NC Gazetteer

Taylorsville

A town in Alexander County
… town and county seat, central Alexander County. Settled 1847; inc. 1851. Probably named for Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), whose defeat of Santa Anna early in 1847 ended the war in N Mexico; Taylor was president of the United States, 1849-50. Alt. 1,247. Produces textiles, furniture, and paper boxes.