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Greenville, North Carolina
County seat of Pitt County
Greenville was founded in 1771 as "Martinsborough," after the Royal Governor Josiah Martin. In 1774 the town was moved to its present location on the south bank of the Tar River, three miles west of its original site. In 1786, the name was changed to Greenesville in honor of General Nathanael Greene, the American Revolutionary War hero, and later shortened to Greenville
www.greenvillenc.gov/
County seat of Pitt County
Greenville was founded in 1771 as "Martinsborough," after the Royal Governor Josiah Martin. In 1774 the town was moved to its present location on the south bank of the Tar River, three miles west of its original site. In 1786, the name was changed to Greenesville in honor of General Nathanael Greene, the American Revolutionary War hero, and later shortened to Greenville
www.greenvillenc.gov/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°36'41"N 77°22'40"W
- Raleigh, North Carolina 136 km
- Wilmington, North Carolina 152 km
- Suffolk, Virginia 155 km
- Chesapeake, Virginia 161 km
- Virginia Beach, Virginia 180 km
- Newport News, Virginia 191 km
- Washington, D.C. 377 km
- Vineland, New Jersey 485 km
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 536 km
- New York City, New York 650 km
- East Carolina University 1.4 km
- Pitt-Greenville Airport (IATA: PGV, ICAO: KPGV) 2.4 km
- Pitt County, North Carolina 3.8 km
- DSM Pharmaceuticals 6.5 km
- ECU West Research Campus 10 km
- Bell Arthur 13 km
- Ayden, North Carolina 16 km
- Greene County, North Carolina 28 km
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina 39 km
- Wilson County, North Carolina 51 km