)
	Real Estate (1)

¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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North Carolinians are nicknamed the "Tar Heels".

It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.