Currituck County

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Region: Coatal Plain
County Seat: Currituck
Population: 18,190¹
Towns & Cities: Corolla, Grandy, Jarvisburg, Moyock, Powells Point

Currituck County was formed as early as a precinct of Albemarle County in 1668. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Albemarle Sound, Camden County, and the state of Virginia.²

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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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North Carolinians are nicknamed the "Tar Heels".

It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.