Tarboro Town Common
Tarboro Town Common is a historic town common located at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The common was established in 1760, and is an open space containing several memorials and a fountain. It originally consisted of 50 acres (20 ha). The commons contains five contributing objects: the Cotton Press; a Confederate memorial (1904); an obelisk; a memorial to the Spanish–American War dead; and a two-tier, cast iron fountain.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Tarboro Historic District.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John G. Zehmer and John B. Wells (September 1970). "Tarboro Town Common" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
