NC Gazetteer

Carthage

Also known as: Fagansville
A town in Moore County
… town and county seat, central Moore County. Authorized to be laid off and inc. 1796. Name changed to Fagansville in 1806 for Richardson Fagin, sheriff of Moore County, 1785-87, and on whose land the town was located; changed back to Carthage, 1818. Produces textiles. Alt. 575.