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Rocky Mount city (1990 pop. 48,997), Edgecombe and Nash counties, E N.C., on the Tar River; settled by 1818, inc. 1867. The growing city is the commercial and distribution center of a rich agricultural area (tobacco, cotton, and corn) as well as a large tobacco market. Textiles, clothing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals are manufactured there. North Carolina Wesleyan College is in the city.

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Rocky Mount, North Carolina/USA Founded in 1816 and named after its rocky mounds and ridges.

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	Commonwealth's Alflex Unit Selects Rocky Mount, North Carolina as Site for New East Coast Production and Distribution Facilities. Business Wire; 12/15/1998
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	Measuring-machine producer Optical Gaging Products, Inc. (Rochester, N.Y.) appoints Millennium Precision L.L.C. (Rocky Mount, N.C.) its sales representative in Virginia, North and South Carolina. (Distribution News). Magazine article from: Metalworking Insiders' Report; 10/29/2002

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