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GOLDSBORO , a city and the county-seat of Wayne county, North Carolina, U.S.A., on the Neuse river, about 5o m. S.E. of Raleigh. Pop. (1890) 4017; (1900) 5877 (2520 negroes); (1gro) 6107. It is served by the Southern, the Atlantic
Coast
cotton
grain , and trucking is an important industry, the city being a distributing point for strawberries and various kinds of vegetables. The city's manufactures include cotton
home . The municipality owns and operates its water-works and electric-lighting plant. Goldsboro was settled in 1838, and was first incorporated in 1841. In the campaign of 1865 Goldsboro was the point of junction of the Union armies under generals Sherman and Schofield, previous to the final advance to Greensboro.End of Article: GOLDSBORO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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