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Tarboro is located near the western edge of North Carolina's coastal plain. It has many historical churches, some dating from as early as 1742. [8] Tarboro was chartered by British colonists in 1760. Located in a bend of the Tar River, it was an important river port, the head of navigation on the Tar River just east of the fall line of the ...
Tarboro Historic District is a national historic district located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 364 contributing buildings in central Tarboro. It includes a variety of industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional buildings dating from the late-18th through early-20th centuries.
Coolmore Plantation, also known as Coolmore and the Powell House, is a historic plantation house located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.Built in 1858–61, the main house is one of the finest Italianate style plantation houses in the state.
In 1763 the county seat was designated at the town of Tarboro. [5] The first U.S. Census in 1790 recorded a total population of 10,255. [ 9 ] In 1840 the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad—later renamed the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad —was completed with a line through the county, which spurred the development of the communities of Rocky ...
Tarboro Town Common is a historic town common located at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The common was established in 1760, and is an open space ...
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Farrar is an unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States.The town was probably named for Owen Cicero Farrar, [2] a leading member of the local Baptist church and businessman who ran the general store, the Hotel Farrar, and founder of the Tarboro Cotton Factory constructed in 1888 in nearby Tarboro.
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