Welcome to Elizabethtown
Site of an American Revolution War Battle

LOCATION: Located on Business Highway 87, the town is almost exactly halfway between Fayetteville and Wilmington. US Highway 701 and NC Highways 42 and 242 also cross through the town.

HISTORY: Elizabethtown, the county seat of Bladen County, was established in 1773 because of its location on the Cape Fear River and proximity to farms and large strands of long leaf pine forests. Cotton, turpentine and pitch were transported down river to Wilmington. A Revolutionary Battle between the Loyalists and Patriots took place here and is credited with helping to change the course of the war.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:
Welcome to the Heart of Mother Nature's Playground.
We welcome you to explore:
Our Downtown Shopping Area,
Cape Fear Winery and Distillery,
Cape Fear Farmers Market,
Old Trinity Methodist Church,
Jones Lake State Park
Turnbull Creek Educational Forest Naval Store Interpretation Area. White Lake is only 7 miles away.

PARKS & RECREATION:
Our Town Parks are favorites among visitors and residents.

Brown’s Creek Mountain Bike Park and Nature Trails is considered the best Mountain Bike Park in Eastern North Carolina with 17-plus miles of trails.

Tory Hole Park not only tells the story of the Revolutionary War Battle but it offers a 9-hole disc golf course and a short trail to the Cape Fear River Overlook.

Click here for more information on our parks.

SIGNIFICANT ANNUAL EVENTS
Martin Luther King Parade – January
North Carolina Interscholastic Cycling Association Bike Races - March
Curtis Brown Airfield Fly-in - April
The Smithfield Cup – October
Christmas Parade - Sunday after Thanksgiving