Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the

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. Eden is the largest city in Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the

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metro region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,405. From the late nineteenth century through much of the 20th, the city was a center of textile mills and manufacturing. The city was incorporated in 1967 through the consolidation of three towns: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper.

Geography

Eden is located at (36.506434, -79.745092). The

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and the

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have their confluence on the south side of Eden. The Dan River flows along Eden's southern border while the Smith River flows from the north bisecting the city on its route to meet the Dan River.

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is to the south, Reidsville is southeast via

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High Point is 45 miles (72 km) south and

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is northeast of the city. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.12%) is water.

History

By the mid-eighteenth century, the territory of present-day Eden was within a estate owned by

William Byrd II William Byrd II (March 28, 1674August 26, 1744) was an American planter, lawyer, surveyor, author, and a man of letters. Born in Colonial Virginia, he was educated in London, where he practiced law. Upon his father's death, he returned to Virgi ...

, a planter of

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and North Carolina. He originally called his estate "The Land of Eden". During the last years of his life, William Byrd II dreamed of bringing large numbers of Swiss Protestants to the "Land of Eden"; he eventually acquired more than in Virginia. He envisioned an industrious, self-sufficient colony that would thrive on the abundance of the frontier. Byrd's dream was not to be realized. After years of negotiations, at least one boatload of Swiss did sail for "The Land of Eden" from Europe, but it was shipwrecked in a December gale off the coast of Virginia. None of the few survivors are believed to have reached Eden. Byrd died August 26, 1744. By that time, the "Land of Eden" began to be surrounded by small farms held by a wave of poor Scotch-Irish immigrants, whom Byrd had compared to the "Goths and Vandals." "Eden" was inherited by William Byrd III, who shared none of his father's dreams of colonization. Young Byrd married Elizabeth Hill Carter in 1748. He sought to dispose of Eden to gain cash to support his grand lifestyle. He was finally successful on November 8, 1755, when he sold in North Carolina to Simon and Francis Farley, two merchant brothers from the island of

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. By this time, yeoman settlement in the area was increasing at a considerable pace. The Farley brothers attempted to create plantations on some of the richest acres, but more frequently, settlers squatted on the land and built homesteads. In 1762 James Parke Farley, son of Francis Farley, went to Williamsburg to attend the

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. He married Elizabeth Hill Byrd, daughter of William Byrd III and Elizabeth Hill Carter. Many later settlers migrating to the Dan River Area knew little of William Byrd. They were familiar with an old Indian village in the area near Town Creek and the Farley holdings. This location became the center of settlement, and the came to be called the Sauratown tract. In 1775, James Parke Farley and his new bride moved from cosmopolitan

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, to Sauratown. Farley claimed that Sauratown was his, created new plantations, and attempted to drive off the squatters. He built a home overlooking the Dan River. Farley was also a member of the 3rd Provincial Congress that met at Hillsboro. In 1776, the family left Sauratown. Elizabeth Farley's father's had committed suicide, and she appeared to dislike frontier life. Her husband James was killed during the Revolutionary War, leaving her a widow with four daughters to support. Development of Sauratown was unguided. Farley's widow married Reverend John Dunbar, who attempted to manage Sauratown but failed. Finally, the Governor became involved in settling the legal interests of the Farley heirs. The , had become a destination for settlement due to its proximity to the Petersburg-Salem road, which crossed the Smith River at an island ford. In 1795, the town of Leaksville was established on the southwest edge of the Sauratown along the main road. Joseph Cloud resurveyed the tract and divided it into two equal shares in 1798. A year later, Farley's daughters, Maria Farley and Rebecca Parke Farley, sold their shares to

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, noted as a rebel spokesman during the American Revolutionary War. On his deathbed June 6, 1799, Henry gave the land to two of his sons, Alexander Spottswood Henry and Nathaniel West Henry. In the century that Sauratown was in existence, many families settled in the "Land of Eden", and their descendants have stayed in the area, including the Brodnax, Dillard, Ruffin, Morehead, Henry, and Winston families. Many Scots also settled in the area, including the Galloway, Scales, Watt, Lenox, Campbell, and Moir families. Other notable residents of the county include General

