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Encompassing 682 square miles, two major rivers, and several small creeks, Bertie County served as the unofficial seat during early colonial times. Predominately an agricultural region assisted by a mild climate and a 214 day growing season, Bertie has little industrial wealth outside of lumber and tobacco. Established in 1722 and home to historic conflicts such as Culpepper's Rebellion as well as the Battle of Batchelor's Bay, Bertie County grew in prosperity with the onset of the steamboat age and improved transportation within the state.
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A fishing county since the early 18th century, Bertie County benefitted from the introduction of Seine nets as early as 1713, utilizing this method through 1915. The last seine to operate in the county was the Sutton Beach station, also known as Avoca, the largest and most successful of all the Albemarle Sound fisheries.
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