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History
Ahoskie, the
largest community in Hertford County, is located
in the northeastern part of NC on the Pleasure
Route, US Highway 13, 24 miles south of the
Virginia line, about 60 miles southwest of
Portsmouth-Norfolk, VA, metro area.
Ahoskie
was incorporated in 1893. As early as 1719 the
town was known by the Indian name of Ahotskey,
which was adopted by the white settlers. The
English spelled the name in many ways after
articulation of the unwritten Indian sound, and
in 1894 with the coming of the railroad and the
post office, the name was spelled Ahoskie.
Climate
. . .
The area
enjoys a temperate climate with cold, but never
severe, winters and moderately warm summers. The
frost-free growing season in our area is about
210 days, extending from the last killing frost
around April 8 to the first killing frost around
November 8.
Education
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We are
proud of our excellent public and private schools.
Chowan College, a Baptist 4-year college, is
located in nearby Murfreesboro. Roanoke-Chowan
Community College, a North Carolina State
Community College Extension Facility, is located
four miles from Ahoskie in Union.
East
Carolina University, in Greenville, is the third
largest institution of higher learning in North
Carolina's highly respected 17 unit system. Its
faculties in business, industrial technology and
medical and scientific fields form a much-utilized
pool of immediately accessible consultation.
Innovative programs like the new CIM (Computer
Integrated Manufacturing) project - a joint
university-industry effort - are becoming
particularly valuable resources.
Health
Care . . .
East
Carolina University is also the home of one of
four major medical schools in North Carolina. In
association with Pitt County Memorial Hospital,
ECU's medical school forms a regional medical
center, including a Level I Trauma Center, a neo-natal
intensive care unit and organ transplant
facilities. It is one of only two medical
facilities in the state offering bone marrow
transplants. It also boasts the important
Biotechnology Research Center and a voice-video
network with other major universities and the
Micro electronics Center of North Carolina. This
fine teaching hospital does not exist alone. Well-staffed
and fully equipped regional hospitals exist in
major Corridor cities. Each is linked, in case of
need, to the university medical center by
emergency helicopter service. Good health is not
only a way of life in the Coastal Corridor; it is
also big business. Numerous pharmaceutical and
health care facilities are found in the area,
including the North American manufacturing center
of the giant Burroughs-Wellcome Corporation.
The
Roanoke Chowan Hospital, located in Ahoskie,
offers the residents of the area excellent care.
It has well-equipped medical, surgical and
obstetrical departments, as well as a pediatric
ward. The emergency room is staffed 24 hours a
day. The Roanoke Chowan Mental Health Service is
located in Union about two miles from Ahoskie.
Industry
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The
Ahoskie area has 18 diversified industries
including poultry, caskets, wood products,
sawmill, wooden pallets, peanut processing,
agricultural pesticides, commercial printing,
newspapers (printing and publishing), logging
camp and contractor, ready-mixed concrete,
aluminum products, feed mill, plastic bottle
caps, rebuilding car parts, children's clothing
and yarns.
Hertford
County . . .
Located
on the Chowan and Meherrin rivers, Hertford
County is a serene, picturesque community rich in
tradition. A walk through historic Murfreesboro
and the herring runs at Tunis are deeply rooted
traditions.
The
Chowan River is known for the "best bass
fishing in the state." 65% of the county is
forested with loblolly pine, oak pine, oak,
hickory, gum and cypress.
Hertford
County is the retail center for four nearby
counties and ranks consistently in the top 25% of
retail sales and services in eastern North
Carolina.
Three
primary US routes and five primary state routes
bisect the county. Two interstates -- I-95 and I-64
-- lie 43 and 40 miles to the west and the north,
respectively.
The North
Carolina and Virginia railroad provides freight
service.
Norfolk
International Airport, just 60 miles away,
provides some 200 inbound/outbound flights daily.
Raleigh-Durham Airport is 160 miles distant and
the Pitt-Greenville Airport--with its rich
schedule of major hub connectors--is 60 miles
away."
From: United
County Martin Realty
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