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20th century to present

Following previous unsuccessful referendums, on September 12, 1967, residents of Leaksville, Draper, Spray, and the unincorporated Meadows Greens Sanitary District voted to consolidate their communities, 2,252 to 1,753 with 60 percent of eligible voters participating. Of these, 784 elected to call the new city Eden, a term surveyor

had used to describe the region in the 1700s. The consolidation took immediate effect, and Eden became the largest city in Rockingham County. * In 1970, the city had considerable growth. * In 2000, city population grew to 15,908. * In 2010, the US Census population was 15,527. * In 2014, 39,000 thousand tons of coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water spilled into the Dan River near Eden from a coal-fired power plant owned by

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. On the third weekend of September; Eden hosts the annual River Fest each year to celebrate Eden's history. The

Boone Road Historic District Boone Road Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located at Eden, North Carolina, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 32 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a r ...

, Bullard-Ray House,

Cascade Plantation Cascade Plantation, also known as Willow Oaks, is a historic plantation house located near Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It dates to the 1830s, and is a two-story, five bay by three bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It sits on a br ...

, Central Leaksville Historic District, Dempsey-Reynolds-Taylor House, First Baptist Church, Dr. Franklin King House-Idlewild,

Leaksville Commercial Historic District Leaksville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings in the central business district of the town of Eden. It includes buildings da ...

Leaksville-Spray Institute Leaksville-Spray Institute, also known as Leaksville-Spray Academy and Leaksville-Spray Intermediate School, was a historic school complex located at Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The complex consisted of the Administration Building, ...

, Lower Sauratown Plantation, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Site 31RK1,

Spray Industrial Historic District Spray Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 70 contributing buildings, 9 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in an industrial section of th ...

, St. Luke's Episcopal Church,

Tanyard Shoal Sluice Dan River Navigation System in North Carolina Thematic Resources includes a set of historic wing dams, sluices, and hauling walls located near Eden, Madison, and Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina. They were built between about 1823 and ...

, Three Ledges Shoal Sluice, and Wide Mouth Shoal Sluice are listed on the

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Major industry and economy

Benjamin Franklin Mebane started the first of his six textile mills in the area in 1893.

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took over the company in 1912 and named it Fieldcrest. The company made textile products that included bedding: sheets and blankets. It employed more than 3000 people. After taking over

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in 1986, the company became known as

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; it later moved its headquarters and 110 employees to

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. Changes and restructuring were affecting the textile industry throughout the South, as companies moved manufacturing operations to areas with cheaper labor, including offshore. In 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon was sold to

Pillowtex Pillowtex Corporation was a United States textile manufacturing company from 1954 to 2003. Beginning as a pillow manufacturer, the company diversified and manufactured bedsheets under various brand names. The company was officially declared bank ...

. Pillowtex closed its Eden plants in 2003, laying off the last 495 textile workers.

Miller Brewing Company The Miller Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1855 by Frederick Miller. Molson Coors acquired the full global brand portfolio of Miller Brewing Company in 2016, and operates the M ...

ran a brewery in Eden into the early 21st century. In 2012 it still employed nearly seven hundred people, and produced nine million barrels annually. Miller announced in 2015 that it was shutting down the brewery by September 2016. In September 2020, it was announced Nestle Purina will move into the old MillerCoors facility and will open in 2022. In February 2017, it was announced that the European-based German grocery store

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had broken ground on a store in Eden. It was expected to open in early 2018. As of April, 2019, the store had not opened. In 1980 the Eden Mall, an approximately 400,000 square feet shopping center, was constructed. The mall began to decline in the 1990s when its

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store closed. More stores began to shut down, culminating in the departure of

