Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount, North Carolina The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in downtown Rocky Mount The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in downtown Rocky Mount Rocky Mount is a town/city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the Atlantic coastal plain region of the U.S.
State of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1907, the North Carolina improve that became the town/city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of the 19th century.
The city's populace was 57,685 at the 2010 census, with an estimated populace of 56,325 in 2014. Rocky Mount has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League two times, in 1969 and 1999. Rocky Mount is the principal town/city of the Rocky Mount urbane area, which includes Edgecombe and Nash counties.
Rocky Mount is also a part of a Combined Travel Destination which encompasses the Rocky Mount and Wilson urbane areas.
The Rocky Mount Wilson CSA populace is presently over 200,000 residents.
1.4.1 Historic Rocky Mount Mills Village Battle House, an antebellum plantation home in Rocky Mount Rocky Mount had its beginning in the early part of the 19th century around the first postal service which was established at the falls of the Tar River on March 22, 1816.
At that point, the name "Rocky Mount" appeared in documented history.
The name undoubtedly derived from the rocky mound at the falls of the Tar River, which was also the site of one of the first cotton mills in North Carolina: Rocky Mount Mills was established in 1818.
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was assembled about two miles (3 km) east of the foundry in 1845 and became the chief connection for Rocky Mount to the outside world. An meaningful change the barns brought was the establishment of Rocky Mount as a point of departure for travelers from the north and south.
64 run today) passed just below Rocky Mount, which became the logical debarking point for barns travelers wishing to proceed east or west. The Civil War and Reconstruction Era brought difficult times to Rocky Mount.
On February 19, 1867, Rocky Mount was incorporated as a town. The establishment of the Rocky Mount tobacco market in the late 1800s is one of the town's most noteworthy developments.
The tracks first reached Rocky Mount on Christmas Eve in 1839.
In 1840, a train of cars en route to Wilmington stopped in Rocky Mount to import some "Old Nash" for special toasts at opening festivities.
As Rocky Mount encouraged the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to locate shops and yard facilities in the town, an influx of barns employees into Rocky Mount occurred.
By the turn of the 20th century, Rocky Mount's populace was around 3,000.
On February 28, 1907, with a populace around 7,500, Rocky Mount was incorporated as a city.
The 20th century brought a number of "firsts" to Rocky Mount - the first enhance school; one of the most undivided hotels in the state, the Ricks Hotel; the first library; the establishment of the first daily newspaper, the Rocky Mount Evening Telegram; the first hospitals with services available to the public; and the YMCA. Downtown Rocky Mount, 1962 Downtown Rocky Mount, 1999 In 1970, Rocky Mount received an All-America City Award.
The '70s also brought a new postal service building, culmination of Nash General Hospital, a new ground for Nash Community College, recreational use of the reservoir on the Tar River, a new water plant, the Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport, and new highways. The Bellamy-Philips House, Bellemonte, Benvenue, Falls Road Historic District, Machaven, The Meadows, Rocky Mount Central City Historic District, Rocky Mount Electric Power Plant, Rocky Mount Mills Village Historic District, Stonewall, Villa Place Historic District, and West Haven Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic Rocky Mount Mills Village Main article: Rocky Mount Mills Village Historic District Historic sign near Rocky Mount Mills Village Situated near Rocky Mount's Tar River, the Rocky Mount Mills Village interval in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a small improve of tenants working for the mill.
In 2007, Capitol Broadcasting Company purchased the Rocky Mount Mills, along with about 30 foundry homes and 30 vacant lots for foundry homes.
The same business also owns American Tobacco in downtown Durham, North Carolina. In May 2014, it was announced that the Rocky Mount Mills will be turned into a Brewmill.
Rocky Mount is positioned in northeastern North Carolina, at the Fall Line between the Atlantic Coastal Plain to the east and the Piedmont region to the west.
The town/city is 58 miles (93 km) east of Raleigh, the state capital, 91 miles (146 km) northeast of Fayetteville, 144 miles (232 km) north of Wilmington, 19 miles (31 km) north of Wilson, 42 miles (68 km) south of Roanoke Rapids, and 127 miles (204 km) south of Richmond, Virginia.
Rocky Mount straddles the Nash/Edgecombe County line, which follows the CSX Transportation barns tracks through the center of the city.
The North Carolina Department of Corrections previously directed the Fountain Correctional Center for Women in an unincorporated region in Edgecombe County, near Rocky Mount. It closed in December 2014. In July 2016, CSX Transportation announced it will build its $270 million state of the art Carolina Connector cargo terminal in Rocky Mount.
It will be positioned off of US 301 in the northern part of Rocky Mount, near North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Below is a list of some of the biggest employers in the Rocky Mount urbane area. Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant 1000+ City of Rocky Mount 500-999 Rocky Mount has a burgeoning arts community.
Recently, the town/city renovated the Douglas Block, positioned in downtown Rocky Mount.
The Douglas Block includes Thelonious Monk Plaza, titled after Rocky Mount native and jazz musician Thelonious Monk. The Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Rocky Mount will open an urgent care clinic inside the facility.
The town/city of Rocky Mount is served by the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System, along with a number of private and charter schools in the area.
North Carolina Wesleyan College is the only four-year institution of college studies in Rocky Mount.
Montreat College School of Professional and Adult Studies has established a convenient locale in Rocky Mount.
The two improve universities serving Rocky Mount are Nash Community College and Edgecombe Community College.
Public high schools include: Nash Central High School, Northern Nash High School, Rocky Mount High School, and Southern Nash High School.
One North Carolina charter school positioned in Rocky Mount is Rocky Mount Preparatory School.
Private Christian schools positioned in Rocky Mount include: Cornerstone Christian Academy, Crown of Victory Christian School, Faith Christian School, New Life Christian Academy, Grace Christian School, Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH), and Showers of Blessing Christian Academy.
The only secular private school in Rocky Mount is Rocky Mount Academy, (a pre-kindergarten to 12th undertaking college preliminary school). The legislative body of the government of the town/city of Rocky Mount is composed of a mayor and seven member town/city council.
Rocky Mount Municipal Building in downtown Rocky Mount's historic train station in downton Main article: Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport The Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) serves the general aviation needs of Nash, Wilson, and Edgecombe counties.
It is on NC 97, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of downtown Rocky Mount.
Main article: Rocky Mount station Rocky Mount is served by Amtrak.
Public transit in and around the town/city of Rocky Mount is provided by the Tar River Transit, which operates 10 fixed bus routes throughout the city. Nash UNC Health Care, opened in 1971 as Nash General Hospital, it was the first all-private-room hospital in North Carolina. It is home to a women's center, a cardiovascular services department, and a critical care unit.
Aldridge, the first manager of Nash General, which opened in 1999, and the Coastal Plain Hospital, a mental community facility. In 2004, the hospital opened a state-of-the-art Surgery Pavilion, followed in 2014 by the opening of a new Emergency Department and a new Nash Heart Center. In 2014, Nash Health Care became affiliates with UNC Health Care. In May 2016, the hospital opened the doors of its new $25 million Nash Women's Center. Rocky Mount is also home to Life - Care Hospitals of North Carolina.
The Rocky Mount facility has 50 licensed beds and a medical staff of more than 40 physicians. Life - Care has 24 hospitals in nine states athwart the United States. Terrence J - Actor; attended Northern Nash High School in Rocky Mount. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rocky Mount city, North Carolina".
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