Editing Taylorsville, North Carolina (section)

==History==
The town of Taylorsville was formed in 1847 along with Alexander County. A commission of William Dula of [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell County]], Dr. James Calloway of [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]], Milton Campbell of [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell County]], and Robert Allen, Reuben Watts and Robert L. Steel of Alexander County were named to select a site as near the center of the county as possible for the seat of justice.<ref>Alexander County Genealogical Society, ''The Heritage of Alexander County''</ref> The town was named Taylorsville in honor of General [[Zachary Taylor]] who at that time was in [[Mexico]] engaged in the [[Mexican–American War]].

The land for the town was donated by J.M. Bogle who gave {{convert|22|acre|m2}}, William Matheson who gave {{convert|13|acre|m2}} and James James who gave 11{{frac|3|4}} acres for a total of 46{{frac|3|4}} acres. Most of the land was woodland, and the road from [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]] to [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]] passed to the south of town.

A commission of Alexander C. McIntosh, R.L. Steel, Sion Harrington, J.H. Newland, and George Swain, treasurer, were appointed to lay out the town of Taylorsville and sell lots to raise money for the building of a courthouse and jail. An auction of lots was held August 11, 1847, and 47 lots were sold. The second sale was November 30, 1847, and 10 lots were sold. At a third auction on March 8, 1848, five lots were sold. The total amounted to $6,674.75 ({{inflation|US|6674.75|1848|fmt=eq}}).

The town of Taylorsville was incorporated in 1851. The first mayor was John Watts and was appointed by the commissioners. The boundaries of the incorporated town were square, with each side 160 poles or one-half mile long.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Taylorsville - Taylorsville, NC |url=https://www.taylorsvillenc.com/history.htm |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.taylorsvillenc.com}}</ref>