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in 2008. The mall's physical condition deteriorated over the following years. It was sold in 2013 and subsequently leased out to local businesses.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 15,421 people, 6,581 households, and 3,976 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 15,908 people, 6,644 households, and 4,371 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,060.1 people per square mile (409.2/km²). There were 7,368 housing units at an average density of 491.0 per square mile (189.5/km²). The racial composition of the city was: 75.43%

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, 22.15%

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, 2.34%

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, 0.31%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.06%

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or Other Pacific Islander, 1.03% some other race, and 0.81%

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. There were 6,644 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were

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living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 79.4 men. The median income for a household in the city was $27,670, and the median income for a family was $35,259. Males had a median income of $29,443 versus $21,797 for females. The

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for the city was $15,275. About 13.9% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the

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, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over. The city has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

Regional and national awards

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- 2011

Healthcare

*UNC Health Rockingham: is a non-profit community hospital serves the surrounding cities within the Rockingham County area and the southern area of

. *UNC Rockingham Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center *Morehead Wound Healing Center *Cone Health Medical Group Heartcare of Eden *Morehead Outpatient Rehab *Piedmont Surgical Associates *UNC Family Medicine at Eden *Royalty Health and Wellness Resources *Genesis Medical

Government

The City of Eden operates under an Council/Manager form type of government. Elected officials include the mayor, elected

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, and seven council members. The Mayor and

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serve for a term of Four years. The

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is the presiding officer and does not vote if the vote is tied. The Eden City Council meets monthly on the 1st Monday. On November 12, 2017, Neville Hall took the office of mayor.

Sports

The

Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets The Class D Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets was a Minor League Baseball team who played in three different leagues between the and seasons. The team was a combination of three separate towns from North Carolina (now Eden, Rockingham County, No ...

was a former Minor League Baseball team combined from three separate towns in North Carolina. The team played from 1934 through 1942 in the

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, winning the championship titles in 1935 and 1942 seasons. It was the Affiliate team for various current and former

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teams such as, the

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, and

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Parks and recreation

The city contains the following parks: * Bridge Street Center * Freedom Ball Field Complex * Freedom Park * John E. Grogan Park * Mill Avenue Recreation Center * Mill Avenue swimming pool * Morgan Road Community Center * Peter Hill Park * Washington Street Park * Spray (Dehart) Community Center * Smith River Greenway * Skate Park

Transportation

Eden is provided service by

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located in nearby

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and

Shiloh Airport Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. It is located off of J.J. Webster Highway in the town of Stoneville, eight nautical miles (15 km) northwest of ...

located in

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. Highways serving Eden include US 311,

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, NC 135,

NC 700 North Carolina Highway 700 (NC 700) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west from Eden to U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in Pelham. Route description NC 700 is a rural two-lane highway, starting ...

, and NC 770. The nearest Interstates to Eden are

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, from closest to furthest. Closest major highway to the city is

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/ Future I-73, which intersects NC 770 in Stoneville, and NC 135 in Madison.

Culture

Festivals and events

Each year in September Eden host its annual Fall Riverfest, which celebrates the city's art, history, and river heritage. It is located in the "old" Leaksville shopping district on Washington Street, the oldest downtown street since 1917. Others include: Charlie Poole Music festival, which features music legends such as, Mike Seeger and the Osbourne brothers. The Eden chamber of commerce created the Eden Business Expo, as a venue for local businesses to present career opportunities, products, and services. Oink and Ale presents a block-style summer fest featuring entertainment, beer, and the city's best BBQ.

Eden Museum

On September 19, 2009, the museum was officially opened. In 2010, the exhibits were completed. The museum is an initiative of the Eden Preservation Society. The museum reflects on the city's history from the consolidation of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper, Triassic period, Saura Indians, William Byrd, Civil War, World Wars, the Korean War and much more.

Smith River Greenway

The Smith River Greenway is a walking trail consisted with the Smith River that is 1.5 miles long extending along the Eden Family

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located on Kennedy street and Island ford landing filled with plenty of interesting plants and wildlife found in the trail. From a circumference view the Greenway can cross the smith river on meadow road. Local parking, picnic shelters, and restroom facilities are offered at the trailhead for visiting tourist. The city's next plan for the Greenway is to extend the trail towards the Spray dam.

