Murfreesboro is located in northwestern Hertford County on high ground south of the Meherrin River. U.S. Route 258 runs through the eastern … See more

Riverview Elementary School and Hertford County Middle School, both of which are part of the Hertford County Public Schools system.
Chowan University, a small Baptist university, is located in Murfreesboro. See more

Numerous buildings of the town, mostly grand houses, are on the National Register of Historic Places: the David A. Barnes House, The Cedars, The Columns, See more

• Roanoke-Chowan Pork-Fest
• North Carolina Watermelon Festival
• Chowan University See more

Before European settlement
The first recorded inhabitants of the area were Native Americans from the Nottoway, Meherrin and Chowanoke tribes.
The first European … See more

Murfreesboro is no longer an active port. The last commercial vessel to operate on a regular basis was a Texaco Oil barge; it ceased service to the town in October 1966. See more

• William Hill Brown, author of the first American novel.
• Tim Cofield, former NFL and CFL linebacker See more