![]() Grace Episcopal Church and the Weldon Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Only the Seaboard and Roanoke rebuilt their bridge. ĭuring the Civil War, both railroad bridges over the Roanoke were burned. The Petersburg and Roanoke Railroad in 1848 and the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad in 1853 both extended to terminate in Weldon. This led to the incorporation of the town in 1843. At the time, it was the longest railroad in the world. In 1841, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was completed, also terminating in Weldon. The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad terminated in Weldon. Weldon was the first railroad hub in the American South. The canal is now dry, and is a hiking trail open to the public. ![]() The aqueduct across Chockoyotte creek was built near Weldon's Landing, bringing an economic boom to the area. The Roanoke Canal was built in 1823 to bypass the rapids and open up trade to Virginia. As it was just below the fall line, Weldon's Landing was the westernmost point of navigation along the Roanoke. His plantation became known as Weldon's Landing. ![]() In 1752, Daniel Weldon purchased 1,273 acres of land on the Roanoke River. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,655 at the 2010 census. Weldon is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.
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