Greater Cleveland History
The original inhabitants of Johnston County were the Tuscaroras, an Iroquois tribe that left for New York upon the arrival of European settlers.
The earliest settlers were primarily subsistence farmers, but with the introduction of cotton, agriculture farming became king of the county. Several railroads built through the area augmented trade and led to the development of many towns. Cotton was dethroned by a combination of boll weevils and the Great Depression, to be replaced by tobacco.
Despite an influx of industrial companies over the past 50 years, Johnston County is still primarily agricultural, with the largest number of farms and highest total farm income in the state.
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