Neighborhood in Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Hazelwood is a former incorporated town in Haywood County, North Carolina, that is currently a neighborhood of the town of Waynesville.[1]
History
In 1893, businessman W. H. Cole moved to Haywood County, North Carolina to establish a sawmill on unoccupied land. A community grew around his mill which he dubbed Hazelwood. It was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1905.
In 1976, an Annexation Feasibility Study estimated a population of 56 people in the study area. The study concluded that annexation would be economically feasible if the town developed its own municipal water supply.[3]
In 1982, a fire broke out at Benfield Industries, a bulk chemical mixing and packaging plant in Hazelwood and was referred to as "the day Hazelwood almost exploded".[4]
In July 1995, Hazelwood merged with the town of Waynesville due to the former's financial issues.[5][6]
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