Hillsborough has a lot going on in the History department and much more Tourism advertised, much more so than Pittsboro does. Check out their websites compaired to ours. I could list much more, but I don't want to fill up the page. I'm just using this as an example
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Alexander Dickson House
The Orange County Visitors Center operates from this late-18th century Quaker-plan house. It was moved from its original location (1 mile southeast of Hillsborough) to its present location in the heart of the historic district. The site also includes an office used by Confederate Gen. Joseph...
Address: 150 E. King Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
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www.visithillsboroughnc.orgAyr Mount
1815 Federal-era plantation house, restored and furnished with period antiques and fine art. Guided tour. The estate includes the one mile long Poet's Walk. March 21-December 20, Wed-Sat 11am, Thurs-Sun 2pm. Other times by appointment. Closed major holidays. $10 admission. Photo Courtesy of...
Address: 376 Saint Mary’s Road Hillsborough, NC 27278
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http://www.classicalamerican.org/html/ayrmount_history.htmlBurwell School Historic Site
Site of Rev. and Mrs. Burwell's School for Young Ladies from 1837-1857. Site includes c.1821 frame house with 1848 additions, brick music building, brick necessary house and formal gardens. Guided tour. Wed-Sat 11am-3pm, Sun 1pm-4pm, Closed mid-December-mid-January and major holidays. Free.
Address: 319 N. Churton St Hillsborough, NC 27278
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www.burwellschool.orgDickerson's Chapel AME Church (orig. 1790)
This brick veneer structure originally served as the Orange County Courthouse from 1790 to 1844, built at the corner of Churton and King Streets. In 1845, the Rev. Elias Dodson, Hillsborough's first Baptist minister, bought the discarded courthouse and had it rolled intact up Churton Street...
Address: 100 E. Queen St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
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First Baptist Church (1860-1870)
Hillsborough Baptists, organized in 1853, first worshipped in the c. 1790 courthouse building which had been moved to the corner of Churton and E. Queen Streets. The congregation began building this structure in 1860. It features a free-standing Romanesque tower with doors leading to...
Address: 201 W. King St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
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http://www.fbchillsborough.org/Hillsborough Presbyterian Church (1816)
Built on the site of the first St. Matthew's Church (c. 1768) and the site of the 1788 NC constitutional Convention, this simple church, built in 1816, is believed to be the oldest Presbyterian structure in continuous use in North Carolina. Between the 1790s and 1816, Hillsborough had no...
Address: 102 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
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http://www.hillsboroughpres.org/Hillsborough United Methodist Church (c. 1859)
The first Methodist church in Hillsborough was a frame structure located on E. Tryon Street. The church on this site was begun around 1860 on land purchased by church trustees in 1859. The Civil War interrupted the completion of this building and new building wasn't fully paid for until...
Address: 130 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
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http://www.hum-church.org/Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail
Located on the site of the Occoneechee Speedway (1948-1968), this 44-acre natural area features three miles of trails along the Eno River and around the 1-mile track that is the only surviving speedway from NASCAR's inaugural 1949 season. Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec 8am-5pm, Mar and Oct 8am-6pm, and April-May...
Address: East side of Elizabeth Brady Road Hillsborough, NC 27278
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http://www.historicspeedwaygroup.org/Inn at Teardrops
Inn at Teardrops An old-fashioned B&B, 6 rooms. Built in 1769 and enlarged in 1880, the house is furnished with antiques and has a small garden.
Address: 175 W. King Street Hillsborough, NC 27278
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http://www.innatteardrops.com/. Its town is in a valley and by a creek, a beautiful town surrounded by trees, beautiful vintage stone homes and there is a lot more touristic things to do there than what you can actually do in down town Pittsboro.
Pittsboro needs something more to attract people into town, just like we are talking about on this thread. Why not a Historic Pittsboro, mini zoo & theme park. We have everything to pull it together. Why am I the only one so far that is talking about this and not these Box stores that are only 25 minutes from town. Look what happen to Siler City, do you really want it to happen here too?
Ok-look at Hillsborough, where is there a Walmart? Its way out of town on a side street and over a hill, so you can't see it from town and it doesn't not affect the small town charm when driving into it.
Saxapahaw is beautiful, but there is not much going on down there for business. It Its five times smaller than Pittsboro. Isn't Sawapaw the size of Moncure? Now don't get me wrong Saxwapaw is growing community and it has come along way with the renovation of that mill on the river and musical festivals there, but they don't even have a sit down restaurant yet!
