9/18/1780 - North Carolina War Board orders a Company from Chatham County to fight in the American Revolution.
9/20/1861 - Confederate States of America army company, the Haw River Boys, organized at Hanks Chapel, Chatham County, NC.
9/19/1878 - Chatham Record newspaper founded in Pittsborough by Henry Adolphus London.
9/26/1893 - Land purchased from John Griffin to erect St. Matthew's A.M.E. Zion Church
9/20/1922 - Citizens danced in the street in Pittsboro when electricity came to town. The spark that lit the street lamps came from the Lockville hydroelectric plant near Moncure. The town spent $17,500 to install a small substation and distribution lines to take e
9/6/1961 - Tod Edwards' Jewelry Store in Siler City closes its doors. Mr. Edwards' repairing timepieces was the foundation for his jewelry store which operated successfully from the early 1900's.