This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Roanoke Rapids Plans and Projects For Next Era
The Roanoke Rapids area outlines major growth including a 325000 water and sewer project with April contract, White Way lighting, expanded farm facilities, mills operating day and night, bank stability, a potential ten million dollar dam, new cotton warehouses, a fire truck, road improvements, a dam for a Chockoyette pool, tennis courts, new homes, future industries, a federal building, and hotel and apartment construction. The F. J. McCourt church notes 82 members with regular services and guild activities.
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Roanoke Rapids
White Way
Fifth
Eleventh
Mills Co
Patterson Mills Co
Rosemary Mfg. Co
Halifax Paper Corp Mills
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Roanoke Avenue
Chockoyette Golf Club