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44779
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At least 400 women and 5,000 men served from Edgecombe County during WW II. Noted in the article are Mary Ferebee Howard, John Thomas Lee, Westry Battle Boyce Long, Joel Bourne. Additional information is also given for later conflicts.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2026,
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44780
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Originally incorporated in 1901, Speed will relinquish its charter on June 30, 2026. The town currently has 63 residents. Recent troubles began with late audits and inability to recover from them.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , June 2026,
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44814
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The author shares names, locations and a collection of memories by various people concerning small country stores in Edgecombe County. Of those reviewed, a few ere built in the 1800s, but were built in the period between 1920 and 1970.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , July 2026,
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43917
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Josiah and Laura were from Tarboro, North Carolina. Josiah Pender was a Mexican War veteran who was a part of the 10th NC Regiment at Fort Macon. He was discharged from the Confederate Army and that is where he met his cousin, Laura. They soon married and left for Bermuda where Josiah was assisting in the smuggling of goods for the Confederate cause. Laura became pregnant and wished to return to Tarboro to birth the baby. She boarded a ship to Wilmington which Union soldiers later tried to capture. The captain of her ship wanted to surrender but allegedly Laura persuaded him otherwise with a pistol. Josiah passed away in 1864 from yellow fever and Laura remarried Dr. Charles Cook. Laura had four more children but sadly her son with Josiah passed away in 1881.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , August 2022,
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43924
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On March 16, 1903 Dr. Julian M. Baker and Dr. Henry Turner Bass got into an altercation which led to the shooting and death of Dr. Bass. Prior to this altercation Dr. Bass accused Dr. Baker, who was the current chief of staff of the Edgecombe General Hospital, of mismanaging the hospital. On March 16, Dr. Bass walked into the post office and attacked Dr. Baker with continuous blows. This altercation led out onto Main Street where Dr. Baker pulled his gun and shot Dr. Bass in the abdomen. Dr. Bass attempted to shoot Dr. Baker as well but his shots went through a local store instead. Many physicians from all around tried to save Dr. Bass' life but to no avail. He died that same night. Dr. Baker had a major trial for which he was acquitted for in 1904.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , November 2023,
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43958
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Hammonds Hill Equal rights League was established in Edgecombe County in November 1866 as an outgrowth of the Freedmen's Convention in Raleigh in October 1866. The organization sought to counter citizenship limitations on African Americans then being imposed by the N.C. legislature, which had fallen back under control of pre-Civil War political forces. Hammond's League may be one of the best documented of its kind in North Carolina. A commemorative historical marker was dedicated in November 2023.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2024,
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43957
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The Janie F. Allsbrook Local History Room at Edgecombe Memorial Library recently celebrated it first anniversary. Pam Edmondson is the local history librarian. Roman Lear is director of the library. All sorts of records make up the history including the M.S. Brown Collection photographic archives.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2024,
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43959
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A structure associated with early textile manufacturing in Tarboro has been restored and moved to a location in rural Edgecombe County. In it final stages, Burlington Mills employed over 600 workers in Tarboro.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January 2024,
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44012
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DeBerry's Colonial Dining Room was a fixture in Tarboro from 1940s through the 1960s. Located across from the Town Common in a house thought to be one of Tarboro's oldest, the restaurant was featured in a 1959 Duncan Hines Travel Guide. Remembered are recipes like grated sweet potato pudding. Noted cook was Gussie Harrell. Historical documents related to the business have recently been added to digitalnc.org.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , March 2024,
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44007
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Among the many developments that transpired in Edgecombe County was Carolina Telephone and Telegraph in 1896. County native Elias Carr was elected North Carolina governor in 1892. Tarboro's grand city hall opened in December of 1890. The structure was built by local craftsmen, including George Mathewson, an African American building contractor. a summary of the decade is given, including two 1890s vintage photos from the files of Edgecombe County Library.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , February 2024,
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44008
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The project costing $211,000 was funded through a variety of sources, including the American Rescue Plan Act, the Cannon Foundation, Edgecombe County, the town of Tarboro and private donations. Despite the many changes, the footprint of the 1955 era building remains the same.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , February 2024,
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44013
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A resident of Edenton and a 29 year career with the military, Buckhout is Republican congressional candidate running the year.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , March 2024,
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44050
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Over 400 women in Edgecombe County served as either a member of the army or the navy during World War II. Fortunately much information about them was recorded in a locally published newsletter, "The Home Front News". Of the group, three women have particularly interesting stories; namely, Beverley Bridgers, Mary Howard and Westry Battle. Bridgers met Eleanor Roosevelt on the day before the war began. Howard set up Red Cross centers and by the end of the war , Westry had become the highest woman officer in the U.S. Army.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , April 2024,
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44051
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Schweberger is ranked number 1 player in the world on the Global Masters Series and has been playing disc golf since 1997.
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Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine
(F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , April 2024,
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44102
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Campbell has been a resident of Tarboro since 1998. His service began in the Merchant Marines, where he attended navigation school and then going with the Navy. After World War, he served with American Airlines and was later involved with N.A.S.A. and the Lunar Module.
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