Record #:

22908

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

The crossroads once described as "16 miles from everywhere" is Bethel. Later known as Brandon, this village which grew around a church which was formed by 1774. On April 28, 1858, the town finally received a post office with Bethel as the official name for the town. The town was incorporated on December 18, 1873. In 1883, the population of Bethel stood at 200. Professor Z. D. McWhorter opened his Bethel Academy to educate the local male population. Although this little town had a small population, the businesses and social life in the town thrived during the late nineteenth century.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Aug 5-18 1987, p13

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History--Towns; Bethel--History