Record #:

22961

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Greenville Silk Company operated from February 1839 until March 1841, with a cocoonery and mulberry trees at Bensboro. Distilleries In 1810, Pitt County had 727 distilleries producing 29,400 gallons of whiskey and brandy worth around $12,000 annually. Dr. Noal Joyner attempted to raise Persian tobacco in the 1800s. In 1887, residents found gold near Bethel.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Mar 6-19 1985, p6

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History; Greenville Silk Company; Distilleries--Pitt County; Gold mines and mining--Pitt County--Bethel