The area originally consisted of two adjacent villages, Rocky Mount and Mount Pleasant. The first court was held at Rocky Mount in 1786 following the American Revolutionary War. The first courthouse, made of logs, was replaced in 1831. By 1836 the town consisted of 30 homes and several businesses.
During her 66-year acting career, Katharine Hepburn won four Oscars, but she never came to a ceremony to receive them. âAs for me, prizes are nothing,â she once said. âMy prize is my work.â Still, four best actress â or actor â awards is an unbeaten feat, akin to Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in an NBA game.
And poor Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton -- they each were nominated 7 times, but never won. Only five actors have managed the feat of winning back-to-back Oscars, in other words, winning Oscars two years in a row ... they include Tom Hanks, Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Katharine Hepburn, and Jason Robards.