NC Gazetteer

Columbia

Also known as: Shallop's Landing, Elizabeth Town
A town in Tyrrell County
… town and county seat in N Tyrrell County on Scuppernong River. Alt. 10. Originated as a trading post, Shallop's Landing; inc. 1793 as Elizabeth Town. Name changed to Columbia in 1801. Became county seat in 1802. Name is poetic appellation for the United States. Produces lumber.