3/22/1781 - After battle at Guilford Court House, Lord Cornwallis on his retreat to Wilmington reaches Cane Creek at Dixon's Mill, then in Chatham, but now in Alamance county. Here the British Army camped for two days, Lord Cornwallis making his headquarters at the
3/11/1862 - Confederate States of America army company, the Chatham Invincibles, organized at Headens Store, Chatham County, NC.
3/15/1868 - Chatham Railroad given the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company by the State of North Carolina.
3/11/1868 - Chatham Railroad reactivated.
3/11/1868 - Chatham Railroad bonds bought by the State of North Carolina.
3/7/1887 - Town of Siler City incorporated in Chatham County
3/7/1887 - An act to incorporate Siler City was ratified on this date.
3/18/1890 - Largest crowd ever to visit Pittsboro arrived on this date for the hanging of James P. Davis, sometimes known as Shackleford, on Gallow's Hill.
3/3/1891 - Chatham County Board of Charities grants aid to indigent lunatics.
3/2/1948 - Birthday of Bob Crowley
3/2/1971 - Chatham County Historical Association formally incorporated.
3/2/2002 - Chatham County Historical Association publishes first cemetery and gravestone survey.