Sladesville Explained

Sladesville is an unincorporated community in Hyde County, North Carolina. It was incorporated as a town January 27, 1849.[1] There was a Sladesville Ginning Company[2] and a Sladesville Transportation Company.[3] There was a community school for white students and Hyde County Training School was established for African Americans.[4]

Fletcher A. Manning wrote about the community in his memoir.[5]

In the 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions it was listed as unincorporated and noted under Currituck Township.[6] There is a Sladesville-Credle Road.

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35.4639°N -76.4894°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Laws of North-Carolina, Enacted in the Year . 1849 . J. Turner .
  2. Book: Report of the Corporation Commission . 1915 . State Printers .
  3. Book: Biennial Report . 1921 .
  4. Book: Along Freedom Road: Hyde County, North Carolina, and the Fate of Black Schools in the South . 9780807860731 . 9 November 2000 . Univ of North Carolina Press .
  5. Book: Fletcher A. Manning: A Life in Service . 9781606964866 . May 2010 . Tate .
  6. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1940_Census_Enumeration_District_Descriptions_-_North_Carolina_-_Hyde_County_-_ED_48-1,_ED_48-2,_ED_48-3,_ED_48-4,_ED_48-5_-_NARA_-_5873300.jpg

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