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Town of Pollocksville

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Town of Pollocksville, a quiet little town of 275 located in the northeast portion of Jones County in North Carolina. U.S. Highway #17 runs thru town and provides fast transport to the north and south portions of the State. For the most part this area is devoted to farming where the ground is very fertile and most everything grows. A large portion of the acreage has been set aside for industry which has been growing for the past years. Tobacco provided the major portion of taxes. Many tobacco farmers have turned back to the growing of cotton. The Town Hall is located on the banks of the Trent River on Highway #17.

Pollocksville located on the Trent River is the oldest town in Jones County. Pollocksville was settled originally by German Palatines and colonists from Bern, Switzerland. The town was first known as "Trent Bridge" because a bill was passed in the Colonial Assembly to have a bridge built. Pollocksville was originally chartered in 1834 and took its name from George Pollock, holder of a large land grant in that area. In its early days , a thriving steamboat landing with merchants buying and selling with the planters in the area. The river is navigable with an average depth 10 foot channel to New Bern, thence to the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound.

Pollocksville is only fifteen miles from New Bern by way of Highway #17 and like Maysville, Trenton and Comfort, it is popular with sportsmen because of the deer and bear hunting nearby. Pollocksville is well known for fishing all over the country.