Bladen County, North Carolina
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Bladen County, North Carolina is a largely rural county in the southeastern part of the state, known for its extensive forests, agriculture, and historic role as one of North Carolina’s oldest counties.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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county ⓘ |
| borders |
Brunswick County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Columbus County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Pender County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Robeson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sampson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bay Tree Lake
NERFINISHED
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Bladen Lakes State Forest ⓘ Elizabethtown, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Bladenboro, North Carolina
Cape Fear River ⓘ Clarkton, North Carolina ⓘ Dublin, North Carolina ⓘ East Arcadia, North Carolina ⓘ Elizabethtown, North Carolina ⓘ Jones Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Jones Lake State Park ⓘ Kelly, North Carolina ⓘ Salters Lake ⓘ Singletary Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Singletary Lake State Park ⓘ Tar Heel, North Carolina ⓘ White Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ White Lake, North Carolina ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Elizabethtown, North Carolina ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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food processing ⓘ forestry ⓘ |
| established | 1734 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 37XXX ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 010XXX ⓘ |
| governingBody | Bladen County Board of Commissioners ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural economy
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extensive forests ⓘ largely rural ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farmland
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timberland ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Mother County ⓘ |
| hasReasonForNickname | many other North Carolina counties were formed from its original territory ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest counties in North Carolina ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Elizabethtown, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
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southeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Martin Bladen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sandhills region of North Carolina
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surface form:
North Carolina Sandhills region
United States South ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county of North Carolina ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
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