Barclaysville, North Carolina
Encyclopedia
Barclaysville is an unincorporated community located in Harnett County, North Carolina
near the town of Angier
. The community was a stop on the defunct Durham and Southern Railway
and was formerly the site of Barclay-Barbee naval stores
industry .
Harnett County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...
near the town of Angier
Angier, North Carolina
Angier is a town in the Black River Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,350 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Angier is located at 35° 30’31" North, 78° 44’15" West ....
. The community was a stop on the defunct Durham and Southern Railway
Durham and Southern Railway
The Durham and Southern Railway operated of railroad from Dunn to Durham, North Carolina, USA. It was originally chartered as the Cape Fear and Northern Railway by Holly Springs resident George Benton Alford in 1892 and construction began in 1898. The name was changed to Durham and Southern in 1906...
and was formerly the site of Barclay-Barbee naval stores
Naval stores
Naval Stores is a broad term which originally applied to the resin-based components used in building and maintaining wooden sailing ships, a category which includes cordage, mask, turpentine, rosin, pitch and tar...
industry .