Record #:

43838

Author(s):

Stalls, Sarah Hodges

Abstract:

Chartered in 1785, Blountville seems to have disappeared from the record before it ever started. It's chief promoter was Whitmel Hill, a Revolutionary War officer and large landowner in the western section of Martin County.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 15 Issue 4, July 2023, p20-21

Subject(s):

Blountville (1785); Hill, Whitmel; Martin County--Towns--Blountville