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Hazelwood, North Carolina

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Neighborhood in Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Hazelwood, North Carolina
Neighborhood
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Incorporated1905
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code28738
Area code828
Websitewww.townofwaynesville.org

Hazelwood is a former incorporated town in Haywood County, North Carolina, that is currently a neighborhood of the town of Waynesville.

History

In 1893, businessman W. H. Cole moved to Haywood County, North Carolina to establish a sawmill on unoccupied land. A community grew around his mill which he dubbed Hazelwood. It was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1905.

In 1976, an Annexation Feasibility Study estimated a population of 56 people in the study area. The study concluded that annexation would be economically feasible if the town developed its own municipal water supply.

In 1982, a fire broke out at Benfield Industries, a bulk chemical mixing and packaging plant in Hazelwood and was referred to as "the day Hazelwood almost exploded".

In July 1995, Hazelwood merged with the town of Waynesville due to the former's financial issues.

References

  1. "3 Things You Didn't Know about the History of Hazelwood, NC". July 22, 2021.
  2. Allen 1908, p. 88.
  3. "Annexation feasibility study for Hazelwood, North Carolina".
  4. "Remembering the day Hazelwood almost exploded".
  5. "Residents". The Town of Waynesville, NC. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. Van Dine, Heidi K. (March 27, 1995). "Haywood towns prepare for merger". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 2B.

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