The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-19
COLUABIAS PLACE
SOLID FOR FUTURE
lMPR OWED ECONOMY
Compact Lille TyrreII County
Seat A Fast Growing Com
mercial Center

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Columbia's got whole county
for backlog throughout the year,
and new roads and bridges are just
beginning to bring 1t the pay-oft
in tourist business. Situated favor
ably as it, is, ''not over 40 miles
from nowhere" it is in fine posi-
ton to develop and thrive on prof.
table commercial activity.
For Columbia is really a hub OF
a most interesting region. It's not
over 90 miles from either Plym-
outh, Swan Quarter, Edenton OF
Manteo. In fact it's much nearer
to some of these places. 1t is the
nearest town of like size to the
Dare County seashore, and the on
ly thing lacking for Columbia is
this great set-up is the completion
of the Alligator River bridge
Great help might be rendered Co
iumbia if the Highway Commits
sion did it's duty and established
night ferry service across the Riv-
er.
Columbia, being served by the
yEPCO system, having good wat
er transportation, convenient to
the whole county, may well look
forward to the establishment OF
small industries. At this time ways
and means are being studied to-
ward establishment of meat pro-
cessing plants, the livestock indus
try in recent years having reached
considerable proportions.
Columbia is the only town in
the county, save for a few small
neighborhood stores, it is the COM
mercial center of Tyrrell. 1t is the
only postoffice in the county. No
part of the county is more than
Is miles from this county seat
and good roads, and electric power
are spread out all over the county
1t is county alive to the value of
education and it has good schools
1t has wide awake, active churches
of many faiths, both in town and
county.
Tyrrell County is famed for its
great fertility, the production of
grains, cotton, potatoes, and many
varieties of vegetables and truck
crops. 1t is also noted for the lum-
bering industry, and many saw
mills in Columbia and vicinity
provide labor and market for
logs.
Columbia is growing rapidly as
commercial center, with splendid
stores, cafe, hotel, automotive es-
Establishments, theatre, etc. It has a
stable and economical town gov
eminent. A new 100000 bridge
across Scuppernong River now un-
der construction is opening up a
new section of town for CONNER
cial development.
Columbia is the seat of region
rich in history. Tyrrell is a county
that was one of Cardinals original
precincts, and the originally large
area has been subdivided into nu-
merous counties. In this area were
many early colonial settlements
and landed estates. Numerous
prominent families in Columbia to-
day carry the names of the early
aristocracy of two centuries ago.
1t has numerous streams and
lakes which appeal to the fisher
man and lover of the out of doors.
Its forests and waters are noted
Tor rare sport with gun as well as
rod, being inhabited by all native
species of game birds and animals
which attract numerous visitors to
the county each year, visitors who
are of economical Importance to
the county.
Counting it all, Columbia and
Tyrrell County have a vast wealth
in assets and potentials for great
future development. A fine citizen
ry, splendid climate, unsurpass-
ed scenery, magnificent history,
and adjacence to the vast wealth
of diversified scenes and history
sites in neighboring counties, offer
possibilities of utmost consequence
for the people of Tyrrell, whose
benefits will be in ratio to the
combined wisdom, energy and pat
riotism of its leadership.