Agriculture Archives - Twin County Hall of Fame

September 21, 2022

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John Oglesby Winston Gravely

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[vc_column_inner width="2/3"]J.O.W. Gravely, known widely as Captain Jack, was a formative leader in establishing Rocky Mount as a major center for tobacco cultivation, processing and sales in the first half of the 20th century. Having grown up on a farm [...]

September 21, 2022

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A.P. Cobb Sr.

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[vc_column_inner width="2/3"]Alton Parks Cobb, Sr. born April 13, 1912 -December 20, 1984, lived a life of service throughout his adult life in Nash and Edgecombe Counties. He earned a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from North Carolina State University in 1936. [...]

February 6, 2020

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Robert Henry Ricks

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Robert Henry Ricks, farmer and capitalist, was born in the Stoney Creek section of Nash County, the son of David and Martha Vick Ricks,. His ancestor-Isaac Ricks- was one of the earliest settlers in the area who received grants of [...]

February 6, 2020

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Frank Parker Philips

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Frank Parker Philips, III, son of Frank P. Philips, Jr. and Naomi Fisher Philips, was born on February 20, 1953, at Park View Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC. He was reared on Oak Forest Farm near Battleboro. Graduated from Northern [...]