What year was Rocky Mount first settled?
Mid-1600s
Mid-1700s
Mid-1800s
Mid-1900s
Answer
The first settlers in the area that would become Rocky Mount were the Cherokee Indians. They were joined by Europeans in the mid-1700s, and the town was officially founded in 1789.
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