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North Carolina, United States
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Wilson, city, seat (1855) of Wilson county, east-central North Carolina, U.S. It lies roughly midway between Rocky Mount (north) and Goldsboro (south) and is about 45 miles (70 km) east of Raleigh. The area was settled in the mid-18th century around a Baptist church and was originally known as Hickory Grove. This village and neighbouring Toisnot Junction were together incorporated as Wilson in 1849, named for General Louis D. Wilson, who died at Vera Cruz...

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