Record #:

43867

Author(s):

Fleming, Monika S.

Abstract:

Stagecoaches provided the earliest form of public transportation in Edgecombe County. Their traverse through the county created what are todays main highway routes, including NC Highways 258, 33 and 42. A toll bridge across the Tar River was completed in 1758, before Tarboro's incorporation. the Tar River Steamboat Company was formed in 1848. Rail traffic began in 1860 with a spur line from Rocky Mount to Tarboro and more than 10 years later a completed line between Williamston and Tarboro.

Source:

Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine (F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2023, p28-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Transportation--History--Edgecombe County