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22809
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Kammerer gives some fascinating tales of the season. He talks about a ghost car at Stokes, the apparition of three hanging men at a tree near Farmville and ghost lights at tobacco barns and cemeteries. There are several tales of ghost sightings in Greenville, the haunted property of Krispy Kreme built on Civil War graves and several haunted houses in the College View section.
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22810
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Charles Montgomery Eppes, born Dec. 25, 1857 in Halifax Co., NC to the Rev. Henry Eppes, minister and legislator. Charles entered Shaw University in Raleigh to become a teacher. After receiving his degree, he returned to the east and became a principal throughout many county school districts. He came to Greenville in 1903 as principal of the new colored Graded School and worked hard to raise the standard of living for African Americans in Greenville. In 1921, he taught summer school at the Agricultural and Technology College, Greensboro, NC. He was principal of Fleming Street School until his death on September 30, 1942.
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22811
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The Pitt County Fair always has been cherished in this county for all that it brings. The first fair occurred on September 17 and 18, 1884, showcasing the Pitt county goods and products to be exhibited at the NC Exposition in Raleigh, NC. The next fair took place in 1898, sponsored by the Greenville Tobacco Fair Association. The next fair was held in 1911 in the Star Warehouse. In 1919, three businessmen built a horse track and fairgrounds at what is now Guy Smith Stadium. In the 1930s, to draw more visitors, the fair allowed auto racing and marriages. In 1936, the Pitt County American Legion took over as sponsorship of the fair and moved it to a site on the Falkland Highway. In 1951, the fairgrounds were moved near the airport, and in 1977 it was moved to its present site.
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22812
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Stories include interesting facts relating to the \"good old days.\"
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22813
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Greenville was a mission point for Presbyterians as early as 1877. Rev. J.R.H. Summerell began holding Presbyterian services in the Methodist and Baptist churches and Opera House. The First Presbyterian Church was founded on May 11, 1891 with seven charter members. The first Presbyterian Church building was built on Dickinson Ave. in 1895 and was dedicated in 1897, when all debts were paid off. However, this congregation outgrew the first location so a large new brick church was constructed on Pitt and Fifth streets in 1927. After years of continual growth, this church was too small, and in 1961, construction began on the church located on Fourteenth and Elm streets.
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22814
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This article gives tidbits and facts about life in Pitt County from the antebellum period to the beginning of the Twentieth Century. From these memories we can see “the good old days” were not as easy as we would like to think. He talks about log houses in 1857, roads, church services, germs and sanitation, drinking water and schools.
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The mill pond located near Stokes, Pitt County begins with Abraham Congleton who gave it to Simon Congleton in 1816. Simon Congleton died in 1836 and the mill pond was allotted to his daughter Clementine Congleton, the wife of Thomas J. Sheppard (1810-1900). Thomas and Clementine were a curious pair and built a large house by the mill pond. After his death his property was sold to C.T. Munford and E.A. Moye, who then sold it to Charles McLawhorn and J.R. Barnhill, who ran the grist mill. It continued in operation until 1920 when high water washed the dam out. Coy Forbes then got the mill and ran it until 1940. As of 1993, Charles Alfred Forbes owned the pond, and Patrick J. and Sonya M. Fiscus operated the house as a bed and breakfast.
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Kammerer gives a detailed account of Presidential nominee John F. Kennedy’s visit to Greenville on September 17, 1960. Three planes flew into the Greenville airport. the first two carried the senators staff and Washington newsmen. The third plane held Kennedy and his aides. He stayed only 87 minutes but spoke to a crowd of 20,000 at the stadium. Accompanied by Gov. Terry Sanford and his motorcade, he also visited a tobacco warehouse and gave his speech at the College Stadium.
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22818
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Located in the Berea community, now called Red Oak, Josephus Lathan founded this Disciples of Christ Church on April 15, 1871. In 1878, it had its first Sunday school service. The church bought a lot in 1883 and a church was built in 1885. In 1953, the church underwent several enhancements, including a nursery. A new place to worship was begun on April 23, 1973. However, on May 25, 1973, a tornado destroyed it. The first worship service in the new church was held on June 10, 1973.
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22819
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This is the second installment of Jesse Lillington Jackson (1874-1969) narratives about his early life in Pitt County. The stories in this article concern shad fishing, Joe John Jackson, Burt Jackson, J. H. Ellis, Bryant Tripp, stores and barrooms in Greenville, election polling places, Richard Craft and Silas Craft.
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In 1956, Jesse Lillington Jackson (1874-1969) wrote a series of narratives about his early life in Pitt County. Known as “Lil,” he was an early Pitt County historian and genealogist. He was one of the founders of the Pitt County Historical Society. Jackson talks of his early life in Jacksontown, Pitt County, about wheat threshing, eating robins in bird stews, building houses, Levi Dawson, Ben Nobles, Alex L. Blow and Matthew Deal.
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22821
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In this second article, continuing the reminiscences of Abram James Moye from 1928, about the people and houses along Plank Road, we find information on Henry Joyner; Mrs. Lucy Turnage, widow of Elias Turnage; Moses Tyson Moye, W. G. Lang and Alfred Moye. He also talks about the Plank road, toll houses and the Sons of Temperance.
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In 1928, Abram James Moye (1853-1932), son of James Willis Moye and Henrietta L. Anderson, wrote several articles reminiscing about the people and houses along Plank Road (old Highway #264 to Farmville) after the Civil War. In this article he talks about Marcellus and John Moore, merchants in Greenville; Benjamin Manning; Mr. Evans; Wiley Nobles; Japhet Tyson; Willis Briley; J. L. Ballard and Moses Joyner.
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During the terrible days of Reconstruction, the local government was ruled by carpetbaggers. According to an article about Pitt County government at the time…”If hell had been raked over with a fine tooth comb, another set of scalawags could not be found.” In 1866, Reddick Carney killed a black man and repeated attempts to arrest him failed. A military company was sent to arrest him and Carney killed the officer in command of the squad. In 1868, a company of 14 black soldiers from Goldsboro, Sheriff John Foley and others went to Carney’s house to arrest him. A gun battle ensued and Carney’s house was burned down with him in it. The burning of the house was considered an outrage and the whole affair created a sensation in eastern North Carolina.
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