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43032
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Located on the Scuppernong River, Columbia offers visitors engaging and educational opportunities to explore local wildlife. the town is home to Pococsin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and the Walter B. jones Sr. Center of Sounds. the Pococsin School of Fine Crafts and Maggie Duke Antiques are notable downtown attractions.
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42843
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Located along the Scuppernong River in Tyrrell County, Columbia is home for the Walter B. Jones Center for the Sounds, the Pococsin Arts School of Fine Craft and the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Originally founded as Elizabethtown in 1793, it was renamed Columbia in 1801.
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17997
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Columbia, located in Tyrrell County, is featured in Our State Magazine's Tar Heel Town of the Month section. It is the lone town in the county and for many years had one doctor, one lawyer, one pharmacy, and one main road. Things to see there include the Scuppernong Millhouse Bakery and Café, the Brickhouse Inn, Vineyards on the Scuppernong, and the Pocosin Arts Folk School.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 6, Nov 2012, p46-50, 52, 54, 56-58, 60, 62, 64-65, il Periodical Website
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7875
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Columbia, the county seat of Tyrrell County, is located on the banks of the Scuppernong River. With 850 residents, Columbia is one of North Carolina's smallest county seats. McNaughton describes things to see and do on a weekend visit. Visitors can stay at the Brickhouse Inn Bed and Breakfast; the dwelling is a former hatmaker's shop. Kayaking on the river is popular. The Walter B. Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds is located at the headquarters of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Other places to visit include the Columbia Theater Cultural Resource Center, the Palmetto Peartree Preserve, Tyrrell County Visitor's Center, and various eateries.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 1, June 2006, p206-208, 210, il Periodical Website
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