Bladen County, North Carolina
Elizabethtown Real Estate and Local Guide
Rural county seat of Bladen County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, serving as a gateway to the Bladen Lakes region and its state parks.
Living in Elizabethtown
Site of the 1781 Battle of Elizabethtown, where Patriots routed Loyalists who fled into the river ravine still known as Tory Hole. Source: ncpedia.org
Homes in Elizabethtown
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Elizabethtown home
Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Historic church and cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Trinity Methodist Church
Historic church listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Bladen County Training School
Former African American school listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Tory Hole Park
Town park at the site of the 1781 Battle of Elizabethtown with a disc golf course, trails, and a Cape Fear River overlook
Jones Lake State Park
State park about four miles north, the first North Carolina state park opened to African Americans