The town of Martinsborough, North Carolina, named …
Years: 1786 - 1786
September
The town of Martinsborough, North Carolina, named for Royal Governor Josiah Martin in 1771, is renamed "Greenesville" in 1786 in honor of United States General Nathanael Greene by the North Carolina General Assembly (the name "Greenesville" will later be shortened, to become Greenville).
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- Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
- United States of America (US, USA) (New York NY)
