Record #:

34978

Author(s):

Flynn, Louise Jarvis

Abstract:

The Turnage Farmhouse in Fountain, North Carolina was once a home, store, and post office for the neighboring houses. Through time though, the property became rundown until one family member, Earl Trevathan, decided to buy his mother’s childhood home and restore it.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November 2017, p172-180, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fountain--History; Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

Record #:

40208

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Source:

Lines and Pathways of Edgecombe: the Newsletter of the Edgecombe County Genealogical Society (NoCar F262. E2 L56), Vol. 9 Issue No. 6, Fall-October 2006, p16-18

Subject(s):

Fountain--History; Pitt County--History--Towns--Fountain

Record #:

22802

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Named after the town's first merchant, Robert A. Fountain, this small town is located west of Greenville. In 1901, the East Carolina Railroad put a depot near Fountain’s store and called it “Reba.” This community became Fountain after the establishment of a post office there on January 15, 1902, with R. A. Fountain as postmaster. Fountain was incorporated as a town in 1903 and by 1910, was a bustling commercial center with 126 people. A fire in 1907 destroyed all the stores and they were rebuilt with brick. In 1912, a Presbyterian Church was organized. The first graded school for the town had 150 pupils in 1917. The Fountain Fire Department was organized in 1937 and the East Carolina Railroad closed in 1955.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , May 11-24 1994, p6-7

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History; Fountain--History