Pitt County

East Carolina Village of Yesteryear

The museum displays depict one hundred years of North Carolina history. With nineteen buildings, and over two thousand artifacts, the village promotes NC life from 1840 to 1940.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Greenville Museum of Art

Permanent exhibits include 19th and 20th century art, North Carolina art and an impressive collection of Jugtown pottery.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

May Museum and Park

The museum houses the collection of May family artifacts and artifacts pertaining to the history of the Farmville area.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Shiloh Farm

An agritourism business designed to show city and suburb dwellers forgotten practices of farming.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center at River Park North

This park with its new nature center is a fun place for students to go and learn about the indigenous species of eastern North Carolina.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

An abandoned train station near Greenville, North Carolina

This is an abandoned train station near Greenville, North Carolina.

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Chickens at Shiloh Farm near Greenville, North Carolina

These are chickens at Shiloh Farm in Greenville, North Carolina. The farm includes replica mid-nineteenth century plantation buildings, a farm animal petting zoo, a large playground for the kids, picnic and barbecue facilities, and hayrides.

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The Committees of Safety

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.9

Excerpts from the minutes of the Committees of Safety set up in North Carolina towns and counties, 1775, for the purpose of enforcing the trade boycott against Britain. Includes historical commentary.

Format: document/primary source

East Carolina University Pirate

In Greenville, North Carolina, a statue of the East Carolina University's pirate mascot stands outside a building.

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Fall in Greenville, North Carolina

Heavy clouds hang over a rural roadside in Pitt County, North Carolina.

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Flooding after Hurricane Floyd

Greenville, NC 9/24/1999 -- The Tar River still has communities stranded in its flooding waters as shown here in Pactolus, just North of Greenville. This family can only reach their flooded home by boat.

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Greene Street Bridge in Greenville, North Carolina

This is the Greene Street Bridge in Greenville, North Carolina. Due to structural issues and cracks in the supports, the bridge, which was formerly a main traffic bridge, was moved and converted to a pedestrian bridge in the town commons.

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Hurricane Floyd flooding

Pactolus, just north of Greenville, is accessible only by boat after Hurricane Floyd caused the flood-swollen Tar River to overflow its banks.

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"My dear little darling"

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.6

Letter from Major General Bryan Grimes to his daughter, describing the conditions in camp. Includes historical commentary.

Format: letter/primary source

North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction

Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Pitt County Fair ferris wheel

At the 2006 Pitt County Fair, the ferris wheel spins in a whirl of color.

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Recent North Carolina

Primary sources and readings explore recent North Carolina (1975–present). Topics include politics, the economy, the environment, natural disasters, and increasing diversity.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Revolutionary North Carolina

Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Rising waters

In Recent North Carolina, page 5.7

In this excerpt from an oral history interview, Bert Pickett describes the despair that people in Pitt County, North Carolina, felt after Hurricane Floyd's devastation.

Format: interview/primary source

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Science and Technology Building at East Carolina University

This is the Science and Technology Building at East Carolina University. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina.

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The Tar River from the Greenville Town Commons

This is the Tar River seen from the Greenville Town Commons.

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Resources on the web

Pitt County Tobacco Digital History Exhibit

Online exhibit documents the rise of the tobacco industry in Pitt County, North Carolina, around the turn of the twentieth century. From East Carolina University's Joyner Library. (Learn more)

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Provided by: East Carolina University Joyner Library