Waxhaw - North Carolina - 4K Downtown Drive

Saturday afternoon drive around the town of Waxhaw, NC.
Filmed: June 2021

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From Wikipedia:
Waxhaw is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,859 according to the 2010 Census. The name is derived from the local people who lived in the area known as the Waxhaw people.

Waxhaw has evolved as an antique and fine dining center. Its Small Town Main Street committee is working on an integrated approach to developing and marketing the historic center of town. Waxhaw currently has dozens of specialty shops and dining restaurants. Restaurants located in town range from mom & pop restaurants to fine dining bistros. The Waxhaw Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes retail businesses as well as architecturally significant houses near the center of town. Also listed is the Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground.

Residents and town officials are working on additional improvement plans. In the downtown area, there is a town park and a skate park for youths. Near the skate park is a playground and walking area connected to downtown. New housing has been built along NC 75 to the east and west of town, as well as NC 16 (Providence Road) to the north.

Near Waxhaw is Cane Creek Park, a 1,050-acre (4.2 km2) park, featuring scenic areas and recreation activities. The facility, on Harkey Road south of Waxhaw, was a cooperative venture between Union County, the Union Conservation District, and the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Waxhaw is currently undergoing significant suburban development, and has grown by 6.4% in the last year alone. New developments including individual residential housing, apartments, townhouses, and commercial complexes.

Waxhaw's downtown area is built surrounding a train track, with parking. Guests can walk over a historic bridge to go over the train tracks, and there is a viewing area. It is also a few minutes walk to a Skateboard Park and Playground.[13] Although the train doesn't follow a public schedule, viewers try to guess the times when the train will come for viewing. Sometimes a train employee will stand on the bridge.