NC Gazetteer

Caledonia

A prison in Halifax County
… state prison farm since 1892 on the Roanoke River, E Halifax County. It consists of 3,700 acres. Named before 1713 for an early plantation that took its name from the Latin term for northern Scotland. Dikes were built along the river to control flooding. The plantation was later owned by Samuel Johnston of Edenton. Numerous Indian relics have been found there.