I-95 South: take NC 158 East to 17 South, to Elizabeth CityĮlizabeth City has three taxi companies, Winslow's, Moore's, and M&M.
Elizabeth City is in North Carolina's Inner Banks region, and is nicknamed the "Harbor of Hospitality".Įlizabeth City is at the junction of NC-158 and NC-17 driving is the only realistic option for arriving there (aside from flying a small plane or navigating a boat up the river).įrom I-64 (VA): take 17 South to Elizabeth City (25MI), exit 264 to Elizabeth City //įrom I-95 North: take 64 East (Rocky Mount) follow 64 East to Williamston take 17 North to exit 255 to Elizabeth City //
The name change has been variously attributed to honor either Queen Elizabeth I of England, who 200 years earlier spearheaded the colonization of the Carolina and Virginia coasts, or Elizabeth "Betsy" Tooley. In 1794 the town was renamed Elizabeth, and in 1801 Elizabeth City. It is located near the mouth of the Pasquotank River, and is the Gateway to the Outer Banks.įounded as the town of Redding in 1793 on land acquired from Adam and Elizabeth Tooley. Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County on the North Carolina Coastal Plain.
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