(rÄ­-pÅ­bâ²lÄ­-kÉn) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a republic. 2. Favoring a republic as the best form of government. 3. Republican Of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Republican Party of the United States.
Cabarrus County is located in the south central section of the state, bordered by the North Carolina counties of Stanly, Union, Mecklenburg, Iredell, and Rowan. The county was formed in 1792 from part of Mecklenburg County. It was named in honor of Stephen Cabarrus of Edenton, who was a member of the North Carolina State Legislature several times, and Speaker of the House of Commons four times.
Established in 1907 from portions of Moore and Chatham Counties, Lee County, named for CSA hero, Robert E. Lee, is North Carolinaâs 98 th county. Situated in the geographic center of the Tar Heel State, it teeters on the fall line dividing the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain.