Topics Related to Wayne County

Waynesborough (F-9)

First seat of Wayne County, incorporated 1787. The town died after the county seat was moved to Goldsboro in 1850. Site is here.

Charles B. Aycock (F-1)

Governor, 1901-1905. Crusader for public education. Birthplace stands 2/3 mi. east.

At the Corner of Cucumber and Vine

On January 2, 1926, the Mt. Olive Pickle Company was formally incorporated by local business people in Wayne County.

Renowned Suffragette Gertrude Weil

Perhaps North Carolina’s best known woman suffrage leader, Gertrude Weil came from a long line of social, religious and political activists.