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Winfall National Register Historic District
Folklore has it that the first building built in the town
today known as Winfall fell over during a windstorm and that event
changed the name of the community "Red House Fork" to Windfall, soon
dropping the "D" and becoming Winfall. Winfall is found at a junction where roads
from Hertford and Parkville meet the road from Woodville to Belvidere. A highlight
of the historic community is Winfall Landing Park featuring a waterfront
boardwalk and picnic and playground area.
Winfall was the busiest cross roads in Perquimans County
before the bridge crossed the Perquimans River. Winfall was the commercial
center for people on the north side of the river. Even before the Civil War,
the community had developed as a commercial area. In 1873 a post office was
established for Winfall with Josiah H. White as its postmaster.
A highlight of the Winfall Historic District is the Winfall Post Office, built
in the 1890s and known as "Big Store. This former general store contains sawn
work features and appears much as it originally did and provides a picturesque
focal point to this crossroads community.
On March 7, 1887 Winfall was incorporated as a town. A.S. Jordan was appointed
as the first Mayor and serving on the town Council were Josiah H. White, Watson
Winslow, and R.H. Kirby. The original boundaries of Winfall were the perimeter
of a circle of 1/4 mile radius having for its center
the intersection of the Norfolk Southern Railroad and the county road. At the
center of this town stood the train station
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