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“A Wrenching Decision Where Black History and Floods Intertwine” The New York Times Dec. 9, 2016

The story of Princeville

BY JOHN H. WALKER
Staff Writer

Florence the last straw for some residents of disaster-prone NC town

Florence the last straw for some residents of disaster-prone NC town … to flee Princeville, North Carolina, for the third time in two decades.

Sept. 16, 1999 | Hurricane Floyd puts Princeville, other N.C. towns underwater

PRINCEVILLE, N.C. (WFMY)– — On September 16, 1999, Hurricane Floyd made landfall at Cape Fear as a very strong category 2 storm.

Princeville fears being wiped out third time

Princeville, N.C. — The Tar River flowed serenely through Edgecombe County on Monday, but Princeville residents are wary of the river amid …

Colin Campbell: To recover from Florence, NC must first learn from …

Colin Campbell: To recover from Florence, NC must first learn from … Princeville, the historic African-American community near Tarboro, has …

Hope floats: Historic NC town eyes recovery and redevelopment

PRINCEVILLE, N.C. – Residents in this eastern North Carolina town are trying to keep a significant piece of black history from figuratively and …

News & Observer

After two floods, historic African-American town could move to higher ground

Nearly a year after Hurricane Matthew, Princeville’s public housing complex … Some were from N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill, while others …

Hurricane Florence Drives Some Residents to Give Up on This Disaster-Prone Town

… bought for $78,000 after Hurricane Matthew destroyed her last home in 2016, Lillie Gunter is getting ready to flee Princeville, North Carolina, …

A Wrenching Decision Where Black History and Floods Intertwine

PRINCEVILLE, N.C. — Betty Cobb’s house is a shell nearly two months after floodwaters went halfway up the walls of her one-story home.

Princeville Fire Dept. destroyed by Matthew fights to recover $30K for …

PRINCEVILLE, NC — Nearly two years after Hurricane Matthew flooded Princeville, the volunteer fire department is finally back in its original …

Hurricane Florence and the Displacement of African-Americans Along the Carolina Coast

While many of these black residents have since moved elsewhere, those in pockets like Princeville, N.C., remain. One of the oldest towns …

Saving Princeville

The Princeville, North Carolina, residents gathered at a county administration building last month didn’t need a reminder that their town faces a …

The Future Of Princeville: Rebuild Or Relocate?

We will not leave the Town of Princeville,” said Princeville Mayor Bobbie … Related: Small Town Of Grifton, NC, Still Swamped After Floods.

In This N.C. Town, a Model for Rebuilding Is Taking Shape

The group wasn’t in Houston — they were more than 1,000 miles away, in Princeville, North Carolina. In 2016, floods that followed Hurricane …

Environment & Energy Publishing

ADAPTATION: Can a town that has defied history survive climate …

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (right) walks through the devastated town of Princeville, N.C., with Mayor Bobbie Jones in the aftermath of …

News & Observer

Prince came to aid of NC’s Princeville in 2000

In 2000, Prince donated $37,000 to the town of Princeville in North Carolina, after reading articles about the devastation wreaked there by …

52-acre expansion would add land less flood-prone to Princeville

Princeville, N.C. — It’s been nearly one year since Hurricane Matthew devastated the Town of Princeville, and a new project is intended to …

Why Do Gullah Communities Choose to Ride Out Hurricanes?

While many of these black residents have since moved elsewhere, those in pockets like Princeville, N.C., remain. One of the oldest towns …

Princeville Works To Save Homes And History One Year After …

Princeville Mayor Bobbie Jones often stops by the Town Hall, even though … This time, post Matthew, the state of North Carolina is planning to …