On May 15, 1838, John G. Williams, of Beaufort Co., sold land on Chicod Creek to Samuel J. Roach, of Pitt Co., being land on which Paxton’s Mill, now Sparkman Britt’s Mill is located.
Pitt County’s future progress largely rests upon contributions from its county seat. Business ventures that may yield economic growth and development include the 10th Street Connector, East Carolina University’s four research campus sites, a burgeoning biomanufacturing industry, and the merger of Vidant and ECU Physicians into VECU.