Record #:

11719

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Established in 1779 from plots of land taken from neighboring Hertford, Chowan, and Perquimans Counties, Gates County began as an agricultural community. Explored by the Secretary of the Province of Virginia in 1622 and visited by President George Washington in 1763, Gates County is host to the Chowan River as well as the Great Dismal Swamp.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 25, May 1965, p14-15, 20-21, 38, il

Subject(s):

Gates County--History