Chalybeate Springs, North Carolina

Chalybeate Springs (/kəˈlɪbi.ət sprɪŋz/ kə-LIB-ee-ət SPRINGZ)[1] (sometimes simply Chalybeate) is an unincorporated community located in the Hector's Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.

The community was first settled in 1760 and was named for the nearby springs containing iron salts, around which developed an early health resort (Powell 1968, p. 98).

Chalybeate Springs was the childhood home of Elizabeth Holt, who became a famous public advocate and ultimately moved to the Raleigh-Durham area.

The Holts were a prosperous farming family in the Chalybeate Springs area.

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