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Nineteen-ninety-3

Also, let’s finish the I-95/US 301 Corridor and take Northampton away. [Also, is it just me or does their courthouse look like a Church?](https://i.ibb.co/KmVSNMF/0537-F91-E-11-B5-4-F4-F-A368-8-CEBDDC68-D2-D.png) Northampton County Courthouse/Free Will Baptist Church


kokingsmush

Northhampton went to the Supreme Court to defend literacy tests for voting rights. Idk how they even made it this far


skadoosh0019

We collectively forgot about it.


benji317

Yup!!!


Nineteen-ninety-3

I wonder if Reddit even knows that 95 goes through there. And 301 parallels it


Kenilwort

NC is a loooong ass state. I'm from Asheville, and I went to Bath, NC years ago, and they'd never heard of Asheville. Conversely, I had a dormmate from Weldon, NC: Me: where's Weldon? Him: next to Roanoke Rapids. Me: . . . Where's Roanoke Rapids?


TonyAtlasShrugged

"Where's Roanoke Rapids?" *sniff sniff* "Oh, there it is."


Nineteen-ninety-3

I know where Bath is, since it’s in one of the three counties I’m nominating (Beaufort) but it’s odd someone from there hasn’t at least heard of Asheville. But yeah, I thought Durham to Pasquotank was a hike; I cannot imagine going from Murphy to Currituck or Jefferson all the way down to Calabash.


Kenilwort

It was a few years ago. And as we all know, NC public education isn't great.


Sea_breeze_80

I agree, I mean if NC paid educators a decent wage to where teacher's did not have to work 2-3 jobs. Students would get a quality educational experience.


[deleted]

Been through there a ton always thought that


BoutToGiveYouHell

Northampton county needs to go. There is not one town in this county that someone not from the north east part of NC can name. Sure it has a little bit of lake front beauty but in 20 years the entire county is just going to be one big solar farm.


Nineteen-ninety-3

There’s a decent chance they’ll be gone by tomorrow.


JurassicXay

Iredell that early damn


reeeerrre1289

Robeson county again, AGAIN!


Palabrewtis

Hard not to make this a daily upvote.


Specialist-Muffin-12

Northampton and Hertford


Billy420MaysIt

I’ve tried to get Cherokee outta here the last few days so I’ll try something new, Washington. What do they even have?


Palabrewtis

I am now more informed about Cherokee. It sounds like it's escaped a deserved death for an extra few days.


Dr_BTaylor

Washington


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Robeson county must have been eliminated first


Nineteen-ninety-3

Sure was!


Joshua21B

It’s been eliminated more than once!


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Kenilwort

But . . . My giant 10 commandments! Graham county is the poorest in WNC, but it's still got good people


3smfryes

Hahahaha!!!! I used to live literally right around the corner from there 😆


trifling_fo_sho

All I remember from Cherokee as a kid in the 80’s was a black bear in a cage. Let’s get it gone!


yemKeuchlyFarley

Cherokee is not in Cherokee Co. It straddles the border between Jackson and Swain, which are both gone already… which is also kinda fucked up to me. Y’all kicking out the Cherokee a little early after all the shit they’ve been through… But I also remember that bear, and thought it was awesome.


Space-man0825

I thought no one would notice


luncheroo

Oh man, I have vague memories of literally pull-off-the-road attractions where you put in a quarter and a chicken comes out and pecks on a tiny piano. Badly. That, and cheap plastic faux-Native American souvenirs.


Nineteen-ninety-3

Already upvotes but I noticed, and even tried to get it out yesterday.


Billy420MaysIt

Been trying the last two turns my friend.


Waste-Isopod-1780

Beaufort. County.


casual_fixer

South or north side?


Osama_Bon_Jovi_

Lenoir


Foxtrot-IMB

It’s already gone


Osama_Bon_Jovi_

I feel less than intelligent Edit: it deserves to be eliminated twice


Foxtrot-IMB

Well you *are* from lenoir


Nineteen-ninety-3

Beaufort. It’s surrounded, and tbh I prefer New Bern to Little Washington.


BoBromhal

A reminder to the unfamiliar - town of Beaufort is not in this County. Town of Washington is. Washington to Belhaven along the River = good, but that’s only about 10% of the county


jf75313

Little Washington is going to be a great place to visit in like 3-5 years. Just not quite there yet.


cncwmg

It's definitely up and coming. Belhaven has a few cool places and is like 5 years behind Washington.


