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Opened in 1857 on the site of the Franklin Academy, chartered 1787. Now a Methodist junior college, coeducational.
President Washington was a visitor in the town of Halifax, on April 16-17, 1791.
President Washington spent the night, April 18, 1791, in the town of Tarboro.
Longest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was nearby.
Chartered 1835, completed 1840. Gaston, its terminal town, now extinct, was 3 mi. N.E.
Famous health resort, social and recreational center, in nineteenth century. 4 1/2 miles southeast.
Governor, 1893-1897. First president of the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance. Bracebridge Hall, his home, 1 mi. N.
Formed 1764. Named for the Earl of Bute. Divided, 1779, into Warren and Franklin counties. Courthouse stood nearby.
Established in 1760 by the Legislative Act which created the colonial town of Tarboro.
Brigadier general in the Revolution. Commanded N.C. forces from 1781. A planter, he operated a tavern near here.