Colonial Tavern Night
an evening at The Rough Edge
June 23, 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Enjoy traditional food, entertainment and an open beer and wine bar (with a special drink from Dreamchasers Brewery) while stepping back in time in an 18th-century tavern, Rough Edge; a place to […]
Where was a Revolutionary War Battle fought in Waxhaw?
The Waxhaw’s Colonial Settlement
Long before Waxhaw was a town, it was part of the colonial “Waxhaws Settlement,” which encompassed present day Waxhaw, Mineral Springs, Marvin, Weddington, Wesley Chapel in NC and Lancaster […]
Symbols of a Small Town
By Penny Niven for the 1967 edition of The Wisackyola Historical Festival Review, Waxhaw, NC
Former Rodman Heath Mill
We used to vie for the first […]
Where is this Waxhaw Road?
Would you expect to find the name Waxhaw or Waxhaws anywhere other than in Union County, NC or Lancaster County, SC?
The name originates from the Waxhaw Indians. A colonial settlement adopted the […]