Editing Biscoe, North Carolina (section)

== History ==
The area was formerly called "Filo". The current name was adopted in 1895.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Town of Biscoe |url=https://www.townofbiscoe.com/about.html |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Town of Biscoe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Charles M. |title=A Brief and Rambling Account of Biscoe, North Carolina, During the 1930's |url=https://www.townofbiscoe.com/assets/biscoe-history-charles-johnson.pdf |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Town of Biscoe |page=1}}</ref>

Biscoe's past was dependent on the [[railroad]] industry, and it was once an important repair center for railroad equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biscoe |url=https://www.discoveruwharrie.com/our-towns/biscoe |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Discover Uwharrie}}</ref> The Aberdeen and West End Railroad (owned by the Page family of [[Aberdeen, North Carolina]]) completed a branch to [[Star, North Carolina|Star]] from Filo (current Biscoe) in 1895.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Star NC History |url=https://starnc.gov/visit-star/history/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Town of Star North Carolina}}</ref> The A & W. E. R.R. was merged into the [[Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad]] in 1897.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lowell McKay |first=Whatley |url=https://archive.org/details/architecturalhis00what/page/n197/mode/2up?q=1897 |title=The Architectural History of Randolph County North Carolina |publisher=City of Asheboro, the County of Randolph and the N.C. Division of Archives and History |year=1985 |pages=188}}</ref>

Biscoe was incorporated in 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2021 |title=TOWN OF BISCOE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Special Session |url=https://www.townofbiscoe.com/assets/4capril-14%2C-2021-special-meeting-re-zoning-and-biscoe-2040.pdf |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Town of Biscoe |page=12}}</ref>