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Greenville At A Glance
Population (2007 estimate)
Greenville: 72‚233
Pitt County: 145‚619
Location
Greenville is in the Coastal Plains section of eastern North Carolina‚ 85 miles east of Raleigh and 155 miles south of Richmond‚ Va.
Beginnings
Greenville was founded in 1771 and incorporated in 1774. It was originally known as Martinsborough but changed its name in 1786 to honor North Carolina Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. Pitt County‚ formed in 1760‚ was named for British statesman William Pitt.
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Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce
302 S. Greene Street; Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: (252) 752-4101
Fax: (252) 752-5934
www.greenvillenc.org
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