Washington, North Carolina
Washington, North Carolina Sailboats in Washington Nickname(s): The Original Washington, Little Washington Washington is positioned in North Carolina Washington - Washington Location inside the state of North Carolina State North Carolina Washington, generally known as The Original Washington, or Little Washington (to distinguish it from Washington, D.C.), is a town/city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, positioned on the northern bank of the Pamlico River.
The populace was 9,744 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Beaufort County. The closest primary city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the west.
James Bonner, Washington is the first town/city named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. During the American Revolutionary War, Washington served as a supply port while all primary neighboring ports were under British siege. The Bank of Washington, West End Branch, Beaufort County Courthouse, Bowers-Tripp House, North Market Street Historic District, Rosedale, Washington Historic District, and Zion Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The ethnic composition of the town/city was: 49.0% White, 45.50% Black or African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino American, 0.5% Asian American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1.50% two or more competitions.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
Route 264, dubbed Pactolus Highway, runs roughly east west through Washington, following John Small Avenue and Fifth Street.
Route 17 runs roughly north south, following Carolina Avenue and North Bridge Street.
South of Washington the road crosses the Pamlico River over the Pamlico-Tar Bridge.
North Carolina Highways Route 32 runs east west through Washington, following River Road, Park Drive and 3rd Street.
The Washington Daily News is the small-town newspaper.
Beaufort County Community College, positioned in Washington, prints Life on the Pamlico, a digital periodical dedicated to preserving North Carolina's coastal heritage.
The following stations are licensed to Washington and/or have momentous operations and viewers in the city: WITN (7, NBC & My - Network - TV on DT2) licensed to Washington, owned by Gray Television WUNK (25, PBS), licensed to Greenville, owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, satellite of WUNC-TV The following airways broadcasts are licensed to Washington and encircling areas.
The North Carolina Estuarium The North Carolina Estuarium, positioned on the Pamlico River, portrays the ecology of North Carolina's estuaries.
Washington features fishing and boating along the Pamlico River.
It offers cultural programs including an annual juried fine arts show, a holiday arts and crafts show, a student art show, year-round exhibitions in the adjoining Washington Civic Center loggia, a series of no-charge enhance concerts, an annual art camp for youth, workshops, lectures, and organized trips to attend cultural affairs throughout the region.
Evidence of the Union attack on Washington amid the American Civil War is seen by the cannonball shot in an attorney's office positioned on historic Water Street.
Civil War re-enacters meet in the outskirts of Washington every year.
Herbert Covington Bonner, Democratic congressman from North Carolina Ryan Zimmerman, Major League third baseman for the Washington Nationals baseball team, 2005 present City of Washington Official Website.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington city, North Carolina".
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Cities in North Carolina - County seats in North Carolina - North Carolina in the American Civil War - Populated places established in 1776 - Cities in Beaufort County, North Carolina - 1776 establishments in North Carolina
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