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Snow Hill is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greene County and is part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area. Snow Hill hosts numerous tennis tournaments during the year. Snow Hill is home to the Green Ridge Racquet Club. Many junior players and adults travel to Snow Hill in order to play in the USTA (United States Tennis Association) Sanctioned tournaments.

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History

In its early history, Snow Hill was near the location of the final major battle of the Tuscarora War at Fort Neoheroka in 1713. There are several theories for the derivation of the town’s name. One theory is that the town derived its name from the Contentnea Creek on whose banks Native Americans camped and called them “snowy white,” which was translated into “snowy hills.” It snows rarely, however, so the snowy white is more likely a reference to the white sands along the creek. Another theory was described by McLoud in the Goldsboro newspaper as being “loblolly pine is in water,” and the most recent translation from the Tuscarora language offered was “as fish go by.”

Originally a community in central Greene County, the town of Snow Hill was chartered in 1828. The town almost became the capital of North Carolina and was originally a major trading depot on Contentnea Creek. At the time, Contentnea Creek was a main Wilson-to-New Bern trading artery. Contentnea Creek connects with the Neuse River at Kinston.

It is believed Snow Hill is the smallest town in the United States to ever field a professional baseball team. From 1937-40, the Snow Hill Billies played in the Class D Coastal Plain League and won the league pennant in 1937. Future New York Yankees Aaron Robinson and Al Gettel began their careers with the Billies, as did Walter Rabb, who would serve as head baseball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for nearly thirty years.

In April 2011, a tornado struck the town and caused massive damage.

The Greene County Courthouse, Neoheroka Fort Site, Snow Hill Colored High School, Snow Hill Historic District, and St. Barnabas Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Snow Hill is located south of the center of Greene County at 35°26′48″N 77°40′24″W / 35.446604°N 77.673224°W / 35.446604; -77.673224, on a low bluff on the south side of Contentnea Creek. U.S. Route 13 passes through the north side of town, leading northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Greenville and southwest 21 miles (34 km) to Goldsboro. U.S. Route 258 passes through the center of town, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Farmville and south 16 miles (26 km) to Kinston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Snow Hill has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km), all land.

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