RECREATION & CULTURE
Tarboro Historic District National Recreation Trail
Designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Recreation Trail begins at the Blount-Bridgers House and provides a leisurely stroll or drive through one of North Carolina's largest and most diverse historic districts.
Numerous public and private restorations are found along the two-mile trail with structures representing colonial, antebellum and victorian architectural periods. Significant historic sites are the Pender Museum, the Town Common, the Cotton Press Complex, Calvary Church and churchyard, and the National Main Street Program facade improvements in historic Downtown Tarboro.
Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council
The Arts Council, which maintains and operates the art and history museum housed in the Blount-Bridgers House, was founded in 1985 as a county-wide successor to the Tarboro Arts Commission. The Arts Council provides workshops, classes and lectures for adults and children, exhibits an average of eight fine arts or decorative arts shows in the Pittman Gallery annually, hosts concerts, sponsors dramatic presentations, and organizes the annual Tour of Homes and "Day in Historic Tarboro" the first weekend of October.
Edgecombe County Memorial Library
The Edgecombe County Memorial Library, located at 909 Main Street in the heart of the Historic District, is considered one of the finest small public libraries in the region. Boasting a collection of over 100,000 volumes, the newly automated library also offers magazines, newspapers, audiovisual equipment and materials, computerized research services and an extensive collection of local and regional history and genealogy. A regular series of story house is offered and meeting rooms are available.