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Eastern North Carolina Encyclopedia
EDGECOMBE COUNTY
Lying Near the Center of the North Temperate Zone, It Has an Ideal Climate and Assures Four Distinct Seasons
- Settled in 1719.
- Created in 1741 as a county.
- 515 square miles.
- 306,756 acres.
- Population, 37,995—1920 census.
- Taxable wealth, 1923—
| Real property | $23,256,618.00 |
| Personal property | 6,562,192.00 |
| Other property | 3,703,333.00 |
| Total | $33,522,143.00 |
- Natural Waters —
- Tar River
- Fishing Creek
- Toon Creek
- Deep Creek
- Swift Creek
- Railroads —
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
- East Carolina Railway
- Public Roads —
- 22 miles hard surface (7 now under construction) .
- 34 miles sand and clay State Highway.
- 100 miles sand and clay and gravel.
- 675 miles dirt.
- 831
- One hundred seventy-three concrete and (or) steel bridges.
- Public Schools —
- 2 chartered schools.
- 8 consolidated schools.
- 55 district schools.
- 65 Total schools.
- Churches and S. S.
- Episcopal
- Presbyterian
- Baptist
- Methodist
- Old Side Baptist
- Roman Catholic
- Christian
- Lutheran
- Incorporated Towns
- Tarboro
- Rocky Mount (half in Edgecombe)
- Whitakers (half in Edgecombe)
- Battleboro (half in Edgecombe)
- Sharpsburg (half in Edgecombe)
- Macclesfield
- Pinetops
- Conetoe
- Speed
COUNTY OFFICERS
- Commissioners
- J. V. Cobb, Chairman
- H. G. Brown
- D. B. Gaskill
- W. H. Home
- E. Y. Lovelace
- Board of Education
- M. G. Mann, Chairman
- Dr. R. H. Speight
- H. L. Brake
- Road Commission
- B. F. Shelton, Chairman
- H. P. Foxhall
- J. A. Forbes
- T. A. Wiggins
- Arthur Fountain
| State Senator | Paul Jones |
| Representative | R. T. Fountain |
| Clerk of Court | A. T. Walston |
| Register of Deeds | Miss M. B. Bunn |
| Sheriff | J. W. Thomas |
| Supt. Public Instruction | R. E. Sentelle |
| County Auditor | J. A. Weddell |
| Farm Dem. Agent | Zeno Moore |
| Public Health Officer | Dr. R. C. Gyles |
| Welfare Officer | Mrs. Ann H. Ditto |
| Home Dem. Agent | Miss Dorothy Dean |
| Red Cross Nurse | Miss Ella Mae Fryar |
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