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Area code 252 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The numbering plan area comprises the municipalities of Kinston , Elizabeth City , Greenville , Henderson , Kitty Hawk , New Bern , Roanoke Rapids , Rocky Mount , Morehead City , Warrenton and Wilson .
The town was named Hayesville after 19th-century politician George Hayes. [10] When running for representative from Cherokee County in the fall election of 1860, he learned that residents in the southeast end wanted to separate from Cherokee County and get their own county seat, because of the difficulty of traveling to the distant location.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) measures average daily traffic volumes along many of the roadways it maintains. In 2016, average daily traffic volumes along NC 163 varied from 2,000 vehicles per day west of the Obids Creek crossing to 5,900 vehicles per day near its western terminus. [ 2 ]
Apex (/ ˈ eɪ. p ɛ k s /) is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.At its southern border, Apex encompasses the community of Friendship.In 1994, the downtown area was designated a historic district, and the Apex train depot, built in 1867, is designated a Wake County landmark.
This is a list of airports in North Carolina (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state.
Kenan was born in Turkey, North Carolina, at his father's plantation, The Lilacs. [21] Peter Weddick Moore (1859–1934), North Carolina educator and the first president of Elizabeth City State University. Moore was born near Faison, to Weddick and Alecy Thompson Moore, who were both enslaved African Americans. [22]
North Carolina Highway 43 Business (NC 43 Bus) was established in 2001, when NC 43 was rerouted to bypass north of downtown Rocky Mount. The business loop travels along Cokey Road, Fairview Road, Grand Avenue, Grace Street and Falls Road.
North Carolina Highway 143 (NC 143) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the Tennessee state line to NC 28 , near the community of Stecoah . It is best known for its 18-mile (29 km) section of the Cherohala Skyway , shared with Tennessee State Route 165 .