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EXPLORE

1 Wadesboro Town 124-126 E. Wade

2 H.B. Allen Library120 S. Greene st.

 3 Anson County Arts

Council Gallery anAnsonia Theatre110 S. Rutherford

4 Anson CountyHistorical Society206 E. Wade St.

5 Chamber of Comm107 E. Wade St.

6 Wadesboro ParkGatewood Drive

7 Anson Community Hospital500 Morven Rd.

8 Anson County SchoolsCentral Ofce320 Camden Rd.

9 Rotary Science Center andHenry H. MortonPlanetarium320 Camden Rd.

10 Olde Mill Gallery514 N. Washington St.

11 Police and Fire

111 S. Washington St.

Wadesboro is located about 13miles from the South Carolinaborder on U.S. Highway 74 andU.S. Highway 52 running east-west and N.C. Highway 109running north-south.

RESOURCES

 A self-guided walking tour of historical Uptown Wadesborooffered by the Anson CountyHistorical Society is available for $5 at the Chamber ofces at 107 E.Wade Street (details at Brochures)or at the Historical Society ofceat 206 E. Wade Street (call ahead704-694-6694).

www.cityofwadesboro.orgwww.uptownwadesboro.com

Wadesboro,

- Town of Wadesboro

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‘Re-discover smalltown America’

‘Aerial Shot of Wadesboro’ 

Patrick G. Treadaway Jr.

‘Center of Wadesboro’ 

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WELCOME

Welcome to Wadesboro, NC,county seat of Anson County.Browse our art galleries andmuseums, do genealogy researchin our library and historical society,or take in a program at our newlyrenovated theater.

Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoyshing, walking and picnickingat one of our parks. Golfers arewelcome at the country club.

Most of all, get acquainted withour people. You will nd us friendlyand eager to share our city!

HISTORY

Wadesboro was established as Anson's county seat in 1783 byColonel Thomas Wade and hisbrother-in-law, Captain PatrickBoggan, who offered the land.Streets were laid off and namedfor Revolutionary War notables:Generals George Washington,Nathaniel Greene, Daniel Morgan,and Grifth Rutherford; ColonelsThomas Wade and WilliamWashington; and GovernorsRichard Caswell and Alexander Martin. The town was rst calledNew Town, later changed toWadesborough.

In 1894, George Little, later joinedby his brother, Henry Wall Little,

opened a store on South GreeneStreet. The hardware store, H.W.Little and Co., is still owned andoperated by the Little family. Prior to the Great Depression, the storewas the marketing center for cotton, Anson County's main crop,and kept track of world pricesat the New York Cotton Marketthrough Western Union deliveringa market bulletin every 15 minutes.

BUSINESS

Wadesboro’s historic businessdistrict is on the National Register of Historic Places. The UptownWadesboro business districtboasts architecture reminiscent

of its long history as a cotton andtextile town when Wadesboro

was the center ofentertainment and dof Anson County. Thdistrict is still alive visitors to our towday shopping in setting. Uptown Wshopping district

•• Retail shops with •• Art galleries and •• Old-fashioned har•• Bed and Breakfas•• Antique shops•• A restored commu•• Florists’ shops•• Planetarium•• Local restaurants

•• Sweet shop/bake

‘Historic Wadesboro’ 

Town of Wadesboro

‘H. W. Little & Co.’ 

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‘Anson County Court House’ 

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‘The Square’ 

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