Michael Saya

• Mooresville Chamber of Commerce

January 1789, Statesville was founded by an act of the General Assembly after North Carolina joined the United States. While the history of Statesville is vague, it is believed to be originally named "the states vil". The first courthouse was constructed in 1790 and built on a lot purchased from Fergus Sloan next to the Fourth Creek Presbyterian Meeting house, an area most of us have come to call "the square". Lots around the courthouse were sold at public auction for other business, thus beginning downtown Statesville. Two miles north of Statesville was Fort Dobbs. The fort was to defend the forefront of civilization from 1756 to approximately 1764. Statesville was considered to be the center of the district of the Revolutionary War. In 1847 Statesville was incorporated as a city.

The Western North Carolina railroad, was the first railroad to reach Statesville in 1858, by linking Salisbury to Asheville. Shortly after the Western service began, the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Railroad (ATO) started serving the Statesville to Charlotte line. Originally there were two Depots for the two separate lines but bother were burned down in the late 1800's during the Civil war and later rebuilt.

The greatest growth for Statesville came between the period from 1860's to the 1930's. The railroad brought finished and raw goods and carried out finished goods to be sold in other cities. It also allowed people to be connected to other parts of the world and to allow visitors to come to visit.

The "Ballard of Tom Dooley", by the Kingston Trio, made the Depot Hill area famous for hangings in the region. The song was the story of a love triangle and a trial for murder which resulted in Tom Dula's hanging. Tom Dula is buried in Wilkes County.

At the turn of the century industries were based around three primary products: Herbs, tobacco and liquor. Herbs were shipped from the Wallace Herbarium on Meeting Street to all over the world. The liquor and tobacco money built many of the downtown buildings.

Today Statesville has five National Register of Historic Place Districts including four residential districts: Broad Street/Davie Avenue, Mitchell College, Academy Hill, Race Street and the Downtown Statesville Commercial District.

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In 1853, Mrs. Anne Troutman, a widow, moved with her family to a point in the forks of the Charlotte Road and the Perth Church Road and with her two sons, Jacob and Sidney. They built a home which no longer stands. The place had previously been known as Hickory Crossing. Here her sons built a shop and began making wagons and carriages.

In the late 1850´s, when the railroad was being built from Charlotte to Statesville, a construction camp was established nearby by the railroad and the place became known to railroad people as "Troutman´s". Later it was to be Troutman.

The railroad actually put Troutman on the map in addition to giving it a name. A depot was built at Troutman when the railroad was completed into Statesville and the mixed trains stopped here for passengers and to load and unload freight.

Troutman's Market

A Family Business Since 1937

Troutman's Market is a fully state and federally inspected processing plant, HACCP approved. Our goal is to give you the finest quality products with the highest standards for product safety. We have been in business for over 65 years and customer satisfaction is very important to us. If you are not completely satisfied with our product, we will give you a full refund.

Troutman's Market is a small, family-run meat processing plant in central Pennsylvania. The Troutman's have been in the meat business for over six decades, with present owners Ronald (third generation) and Aaron (fourth generation) actively managing the operations. With two retail stores and an ever-growing wholesale route, we supply our own fresh and smoked meats to thousands of satisfied customers. We take pride in our products and strive to keep them lean, using as little salt and preservatives as possible. It is our hope that the taste of quality will bring our customers back again and again.

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