Town of Princeville, North Carolina
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The Town of Princeville, North Carolina, is a historically significant community recognized as one of the first towns in the United States incorporated by African Americans, located in eastern North Carolina.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American town
ⓘ
incorporated place ⓘ municipality ⓘ town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Tarboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode | 252 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Edgecombe County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacter | historically African-American community ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
flooding from Hurricane Floyd in 1999
ⓘ
flooding from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Princeville Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType | small town ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity |
symbol of African-American self-governance
ⓘ
symbol of resilience after natural disasters ⓘ |
| hasEconomicChallenges | vulnerable tax base ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low-lying topography
ⓘ
proximity to Tar River levees ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | recognized for African-American heritage ⓘ |
| hasMajorHazard | flooding ⓘ |
| hasPopulationGroup | predominantly Black population ⓘ |
| hasRebuildingEfforts |
post–Hurricane Floyd recovery
ⓘ
post–Hurricane Matthew recovery ⓘ |
| hasUTCOffsetDST | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| hasUTCOffsetStandardTime | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States
ⓘ
one of the first towns in the United States incorporated by African Americans ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | incorporated town ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInFloodplainOf | Tar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Coastal Plain of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Turner Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mount metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | ZIP Code ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
State of North Carolina for historical significance
ⓘ
various African-American heritage organizations ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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