Goldsboro

… city and county seat, central Wayne County E of Neuse River, where it is joined by Little River. Inc. 1847; became county seat in 1850, succeeding town of Waynesborough, which see. Named for Maj. Matthew Tilghman Goldsborough, native of Maryland, assistant engineer for Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Includes former community of Adamsville, which see. Produces textiles, electronic components, primary metals, leather products, bakery products, tobacco, furniture, lumber, cottonseed oil, machinery, dairy products, and processed grain. Alt. 111. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, est. 1942, is there.