Editing Greene County, North Carolina (section)

==History==
Greene County, being a part of land grant by King [[Charles II of England]] in 1663, was first settled around 1710 by immigrants from [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], and parts of North Carolina. The original inhabitants of the area, the [[Tuscarora (tribe)|Tuscarora]] Indians, fought with these immigrants and on March 20–23, 1713, a fighting force of [[South Carolina|South Carolinians]] and Yamasee Indians, under Colonel Murice Moore, defeated the Tuscarora, under the leadership of Chief Hancock. This was the final major battle of the [[Tuscarora War]] at [[Fort Neoheroka]] near current day [[Snow Hill, North Carolina|Snow Hill]].

In 1758, the area now recognized as Greene and Lenoir Counties was separated from Johnston and named '''Dobbs''' for the Royal Governor. The county was formed in 1791 from the northern part of [[Dobbs County, North Carolina|Dobbs County]]. It was originally named '''Glasgow County''', for [[James Glasgow]], [[North Carolina Secretary of State]] from 1777 to 1798. In 1799, Glasgow's involvement in military land grant frauds forced him to resign and leave the state. Glasgow County was then renamed Greene County in honor of [[Nathanael Greene]], one of General [[George Washington|Washington's]] right-hand men.

The county seat, Snow Hill, is the largest town and major commercial center in the county. The town draws its name from the historic white sandy banks of nearby [[Contentnea Creek]].<ref>[http://www.co.greene.nc.us/About_History.aspx Greene County – History<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401161243/http://www.co.greene.nc.us/About_History.aspx |date=April 1, 2008 }}</ref>

=== Former Greene County ===
{{See also|List of former United States counties}}Present-day Greene County is the second county of that name in North Carolina. The first (also named for Nathanael Greene) is now [[Greene County, Tennessee]]. It was established in 1783, in what was then the western part of the state. That area was ceded to the federal government and became part of the [[Southwest Territory]] (1790–1796) and the [[State of Tennessee]] (after 1796).