Roanoke Rapids.... first time to north carolina
This was our first time to North Carolina (2003) and Roanoke Rapids was out first stop. Gas and coffee and the visitors' center.
As you can see by the pics above (below), it was chilly in April that year.
For useful info on Roanoke Rapids, see the visitors section of:
http://www.roanokerapidsnc.com/
17000 people living in the town and nearby farmland
wikipedia info:
7000 households, 4500 families; family income is $40000
ZIPCODE 27870 is Roanoke Rapids (Halifax County)
036-27-30N 077-39-17W
36.458, -77.654
Area Code 252
Town Hall is 036-27-21N 077-40-19W



a dusting of snow