Early History of Edgecombe,   ”Three Articles by Gaston Lichtenstein”, 1904  Dr. Jeremiah Battle, a native of Edgecombe, prepared in the year 1812, a full and interesting, statistical and historical, account of the county, which he presented first to the local “Agricultural Society,” and then sent to the “Editors of the Star.” “When the county was … Continue reading 1723 Tar River