Meadow (also known as Peacock's Crossroads) is an unincorporated community in Meadow Township, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States,The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed, p. 400 (2010) ("community in sw Johnston County")Sketch land use & development plan, Johnston County, North Carolina, p. 47-48 (1975) (Section on Meadow Township: "With Meadow School, several stores and numerous houses nearby, Peacock's Crossroads is the major business area.") situated at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 96 and North Carolina Highway 50. It lies at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m).
History It was the home of John William Wood Sr. who owned and donated the land in Peacocks Crossroads on which Meadow School was built.Johnson, Todd and Durwood Barbour. Johnston County (Images of America) (1997), p. 26 ("Meadow School for white students was constructed at Peacock's Crossroads in Meadow Township in 1924.")
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