ELIZABETH CITY FACTS
WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS IT?
PASQUOTANK COUNTY
SWAMP COUNTRY
HARVEY-GRIFFIN FAMILY
100

Elizabeth City's original name

What is Redding?

100

My birthday is January 21st.

Doris Linton

100

Define the Indian word pásk-e'tan-ki.

What is "where the current divides or forks"?

100

Name the U.S. President that called Dismal Swamp a “glorious paradise”.

Who is George Washington?

100

Name the family member who has twins born on November 23rd?

Who is James Griffin, Jr.?

200

Name what is located at latitude 36.2946 and longitude -76.251 in Pasquotank County.

What is the primary coordinate point for Elizabeth City?

200

My birthday is April 19th.

   Who is John Harvey?

200

Name the waterway that has been designated as the only one recognized as being a part of the Under-ground Railway.

What is the Pasquotank River on September 15, 2004?

200

Name what lies 3 miles south of the NC/VA border on US HWY 17.

What is Dismal Swamp State Park?

200

Name the cousin that has a brother named Edmond.

Who is George Moore?

300

Name the type of waterway for the Pasquotank River. 

What is an embayment or an indentation of a shoreline at the Albemarle Sound?

300

My birthday is June 3rd.

Who is Sylvia “Rita” Harvey?

300

Tell why Elizabeth Tooley is important to Pasquotank County history.

In 1801, Elizabeth City was named for her. She was the wife of Adam Tooley, on whose land the town was built.

300

State the distance for the Dismal Swamp boardwalk.

What is 300 foot?

300

Name the cousin that posts pictures of desserts on Facebook.

Who is Cathy Hill?

400

Name the nickname for Elizabeth City.

What is “Harbor of Hospitality”?

400

My birthday is July 8th.

Who is John Ernest McRay Griffin, Sr.?

400

Name the interstate highway that passes through Joe Griffin’s homestead.

What is Highway 157?

400

Tell how Dismal Swamp’s location affected African-American history.

 It was a part of the Underground Railroad.

400

Name the cousin that will soon be a first time grandmom.

Who is Gwen Griffin Wilson?

500

Tell what E.C.S.C.N.S. stands for.

 What is Elizabeth City State Colored Normal School (1891-1939), prior to E.C.S.U.?

500

My birthday is August 25th.

Who is Gary Sharp?

500

Name a favorite nut of the Harvey-Griffin family.

What are pecans?

500

Name a category for hiking, kayaking and canoeing.

What are recreational activities?

500

My initials are K.J.

Who is Aunt Jean’s daughter Keisha Johnson?

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