Record #:

13688

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Edgecombe and Nash Counties geographically compete for four towns: Rocky Mount, Battleboro, Whitakers, and Sharpsburg; Sharpsburg and Rocky Mount are claimed by additional counties. This article discusses the history of these shared borders as well as the governmental implications of communal county lines.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 24, Nov 1952, p10-11, 31, il

Subject(s):

Rocky Mount--Description and travel