Princeville on the Tar River: This Date in History

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My mom was a PHN in Edgecombe County for twenty some years. Princeville seemed to always get the brunt of flooding. It basically sits in a bowl right next to the Tar. IIRC, they were supposed to get a new levee but it was delayed after they found it would cause flooding in Tarboro.
 
Patb78 said:
Exactly.
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I grew up in Edgecombe County about 10 miles east of Princeville. My parents were surrounded by floodwaters that was up to the floor joists but never entered the house except my dad's gameroom/workshop which was on a ground level slab. They did not get electricity for 27 days and telephone service (a big deal still then) was not restored for more than 4 months.
 
Paine said:
My mom was a PHN in Edgecombe County for twenty some years. Princeville seemed to always get the brunt of flooding. It basically sits in a bowl right next to the Tar. IIRC, they were supposed to get a new levee but it was delayed after they found it would cause flooding in Tarboro.
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If your mom worked at the Edgecombe County Health Department then I would bet almost anything she knows my mom. My mom was the administrator of the Tarboro Clinic and then the Women's Center beside the Hospital. She started working in the file room of the clinic in high school and never left working in those two buildings until she retired 50 years later. Ask your mom if she knows Delores Everette.
 
wmheel1287 said:
If your mom worked at the Edgecombe County Health Department then I would bet almost anything she knows my mom. My mom was the administrator of the Tarboro Clinic and then the Women's Center beside the Hospital. She started working in the file room of the clinic in high school and never left working in those two buildings until she retired 50 years later. Ask your mom if she knows Delores Everette.
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Wow, small world. I just asked her and she said yes, she knows her. My mom did work at the health department. She finally left for Johnston Co. a few years back after dealing with serious staffing issues at the HD in the wake of Covid.
 
wmheel1287 said:
I grew up in Edgecombe County about 10 miles east of Princeville. My parents were surrounded by floodwaters that was up to the floor joists but never entered the house except my dad's gameroom/workshop which was on a ground level slab. They did not get electricity for 27 days and telephone service (a big deal still then) was not restored for more than 4 months.
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Oh man. Sorry they had to go through all that shit.
 
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