Editing Maiden, North Carolina (section)

== History ==
Maiden was incorporated on March 7, 1883, as a cotton mill site and trading center.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nccmaide/history.htm|title=A History of Catawba County|last=Preslar|first=Charles|publisher=Catawba County Historical Association|year=1954|pages=355–358|quote=The founding of Maiden was not an accident, but was the result of a definite purpose-the outgrowth of the business experience of several men. It was to be a cotton mill site, and a trading center. The town was incorporated on March 7, 1883...Maiden's act of incorporation names J. P. Rabb as mayor, and Alexander Keener, Alexander Cline and Amzi Stine as commissioners.}}</ref>  The town is named from a creek north of the area called "Maiden Creek". The name of the creek is thought to be of Native American origin.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=85|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=81}}</ref> Historians claim that the name "Maiden" stems from the native-grown "Maidencane" grass, which is found throughout the town to this day.

The town also calls itself "The Biggest Little Football Town in the World", because of the strong community support for its local high school football team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ncgenweb.us/maiden/tidbits-100thannedit.htm|title=Boom Town in 1920s: Maiden Textile, Football City|last=Harris|first=Stephen|date=1979|work=Observer-News Enterprise|access-date=November 13, 2016}}</ref>

The [[David F. Propst House]], [[Memorial Reformed Church]], [[Miller–Cansler House]], [[Franklin D. Reinhardt and Harren–Hood Farms]], [[William Pinckney Reinhardt House]], and [[Salem Union Church and Cemetery]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>