Record #:

25689

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Pitt County has been visited by many United States presidents, including George Washington, Grover Cleveland, John F. Kennedy, and Jimmy Carter, and first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Nancy Reagan. Their visits were connected to Greenville’s location on the Tar River, exports, and East Carolina University.

Source:

Greenville Times (NoCar Oversize F264 G72 G77), Vol. Issue , Spring/Summer 2016, p40-45, il, por

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History; Presidential visits