Lillington
North Carolina
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Town of Lillington
History:
About 250 years ago, immigrants from the western areas of Scotland landed on the coast of the Carolina where the Cape Fear River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Seeking a hilly countryside similar to that from which they had departed, these early immigrants became the first to settle in what is known today as Lillington. The honor of the very first settler is given to Archibald Buie from the Isle of Jura. The Town of Lillington was established when the Harnett County Commissioners purchased 100 acres of land at $5.00 an acre near the ferry crossing on the south side of the Cape Fear River. This land was designated the Town of Lillington. Within four years of the county's creation in 1855, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized a referendum to make Lillington the county seat, and by 1867, the first wooden courthouse was built and the county seat was established.
About 250 years ago, immigrants from the western areas of Scotland landed on the coast of the Carolina where the Cape Fear River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Seeking a hilly countryside similar to that from which they had departed, these early immigrants became the first to settle in what is known today as Lillington. The honor of the very first settler is given to Archibald Buie from the Isle of Jura. The Town of Lillington was established when the Harnett County Commissioners purchased 100 acres of land at $5.00 an acre near the ferry crossing on the south side of the Cape Fear River. This land was designated the Town of Lillington. Within four years of the county's creation in 1855, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized a referendum to make Lillington the county seat, and by 1867, the first wooden courthouse was built and the county seat was established.