Record #:

22872

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Once called “Bell's Ferry,” the small town of Grifton is located on both sides of Contentnea Creek (known locally as Mocassin River). In 1889, the legislature changed the town's name to “Grifton” and made it official on January 1, 1890. Following the name change, the railroad came through Pitt County and directly through Grifton. The railroad transformed the town, which built new streets at a steady rate. The railroad also stimulated the development of businesses.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Jun 7-20 1989, p6

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History; Grifton--History