On ''BoJack Horseman''

Eden was featured in " The Amelia Earhart Story", the season 5 episode of the

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animated series ''

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.'' One of the show's characters,

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, is from Eden and returns to her hometown in seeking an adoption from a local girl.

Education

Rockingham County Schools serves the City of Eden. The Rockingham County School System was established in 1993.

Elementary schools

*Central Elementary School *Douglas Elementary School *Draper Elementary School (closed 2019–2020) *Leaksville-Spray Elementary

Middle and high schools

*James E. Holmes Middle School *

John Motley Morehead High School John Motley Morehead High School is a public high school located in Eden, North Carolina, serving students in the ninth through twelfth grade. Morehead High School is a part of the Rockingham County Schools school district. History The school op ...

Colleges and universities

Rockingham Community College Rockingham Community College is a public community college in Wentworth, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewid ...

– Wentworth, NC

Media

Radio Stations

WLOE WLOE (1490 kHz) and WMYN (1420 kHz) are two AM radio stations simulcasting a News/Talk and Christian radio format. WLOE is licensed to Eden, North Carolina and WMYN is licensed to nearby Mayodan. The stations are owned by Mayo Broadcasti ...

at 1490 on the AM dial signed-on in 1946. The call letters stand for "Wonderful Land of Eden." The station is also heard at 92.5 FM. *

WCLW WCLW (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Eden, North Carolina Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Eden is the largest city in Rockingham County and is part of ...

at 1130 broadcasting a

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format, licensed to Eden. *

WPTI WPTI (94.5 FM) is a commercial radio station, owned by iHeartMedia, licensed to Eden, North Carolina, and serving the Piedmont Triad, including the Greensboro–Winston-Salem– High Point media market. The station broadcasts a talk radio forma ...

at 94.5 commercial FM talk and sports radio station serving the entire

, also licensed to Eden.

Local newspapers

* Eden Daily News, a bi-weekly newspaper owned by

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The Reidsville Review ''The Review'' was a bi-weekly newspaper based in Reidsville North Carolina, based in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was published under that name between 1899 - 2017. In 2017, it merged with two other newspapers in Rockingham County (the ...

* Eden's Own Journal

Television stations

WFMY-TV WFMY-TV (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Piedmont Triad region. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on Phillips Avenue in Greensboro, an ...

, 2

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, Greensboro *

WGHP WGHP (channel 8) is a television station licensed to High Point, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region as an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and main ...

, 8

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WXII-TV WXII-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Lexington-licensed CW affiliate WCWG (c ...

, 12

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, Winston-Salem

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, 19 Independent, Reidsville

Notable people

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, professional wrestler for

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wrestling * Houston Barrow,

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, professional wrestler for Ring of Honor wrestling * Tabitha Brown, actress and internet celebrity * Herb Clarke, former weatherman and television journalist for

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* Ben Cook, actor, appeared on

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30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...

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's ''

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'' * Norwood Creek, film and television producer, director and editor *

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, retired

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and

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player,

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and

Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...

Champion *

Carol M. Highsmith Carol McKinney Highsmith (born Carol Louise McKinney on May 18, 1946) is an American photographer, author, and publisher who has photographed in all the states of the United States, as well as the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. She photo ...

, Visual Documentarian of America for the Library of Congress * Jennifer King, first full-time black female coach in NFL history *

Takayo Siddle Takayo Lemont Siddle (born May 25, 1986) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team. Playing career Siddle was a basketball standout at John Motley Morehead High School in Ed ...

, college

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coach * Edwin Wilson, professor at

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

* Thomas Benton Fitzgerald, founder of Dan River Inc, lived at Willow Oaks Plantation

References

External links

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Welcome to Leaksville, North Carolina

Eden chamber of commerce

Explore Eden, NC
{{authority control Cities in North Carolina Cities in Rockingham County, North Carolina Populated places established in 1755 1755 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies