<P> North Carolina Highway 59 (Main Street) runs through the center of the town, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 401 in western Fayetteville, and south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Interstate 95 at Exit 41 . Several pieces of land around Exit 41 are within the town limits although not connected to the town center . </P> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km), of which 6.9 square miles (18.0 km) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km), or 1.40%, is water, including Hope Mills Lake . </P> <P> Chartered in 1891, Hope Mills can trace its beginning back to 1766, when due to the wealth of natural water power and the abundance of timber, a lumber camp, saw mill, grist mill and pottery business were established . In 1839, construction of the first cotton mill powered by the Hope Mills Dam was completed and was the beginning of a new era for the town . Much of the heritage and the town's name itself can be attributed to the cotton milling industry that followed . </P> <P> Before it was known as Hope Mills, the area was known as Little Rockfish Village and as Hope Mills Number One . </P>

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