Harnett County, North Carolina

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Formed in 1855. Its county seat is Lillington.

In the nineteenth century, steamboat travel along the Cape Fear River spurred the development of mills along the river. The river was superceded by the railroad and highway corridor along US 421. Mills and agriculture remain the base for the area's economy.

Website: www.harnett.org/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harnett_County,_North_Carolina
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Coordinates:   35°23'18"N   78°52'34"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago