Liberty

History

Originally named Liberty Oak, the town was founded in 1809 near the plantation of John Leak. The first church within the town was the Liberty Christian Church (now the United Church of Christ) founded on October 11, 1884. The town's first school, the Liberty Academy, was founded on May 6, 1885, as a charter school, and helped to foster the town's early reputation as a place of higher learning. Liberty is home to the mother church of the Southern Baptist denomination (Sandy Creek Baptist Church). The Liberty Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, largely due to the efforts of Mrs. Francine Swaim, a local writer, teacher, and historian.

Geography

Liberty is drained by the Rocky River on the south and southwest and its tributary North Rocky River Prong on the northeast. Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Deep River, drains the town on the west and northwest.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Providence Grove High School
  High · Climax · 653 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Eastern Randolph High School
  High · Ramseur · 626 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Southeastern Randolph Middle School
  Middle · Ramseur · 503 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Northeastern Randolph Middle School
  Middle · Liberty · 481 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Grays Chapel Elementary School
  Elementary · Franklinville · 452 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• Liberty Elementary School
  Elementary · Liberty · 415 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Ramseur Elementary School
  Elementary · Ramseur · 349 students · 12:1 ratio