Brinkleyville, North Carolina

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Brinkleyville is an unincorporated community in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Its elevation is 276 feet (84 m). [1]

History

It was named for Joseph Brinkley a "colonial settler". [2]

Rev. Jesse H. Page established a school in Brinkleyville in 1855 and taught there until 1861 when he enlisted to join the Confederate Army. [3]

Sidney Weller (1791 - 1854) moved to the area. He had grown mulberries for silk production in North Carolina but the business was not successful. In Brinkley he got into wine making establishing a vineyard. [2] It was noted as one of twelve townships in Halifax County.

Landmarks

Brinkleyville is home of Clary's Speedway [4] and the University of North Carolina Tower Brinkleyville

The Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church and Gray-Brownlow-Wilcox House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

36°16′35″N77°51′13″W / 36.27639°N 77.85361°W / 36.27639; -77.85361 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Brinkleyville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Helsley, Alexia Jones (July 16, 2010). A History of North Carolina Wine: From Scuppernong to Syrah. ISBN   9781614232162.
  3. ↑ "Journal of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South". 1900.
  4. ↑ http://www.clarysspeedway.com
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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