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==Culture== Angier annually hosts the "Crepe Myrtle Festival", which attracts approximately 20,000 visitors.<ref>[http://newmoversnetwork.com/sites/default/files/Living%20in%20Angier.pdf Living in Angier North Carolina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716071236/http://newmoversnetwork.com/sites/default/files/Living%20in%20Angier.pdf |date=July 16, 2015 }}</ref> The town calls itself "The Town of [[Lagerstroemia|Crepe Myrtle]]s".<ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Bills/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H273v3.pdf|title=General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2001 Ratified Bill, Resolution 2001-3, House Joint Resolution 273 "A joint Resolution Honoring the Founders of the Town of Angier on the Town's 100th Anniversdary."|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107230628/https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/RTF/H273v3.rtf|archive-date=January 7, 2022 }} Town of Angier became known as "The Town of the Crepe Myrtles" because the Angier Woman's Club planted crepe myrtles along the roadways in the 1930s.</ref> Each summer Angier draws a crowd of motorcyclists and bike enthusiasts from across the region to downtown Angier to enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of its annual Bike Fest event. The family-friendly event features live music, a bike show, a poker-run fund-raiser, exhibits and fun for people of all ages.<ref>[http://angierbikefest.com/Forms/BikeFestHistory.pdf Angier Bike Fest History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202020103/http://angierbikefest.com/Forms/BikeFestHistory.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}.</ref> Angier lies along the "Art Road and Farm Trail" through Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston and Robeson counties.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150716061345/http://www.homegrownhandmade.com/Trails/site_detail.php?Trail=95L&ID=3253&Town=Angier&County=Harnett Homegrown Handmade: Angier Crepe Myrtle Celebration]}}.</ref>
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