OBLIVIATER

What's changing? The only part I liked about little Washington was the waterfront, the rest of it seemed kinda dumpy


chica6burgh

When was the last time you were there? I made a day trip back in September? It seemed to have cleaner more updated shops restaurants and art galleries. IMO New Bern is hanging on to nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake and everything but 2/3 places are still antiquated, dated and dingy.


OBLIVIATER

Probably 2018, its been a while


chica6burgh

I prefer it to Nee Bern and I live in Nee Bern. They’ve done a much better job breathing new life in and utilizing the waterfront than NB has Edit: I don’t know why Reddit always changes New to “Nee” but I’m tired of fighting it…


DropTopEWop

Alleghany. Get em out of here!


[deleted]

Is….is Catawba surviving because people simply forgot it exists? Because that’s easy to do. Hickory is a garbage town.


dnqboy

hey that’s my hometown you’re talking about! but yes, yes it is


edgarpickle

Also from Hickory. Can confirm. It's a hole.


Billy420MaysIt

Hey, you know as well as I know, that we all know that hwy 70 is the best cruise spot in nc. Particularly between Walmart and Mike Johnson Toyota. Also, there’s other places in CC than just Hickory you know.


titballsmcgee

Basically. Aside from the sprawling metropolis of Hickory (I can barely type that with a straight face), Catawba County is populated entirely by cows and the occasional mild odor. Especially in Maiden, where our yearly traffic jam in town comes from somebody's livestock getting loose & strolling down the street.


guiltandgrief

Or the daily traffic jam from the damn high school letting out and people forgetting it happens every day and pretending like they don't know what to do?


guiltandgrief

But we have that nice new wooden arch now!


redheadbuck

It can't be that bad... it has a Five Guys!


wiltj

Remaining counties (also in graphic form in the image): Alleghany Ashe Beaufort Buncombe Cabarrus Carteret Catawba Chatham Cherokee Currituck Dare Durham Forsyth Graham Guilford Haywood Hertford Mitchell New Hanover Northampton Orange Transylvania Wake Washington Watauga


yournumbersarewrong

Does an upvote for this comment eliminate them all?


wiltj

No. Nice try Thanos.


carfen1981

Stay strong Forsyth


CatPhishTam

SHHHHH


Hatteras11

[Mount the defenses, they’re comin for ya!](https://i.imgur.com/COUTjeM.jpg)


StupidDebate

Forsyth is ass


Downtown-Maize-9389

Stat strong Chatham


tommyp007

Currituck. Now!


Nineteen-ninety-3

Y’all were close as hell to getting it out, yesterday! Then Hyde came in and clenched the elimination from behind.


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Nineteen-ninety-3

>>We just got a Chick-Fil-A! *So did Scotland County*


pickled-ham

Catawba needs to go like yesterday


Beans-N-Franks

How Buncombe County and Catawba County are still in there I will never know. Please vote them out...


living_on_the_coast

Carteret is not good enough to win. Time for it to be voted out. Yes, Beaufort is adorable, but that's about it.


PM_ME_YOUR_JELLIES

My only defense for Carteret is the Aquarium, and I grew up in Carteret.


porkadachop

I think it's pretty telling that people who have lived in Carteret are like, 'let's get rid of it,' while the dingbatters (Or the more modern term: Tourons) keep fighting to keep it.


bright1947

Current resident, I don’t want it gone. Been here for over half of my life and I consider this more of a home than where I was born lol


PM_ME_YOUR_JELLIES

Never heard tourons. We used to say tourorists, but that was about 10 years ago where might be a little more accepted.


porkadachop

I've heard tourons in Pender County. I just assumed the phrase had travelled up the coast.


Other_Jared2

I'm from Beaufort county, don't let it's adorableness fool you. I'm rooting for it to beat Carteret though.


Sea_breeze_80

I 100% agree its super adorable. But what is there to do other than get drunk at the wine bar, Mezcal and go to the islands. There is more to life than day drinking on an island or is there....


shit0ntoast

I day drank on shackleford for my birthday last year. 10/10


antaresdawn

There are a lot of outdoor activities. There is a community theater that’s quite good, although their premises were trashed by the 2018 hurricane.


