Record #:

23030

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

The town of Simpson (Chicod) has had an interesting history. The town was named for Col. John Simpson (1728-1788) local Revolutionary soldier. A post office was established there in 1888 called “Chicod,” with Lewis Nash Edwards as first postmaster. In 1896, Charlie G. Barron and W. L. Wootten came from Clarksville, VA to help farmers grow tobacco. They bought land, built houses and developed the town. In 1907, the Norfolk & Southern Railroad built a line through Chicod and it was said Capt. J. J. Laughinghouse named the depot “Simpson.” The town had an identity crisis and the town remained double named until 1965. In 1923, the town of Simpson was incorporated, but the charter was revoked during the Depression for non-payment of taxes. The town of Simpson was again incorporated in 1975.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Dec 6-19 1995, p6-7

Subject(s):

Simpson--History; Pitt County--History--Towns--Simpson