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==History== A post office called Lillington has been in operation since 1874. The town was originally called Harnett Court House.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Harnett | title=Harnett County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=June 16, 2015}}</ref> The town of Lillington is named for [[Alexander Lillington|John Alexander Lillington]] (''circa'' 1725β1786), aka Alexander John Lillington, who was a Patriot officer from North Carolina in the [[American Revolutionary War]], notably fighting in the [[Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge]] in 1776 and serving as [[brigadier general]] in the state militia.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n185 186]}}</ref><ref name='Lewis'>{{cite web| url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriot_leaders_nc_john_alexander_lillington.html|title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, John Alexander Lillington|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 18, 2019}}</ref> The [[Summer Villa and the McKay-Salmon House]] and [[Summerville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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