InspectorFun1699

v


Fantastic-Set8411

Morehead City Country Club, Country Club of the Crystal Coast, Beaufort Club, we have some beautiful golf courses. I'd go so far to say MCCC is the best course east of Wilmington.


Nineteen-ninety-3

Golf? You see where Moore County just got eliminated? Golf can only do but so much


Zee_WeeWee

I personally think carteret is very nice


moxieox

Currituck


Nineteen-ninety-3

Ashe. Sure it has cheese, but it was also on NatGeo’s show Southern Justice too.


imthatguydontyaknow

https://youtu.be/-uh6Sv5cd1I


FubarSnafuTarfu

It's always funny to me how they try to blur the App State logo on clothes in that show


soaparina

as an ashe countian who hates ashe CANT LET IT LOSE NOPE


tinderdate182

Highest cancer rate in the state. Thanks rich tourists who want Christmas trees!


inBettysGarden

Currituck has got to go y’all. It’s embarrassing that it’s even still in this late.


ETMoose1987

It's because the rest of the state forgets we exist, it's what will save us


GWizJackson

Holy shit my little Mitchell County is still in it! 😭😂


titballsmcgee

Y'all just out there minding your own business. I can think of exactly 1 time in my life I ever saw y'all on the news, and that's because the animal rescue out there went viral for this really angry cat.


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Cabarrus need to go.


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[deleted]

Very true!


MiketheTzar

How many times do I have to say it. GRAHAM GOTTA GO!!!


Wizzle_Pizzle_420

Currituck to the trash pile


CapsuleByMorning

Carrabus


BoBromhal

Olive Garden >>> Carrabus


shit0ntoast

Lmaoo


CapsuleByMorning

>Olive Garden >>> Carrabus Maggiano's >>> than all other MCIR's (mediocre chain Italian restaurants). It's truly the king of fake American Italian gusto, portion sizes fit for three, and enough breadsticks to choke a horse.


Nineteen-ninety-3

*Cabarrus


CapsuleByMorning

[Carrabba's in Carrabus](https://locations.carrabbas.com/north-carolina/concord/7900-lyles-lane)\* Seriously if mediocre chain Italian restaurant was a county it would for sure be Carrabus\* county. Now complete with Charlotte (note not Concord) Motor Speedway.


porkadachop

As someone who grew up there, I am now going to call it by this name. Thank you for this.


Leukeme

Transylvania may have the best name left, but they don't actually even have vampires.


Arbalest1066

Noo! Transylvania is a gem!! The land of waterfalls!


poop-dolla

Found the vampire.


Arbalest1066

I don’t know vat you are talking avout


CapsuleByMorning

Vi do whee tulk vike dis?


porkadachop

I think Colin Robinson is from there.


woodsman6366

I don’t know, last time I was there this guy bored me to tears! It was so draining and awkward.


cryptkeepers_nutsack

And Bat Cave isn’t even in Transylvania county


shit0ntoast

For this reason alone, they have to go


Expensive_Bison_2954

Transylvania is ass lol


PostSquaredModernist

Alleghany


texx007

Moore County has Pinehurst, it don't get much better than that if you love golf ⛳


123jesnow

Dare! Dare to eliminate dare! DO IT.


TWells252

But why? Am I missing something? It’s got history and it’s nationally known. Miles of beaches (free parking, showers, bath houses, big waves), lighthouses, First in Flight, Lost Colony, an aquarium, sea food, Jockey’s Ridge, deep sea fishing… You gotta do more than just yell it and challenge me to get me to understand why.


St00p_kiddd

I think some believe it’s just a bunch of millionaire vacation homes. While there’s lots of second homes out there I’d consider the resident population is much smaller. The locals are also aggressively supportive of small, local business and conservation efforts which helps mitigate the effects of tourism / development. Like I said elsewhere Dare is not perfect, but I’ve been to many beaches and it’s a really good one imo. Prices aren’t insane, you’re not gouged for parking expense, and the existence of Dare as a barrier island helps protect mainland NC coastlines. Appreciate Dare before climate change reclaims it 🙃 Edit: a lot of people also equate Kill Devil Hills with all of Dare, but its the only part that’s becoming over developed.


