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==History== The meaning of the name Chocowinity appears to be derived from the Tuscarora word ''chackauene'', meaning "otter" or "little otters."<ref>[http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/chocowinity-whats-in-a-name "Chocowinity: What's in a name?"] Coastal Carolina Indian Center</ref> However, most people from the area insist that the name actually means "fish in many waters." In 1928, Rev. N.C. Hughes, D.D., met a well-educated Native American encamped on the banks of the Edisto River in South Carolina. While talking with him, Hughes mentioned he lived in a small village with a Native American name. Hughes pronounced the name "Chocowinity" and also spelled its former name of "Chocawanateth." The Indian thought for a moment and finally responded, "Oh yes, I have it now. That word means FISH FROM MANY WATERS."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.beaufort-county.com/Chocowinity/Chocowinity.htm | title=Chocowinity, NC | access-date=November 4, 2004 | archive-date=July 6, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706092816/http://www.beaufort-county.com/Chocowinity/Chocowinity.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> In the early 20th century, Chocowinity became the railroad hub of the regional system known as the [[Norfolk Southern Railway (former)|Norfolk Southern Railway]] in 1910. The town is sometimes called '''Marsden''' as a result of a railroad communications problem. Around 1917, the railway started calling the pivotal location "Marsden", which was easier to spell on a telegraph than "Chocowinity". The source of the new name was apparently taken in honor of one of its financial backers, Marsden J. Perry of New York, who eventually served as president of the railroad. The regional Norfolk Southern (one of the predecessors of the modern system which adopted the same name) had lines between [[Norfolk, Virginia]] and [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] and served many locations in southeastern Virginia (including branches to [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]] and [[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]]) and most of eastern and central North Carolina, including [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]], [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]], [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]], [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], and [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]]. The regional carrier was acquired by the [[Southern Railway (US)|Southern Railway]], and lent its historic name to the merger with the [[Norfolk and Western]] in the early 1980s to form the current large [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] System. The railroad resumed using "Chocowinity" to designate the location in 1970, after railway telegraphs were replaced with voice communications via [[2-way radio]]s.<ref>[http://www.beaufort-county.com/sellersrr BILL SELLER'S HISTORY OF THE LOCAL RAILROADS]</ref> The [[Trinity Episcopal Church (Chocowinity, North Carolina)#Trinity Episcopal Cemetery|Trinity Episcopal Cemetery]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2011.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110826.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=August 26, 2011|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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