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1. Early twentieth century · 1900–1944

2. January 1918
   Disaster or outbreak · Efland The Efland excelsior mills burn

   Fire destroyed the Efland Excelsior Mills, four miles from Hillsborough, with a loss estimated at $15,000 plus about $3,000 in wood. The fire was believed to have been set.

3. November 1930
   Closing or ending · Efland The Bank of Efland fails and goes into receivership

   Efland's small bank failed in November 1930. Days after a robbery in which a merchant shot the robber dead, the cashier, Roberts Riley, handed the state bank examiner the keys; the bank was found $15,000 to $40,000 short and put in receivers' hands, and Riley was jailed at Hillsboro.

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