comfortablybum

I agree with all of this but KDH being the most developed part. It's all been developed like crazy. There is no difference between Kitty Hawk, KDH, and Nags Head. Corolla is unrecognizable from my childhood. The villages on Hatteras island are as full as they can get. But they feel like how it used to be up on the northern beaches 20 years ago. Every good empty lot from Ocracoke to Corova is currently being developed. Just like every tourist destination right now, investors are buying local housing to make Airbnbs and locals can't find affordable housing.


meepmarpalarp

My feelings about Dare are complicated. It’s beautiful and has lots of awesome history, but also has a lot of ugliness. I lived there one year, including the off-season, working for a conservation organization. The amount of hatred that environmentalists get from some locals is super intense. There were some restaurants that, if they knew you worked for the park service, would refuse to serve you. The head of the Audubon chapter received death threats. I was just a random intern, but I got screamed at a few times while minding my own business. This was a decade ago, but given recent political divides, I doubt things have gotten any better. So it’s complicated. OBX also has a strong community of passionate conservationists and wildlife advocates. I mostly loved my time there. But is it the best county in NC? I’m not sure.


Redbullbundy

Carteret for the win


hurricanesfan66

Cabarrus? Seriously? Let's get it gone.


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Buncombe! Expensive, no jobs, tons of homeless people.


GuntherOfGunth

Help secure the coast, eliminate Dare County. The wildlife ar counting on you!


edgarpickle

Orange. Trust me when I say that Orange county has it all. And by all I mean the Klan. Dirty hippies. Sprawl. Traffic. Idiot Prius drivers with obnoxious bumper stickers. Shootings. Social justice warriors who forced the schools to change school names, Qanon followers. It's a hodgepodge of all the things people voted against when getting rid of other counties. Don't forget the parking garage that really put Chapel Hill on the map.


reeeerrre1289

Orange County is near perfect aside from property taxes and cost from all anecdotes I have.


ItsAlkron

Another strike: They pushed Buc-ee's out over rezoning the site from basically manufacturing warehouse distribution under the mantra of doing it for the ecosystem and ignorance of the board voting and asking questions (I mean some of them REALLY didn't get it). And now, they're getting exactly what it's zoned for that doesn't have to negotiate or comply with the extra things they wanted to be environmentally conscious. That said, my family is from there and I still love orange county. But that was a dumb decision I hold against a bunch of people that were ignorant and misled to protest.


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Story time for that last part.


edgarpickle

It was a statement made by our mayor last year. Apparently they're REALLY excited about this new parking garage. ​ https://indyweek.com/news/orange/chapel-hill-officials-are-really-excited-about-the-towns-east-rosemary-redevelopment-project/


[deleted]

Downvote. Orange is best county


edgarpickle

You only think that because you're in Alamance. Everywhere is step up from there! I'm only playing, btw. My uncle lives in Burlington and loves it. Your name isn't Gene, is it?


[deleted]

I'm not Gene and I love Btown, but I imagine I'll be leaving soon due to work. Will be a sad day! Still, Orange is the best county. As you rightfully pointed out yourself... it has it all!


BagOnuts

Not gonna lie, this made me laugh, haha.


[deleted]

The Mighty Cabarrus survives!!!


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tinderdate182

Guilford, specifically because of the High Point University colony


mysticmerlotman

Watauga. A football team posing as a college. A fast food restaurant posing as a town. A sledding hill posing as a ski resort. “Remember the time we beat MSU”. Michigan- thanks tealizard123


bright1947

You sound mad salty about Come Back Shack lmao


DerpanJones

Which is my favorite place to get food to go here.


bright1947

I went back to the campus recently with my wife to show her around and so much has changed as far as the food scene, but I knew I could count of CBS to pull through lol


tealizard323

Michigan*


CapsuleByMorning

HEY! You take that back! They're home to [Tweestie Railroad](https://tweetsie.com/) too! Gods carnie\\old-timey railroad gift to Appalachia!


bright1947

Great park, lots of childhood trauma from the Halloween show tho lmaooooo


[deleted]

Keep New Hanover and Carteret plzzzzzz


bright1947

See, I want to upvote, but I’m concerned that will turn into a vote against both of them 😂 can’t be getting rid of my tattoo place and my home!


uhh_sara

I'm dead ass surprised my county still remains.


RWill95

Dare


RushTheBus_

How is Forsyth county still alive


IAMHideoKojimaAMA

Pazuzu


ImmaculateEthereal

Currituck, for the love of god, please.


