Princeville is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States established by freed slaves after the Civil War. It was established in 1865 and known as Freedom Hill. It was incorporated in 1885 as Princeville, the first independently governed African American community chartered in the United States.
Princeville is a town in Edgecombe County North Carolina United States established by freed slaves after the Civil War It was established in 1865 and known as Freedom Hill It was incorporated in 1885 as Princeville the first independently governed African American community chartered in the United States