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Tarboro Town Common

Coordinates: 35°53′53″N 77°32′9″W / 35.89806°N 77.53583°W / 35.89806; -77.53583
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Tarboro Town Common
Tarboro Town Common is located in North Carolina
Tarboro Town Common
Tarboro Town Common is located in the United States
Tarboro Town Common
LocationBounded by Wilson St., Albemarle Ave., Park Ave. and St. Patrick St., Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates35°53′53″N 77°32′9″W / 35.89806°N 77.53583°W / 35.89806; -77.53583
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1760 (1760)
NRHP reference No.70000453[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1970

Tarboro Town Common is a historic town common located at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The common was established in 1760, and is an open space containing several memorials and a fountain. It originally consisted of 50 acres (20 ha). The commons contains five contributing objects: the Cotton Press; a Confederate memorial (1904); an obelisk; a memorial to the Spanish–American War dead; and a two-tier, cast iron fountain.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] It is located in the Tarboro Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John G. Zehmer and John B. Wells (September 1970). "Tarboro Town Common" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.