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Belvidere, North Carolina
Belvidere
is an
unincorporated community
in
Perquimans County
, in the
Albemarle Sound
region
of the northeastern part of the U.S. state of
North Carolina
. It is located north-west of the
twin towns
of
Hertford
and
Winfall
at the intersection of
North Carolina Highway 37
, and Perry's
Bridge Road
on the
east side
of the
Perquimans River
. Belvidere is part of the
Elizabeth City, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
Belvidere was originally built up chiefly by
Quakers
.
The Belvidere,
Belvidere Historic District
, and
Mitchell-Ward House
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
.
Notable
people
Wolfman Jack
, the
legendary
disc jockey
,
TV personality
, and actor, moved to Belvidere and lived there until his death in
1995
. His remains are buried on the property he owned with his
wife
, Lou.
