Chartered in 1785, Blountville seems to have disappeared from the record before it ever started. It's chief promoter was Whitmel Hill, a Revolutionary War officer and large landowner in the western section of Martin County.
In March 1976, five burned bodies were discovered just outside of the town of Columbia. William Bradford Bishop of Bethesada, Maryland murdered his wife, mother and three young children before rmoving them 300 miles south to Tyrrell County and depositing the bodies.
Massachusetts native and now Martin County resident Don Grady applies his strong work ethic derived from many years as a mariner to his interest in woodworking and in particular the handcrafting of wooden bowls that he produces in the county's Farm Life Community.
Ohio native, Terra Dunlow was formerly a healthcare worker before establishing her business, Corner Baking Company in Edenton. She specializes in "made from scratch" items, especially deserts.
Author Bill Barber has penned three volumes dealing with the lumber industry in northeastern North Carolina. He contends that lumber was the dominant and almost only industry of note in the are following the Civil War and through the 1920s. Barber's works are: Timber, Land and Rail Roads - A History of the John L. Roper Lumber Company; Buffalo City and the Blount Patent; Tyrrell Timber - A History of the Branning Manufacturing Company and the Richmond Cedar Works.
The town of 1,450 residents has bragging rights with regard to professional and amateur croquet circles across the country. Belvidere has annual festival in October with the popular apple jacks or handmade pies.
The show, associated with Washington County's Bear Festival has been conducted at Christmas for the past two years at the Plymouth Airport. three performances are scheduled in 2023 between Dec. 20 and 23.
Located in Bath, the home was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. A fire in 1989 destroyed the roof and attic. Restoration work at that time revealed construction methods dating the structure to 1751.
A well-known and highly respected community volunteer in Edenton, Sadie Riddick has given particular attention in recent years to the restoration of Kadesh AME Zion Church on East Gale Street. The church was home to one of the first African-American congregations in Chowan County. It was heavily damaged by Hurricane Isabel in 2003.
Windsor mayor and civic leader, Lewis Hoggard is well-known in eastern North Carolina as a sports announcer on WIAM Radio in Williamston. an attorney by profession, he has also been heavily involved with the area Chamber of Commerce and Rotary.