Eastern North Carolina
Cities include Greenville, Jacksonville, Wilmington, Rocky Mount and North Carolina's first capital New Bern.Shoop, the Commissioner for Washington's EDC stated "In a private setting, they would be able to access different funds for additional economic projects or initiatives in the county."[1] Located east of the Piedmont and west of the Atlantic Ocean, Eastern North Carolina contains very few major urban centers.If defined by geological formations, eastern North Carolina comprises the 44 counties of the Inner and Outer Coastal Plains.The coast of North Carolina were dominated by Native Americans, primarily the Tuscarora people residing near modern Snow Hill.Eastern North Carolina is also home to the first attempted English settlement in the New World on Roanoke Island.During the colonial era of American History, the East was the dominant region of North Carolina in both government and commerce.Towns of early significance included Bath, Beaufort, Elizabeth City, Edenton, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, and Wilmington.CSX, Norfolk Southern Railway, and the North Carolina Railroad Company serve the industries within the region.Amtrak passenger stations are located in Rocky Mount, Wilson, Selma, Fayetteville and throughout North Carolina and the Eastern region.
North CarolinaCoastal PlainSandhillsLower Cape FearCrystal CoastInner BanksOuter BanksGreenvilleJacksonvilleWilmingtonRocky MountNew BernPiedmontAtlantic OceanWilson CountyTuscarora peopleRoanoke IslandConstitution of North CarolinaEast Carolina UniversityCarnegie scaleElizabeth City State UniversityFayetteville State UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at PembrokeUniversity of North Carolina at WilmingtonBarton CollegeCampbell UniversityChowan UniversityMethodist UniversityNorth Carolina Wesleyan CollegeMid-Atlantic Christian UniversityBeaufort County Community CollegeBladen Community CollegeBrunswick Community CollegeCape Fear Community CollegeCarteret Community CollegeCollege of the AlbemarleCoastal Carolina Community CollegeCraven Community CollegeEdgecombe Community CollegeFayetteville Technical Community CollegeJames Sprunt Community CollegeJohnston Community CollegeLenoir Community CollegeRoanoke-Chowan Community CollegeMartin Community CollegeNash Community CollegePamlico Community CollegePitt Community CollegeSampson Community CollegeSandhills Community CollegeSoutheastern Community CollegeWayne Community CollegeWilson Community CollegeInterstate 95Interstate 40U.S. 13U.S. 17U.S. 64U.S. 70U.S. 74U.S. 76U.S. 117U.S. 158U.S. 258U.S. 264US 301US 401US 421US 701Historic Albemarle TourNorfolk Southern RailwayNorth Carolina Railroad CompanyAmtrakWilsonFayettevilleWilmington International AirportRaleigh-Durham InternationalMorehead CityFleet Readiness Center EastMarine Corps Air Station Cherry PointBertie CountyBeaufort CountyBladen CountyBrunswick CountyCamden CountyCarteret CountyChowan CountyColumbus CountyCraven CountyCumberland CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyDuplin CountyEdgecombe CountyGates CountyGreene CountyHalifax CountyHarnett CountyHertford CountyHoke CountyHyde CountyJohnston CountyJones CountyLenoir CountyMartin CountyNash CountyNew Hanover CountyNorthampton CountyOnslow CountyPamlico CountyPasquotank CountyPender CountyPerquimans CountyPitt CountyRobeson CountySampson CountyScotland CountyTyrrell CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyAhoskieAllianceAngierArapahoeAtkinsonAtlantic Beach