On September 5, 2015, I enjoyed a visit to
Wilson County, North Carolina. Wilson County was formed in 1855 from neighboring counties in eastern North Carolina, and named for Louis Dicken Wilson, a state legislator from neighboring Edgecombe County who was a colonel in the
Mexican-American War.
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| Wilson County Courthouse |
I spent most of my time in the county seat of Wilson, which has a population of nearly 50,000. It was the birthplace and initial headquarters of
Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T). Although the headquarters has moved to Winston-Salem, the bank is still
Wilson County's largest employer.
One of Wilson County's local treasures is
Vollis Simpson. Although he passed away in 2013, his art lives on in the form of whirligigs throughout the area. While I didn't make it to the
Wilson Whirligig Park, I saw a number of them across the city! They're delightful!
I also stopped to visit
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, which is a beautiful older church (built in 1906), and found several local geocaches.
My photo album of Wilson County is
here.
