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THE TOWN OF NORTH
In the year 1891, John F. North, Samson A. Livingston, and George W. Pou gave jointly and equally one hundred acres of land to establish a town and railway depot. The separate tracts joined near this spot. The town was named in honor of John F. North, a Confederate veteran and the oldest of the three men, who was elected first mayor.
Erected by The Citizens of North; Sponsored by the Tricentennial Committee of North, 1970 |