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COMMUNITY NEWS a STAFF REPORT The Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum is pleased to announce a new temporary exhibit on Early Fayetteville Banking. This exhibit will be on display from Feb. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2011 in the northwest gallery on the second fl oor. There were no banks in North Carolina until 1804. Wilmington’s agricultural and shipping interest badly needed a common and workable medium for domestic and foreign exchange. By 1804, the North Carolina Assembly recognized the need and the fi rst state banking charter were received by the Bank of the Cape Fear, which was headquartered in Wilmington. The charter provided for branch banks and the fi rst out-of-town offi ce was established in Fayetteville in 1807. Fayetteville, located at the head of navigation on the Cape Fear River, was an early and important commercial area and soon became an antebellum banking center. The State Bank of North Carolina opened here in 1811, an offi ce of the Second Bank of the United States did likewise in 1817, followed by the Bank of Fayetteville in 1849, the Bank of Clarendon in 1855 and the Savings Bank in 1859. These early banks issued their own bank notes. By the end of the Civil War, Fayetteville’s banks were forced to close, ending an interesting chapter in early banking. The exhibit offers visitors the rare opportunity to view a premier collection of pristine Fayetteville antebellum bank notes, which feature elaborate vignettes. This rare collection is on temporary loan from the private collection of David Boitnott, who is one of the leading collectors of obsolete bank notes and associated banking material in North Carolina. Also featured in this exhibit is a variety of other antebellum Fayetteville related banking documents to include stock certifi cates, checks, drafts and notes. The exhibit includes examples of Civil War period paper money issued by the State of North Carolina and the Confederate States Government, both of which were common place in Fayetteville. Immediately following the Civil War, Fayetteville printed municipal script designed for paying taxes or other debts owed to the town. For more information about the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum, call 910-433-1457 or 910-433-1458. The museum, located at 325 Franklin St. in Fayetteville, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is part of the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation Department. Community Development Receives Transitional Housing Grant The Cumberland County Community Development Department has received $84,134 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Robin’s Meadow Transitional Housing Program, a family housing complex located on Old Wilmington Rd. The grant was part of a larger award totaling $1.4 billion announced last week by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to keep homeless assistance programs nationwide operating in the coming year. “Robin’s Meadow is a transitional housing complex with 12 two- and three-bedroom units, and it has been in operation for 11 years,” said Community Development Department Director Thanena Wilson. “These funds are necessary in order for us to continue to provide housing and supportive services to the homeless families of Robin’s Meadow.” HUD’s Continuum of Care grants provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons as well as services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. For more information, visit the Community Development section of the county’s Web site, www.co.cumberland.nc.us, or call 910-323-6112. I M A COMMUNITY NEWS Museum Opens Exhibit on Early Fayetteville Banking While others retreat, we are moving forward. Some publication’s numbers are falling behind. Your free community paper is moving forward. Readership of free community papers is now higher than paid daily papers, and continues to grow. Rather than being replaced by “instant” media, your local free community paper has become an important part of our neighborhood. Another sign we’re working for you. Free Papers WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Working For You All Kids 12 & Under - $5.00 • Tickets Still Available 910.321.0123 Friday, February 4th • Powers Swain Chevrolet Night Saturday, February 5th • Military Appreciation Night Brought to you by: Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union, US Logoworks, Stanley Steemer, First Class Property Management, Wilson Off Road, Century 21 Agents, 4G Communications, Carpet Dry Clean and Restoration, Wolfe Audio, Century Link, Dex Knows, Master Exterminators, and Caviness and Cates. Special group rates from the FireAntz office for both games! For more information visit: www.fireantzhockey.com FEBRUARY 2-8, 2011 UCW 9 PUCK DROPS AT 7:30 P.M. ! t F n u e , n m A n i f a t o f r e d r t n a E e b l YL F ,