Gates County, North Carolina A BRIEF HISTORY ........................................................ CoastalGuide NE NC

Photos courtesy The Gates County Historical Society and Museum of the Albemarle

Reynoldson Academy, ca. 1900

Logging Camp at Drum Hill, ca. 1900

Settlement in the Gates County area began in 1660. Residents of early rural communities made their livelihoods by farming and lumbering, just as they do today.

Gates County was founded in 1779, when the state legislature passed an act taking areas of Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans Counties.

Members of the Harrell Family Picking Cotton Near Gatesville, ca. 1910

Wm. S. Wiggins House & Family, Carter Vicinity, ca. 1910

It received its name from General Horatio Gates, a royal soldier of the English Army who sympathized with the Americans and joined forces with the American troops in the Revolutionary war. When Gates County was established, General Gates was at the height of his military career.

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	Gates County History Home SPONSORS ATTRACTIONS HISTORY WEATHER GOV ORG EDU REGION Photos courtesy The Gates County Historical Society and Museum of the Albemarle Reynoldson Academy, ca. 1900 Logging Camp at Drum Hill, ca. 1900 Settlement in the Gates County area began in 1660. Residents of early rural communities made their livelihoods by farming and lumbering, just as they do today. Gates County was founded in 1779, when the state legislature passed an act taking areas of Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans Counties. Members of the Harrell Family Picking Cotton Near Gatesville, ca. 1910 Wm. S. Wiggins House & Family, Carter Vicinity, ca. 1910 It received its name from General Horatio Gates, a royal soldier of the English Army who sympathized with the Americans and joined forces with the American troops in the Revolutionary war. When Gates County was established, General Gates was at the height of his military career. Next > > Home SPONSORS ATTRACTIONS HISTORY WEATHER GOV ORG EDU REGION
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