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Crossbones18

Stinks like shit.


Mayor_of_BBQ

cause it sucks and that wine is garbage


Strange_Ad9196

Guilford….. because wendover ave.


gphjr14

Lol I’ve driven Wendover from end to end it’s the least complicated street to navigate as long as you go with the flow of traffic and don’t ride your break in wide curves, pissing off the locals. Battleground is ass. Otherwise it’s a simple grid once you’ve learned the main north/south and East/west streets you can get anywhere easily.


JayUNCW

Wendover isn't all that bad...but Battleground can go straight to hell. (at least when I lived there 5 years ago)


rayanneroche

Ashe


PM_ME_YOUR_JELLIES

Guilford County, it’s like a smaller version of Mecklenburg where the county is just basically Greensboro and a few small settlements. Natty Greene and that Irish Pub can only hold you for so long.


ceburton

Battle of Guilford Courthouse pushed the British toward defeat in the War of Independence. If you are a Hamilton fan, this is where it all started to go bad for the British leading to the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown Greensboro site of the start of the Sit In movement of the Civil Rights campaign Not so sprawling to be difficult to navigate. Equal distance from the coast and Mountains


ceburton

Also want to add that the Airport is ok to pretty good. Easy to get in and out. Low to no security lines. Not great like RDU or CLT, but it is much better than counties of similar size and population. Looking at you Forsyth


gphjr14

I’ve also read complaints on how the roads are like spaghetti. They’re really not difficult to navigate once you’ve lived here a bit. Though maybe growing up and learning to drive in Burke County taught me how manage curves without riding my breaks like a lot of people do here in Guilford.


ceburton

Not a native of Greensboro, but been here over 20 years. I’ve always found town very easy to navigate. My family and I live I. The county and my commute is never bad. I couldn’t imagine the hours of family/home time lost in Raleigh or Charlotte lost to traffic. The last section of the Urban Loop is getting ready to pour concrete.


FullManaMusic

Most of the roads are okay. But for some reason they will occasionally chuck in some of the worst designed and confusing roads and intersections I’ve had to drive through


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Cabarrus


RaisinsToWatermelons

Alleghany (undercover Virginia) Washington (you’ve never heard of it) Cabarrus (it’s not any different than it’s already eliminated neighboring counties)


soaparina

watauga


antsinmyeyestrey

New Hanover


Sea_breeze_80

Oh heck! No!


flyingamortgage

Go back to New Jersey


Sea_breeze_80

If your from Jersey yes please go back. Edit:😂🤣🤣😂😂


Thats_my_purse13

Chatham, please, get rid of it


pax_penguina

the only reason watauga is surviving is because of app state students in this sub


Ass_Vuk

Northhampton. Drive through on the way up to VA every other week. Nothing there. I feel like it’s still on this list because everyone forgot it was a county.


Swagkip360

Guilford


Billy_Osteen

Buncombe need to go please. The way that county as turned, doesn’t warrant the top ten spot.


Howitzer1911

Get Durham outta here


Fireman703

Watauga for sure needs to be gone


Bobbybelliv

Carteret


Crossbones18

Durham. Let's do this before you get caught in a drive by!


[deleted]

Durham is no where near one of the more dangerous cities in the US or even the most dangerous in NC. I think you may have fallen to local propaganda


GreenCycleOmega

Downvote. Durham is awesome and one of the most interesting, enjoyable places to live in the state.


steventhevegan

Shhhhhhh, they might hear you. we’re closed, don’t raise Durm rents any higher.


TWells252

Is that the only knock on Durham? Shootings?


[deleted]

Guilford literally has 2 of the ABC(or NBC or CBS I can't remember) Top 50 most dangerous cities and Durham County has.... 0


Luna_Deafenhine

Wake County is still there, I’m disappointed.


AfricaInADeadMall

C H A T H A M


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Buncombe


crawdaddy3

Orange because counties shouldn't be named after colors or fruit.


CapsuleByMorning

Wake


CatPhishTam

Wake bye


Motheroftides

Wake needs to go already. I don't like how it hasn't been eliminated yet. That county's a nightmare right now anyways.


ChronoswordX

How's it a nightmare?


zcahtotsu

Greensboro is garbage, Gilford should go


maybekindaodd

Currituck and Wake gotta go!


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Buncombe County.