The+Hornets

Welcome to our page with highlights about our county. We hope you enjoy learning about us and good luck in finding our location. by: Mrs. Bond, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Mumma's 4th grade classes

 Our county has a population of 14,382. Interesting architecture found in our county is Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival buildings. Harriet Jacobs was a special person who lived in our county. She was a leader because she helped others gain their freedom. She once hid in her grandmother’s attic. She also wrote a book called __Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl__. Some other interesting facts about our county are: · located in the northeastern part of N.C. ·  we attract about 35,000 tourists · many of our citizens crab, fish, and farm for a living

There are at least nine different bodies of water in our county. There are two mill ponds. You can find Bennet Millpond and Dillard Millpond in our county. One of the rivers has our county's name in it (but if we told you the name, it would give it away). You can also find Catherine Creek, Pembroke Creek, Queen Anne Creek, and Bethel Creek in our county. There are two larger bodies of water in our county as well. Can you find out what they are?  The city seat in our county has an absolute location of 36.044 N and 76.613 W. Our county is also west of Perquimans County, south of Gates County, east of Bertie County, and north of Washington County.  There are many historical places to visit in our county. Our court house was built in 1767 by Joseph Hews who signed the Declaration of Independence. There was a tea party that was held at the Barker House. Do you know what it was called? The Cupola House was built in 1758 for Frances Corbin. The Cotton Mill has 57 mill houses in it's village. The Register of Deeds office houses 5,000 cemetery records. There are also many historical houses that can be toured. The Cannon's Ferry Riverwalk provides a scenic place to picnic and visit. The James Iredell house is the birthplace of our former governor.

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