NC Gazetteer

Fountain

Also known as: Reba
A town in Pitt County
… town in W Pitt County. Settled about 1900 and first known as Reba for the sister of Henry Clark Bridgers, founder of the East Carolina Railway. When a post office was est., the name had to be changed, as another Reba already existed in the state. Inc. 1903; named for Robert Almon Fountain (1878-1962), local merchant.