The Coastal Plain

The Coastal Plain is located between Atlantic Ocean and the Fall Line.The land of the Coastal Plain rises from sea level in the east to about 500 feet in the west.The sandy soil has made this  area the state prime agricultural region.Tobacco is the main crop,but farmers also grow cotton,corn,soybean,vegetaables ,and furit.Farmers also raise beef and dairy cattle,hogs, and poultry. Fayetteville is the largest city in the area.Other large towns and centers of agricultural trade inculde Goldsboro,Wilson,Rocky Mount, and Greenville.

There is also manufacturing in the Coastal Plain.Lumber,clothes,tobacco products , textiles,chemicals,and electric machinery are among the products produced here.

The Coastal Plain is a major Golfing center .

The coastal Plain is the site of state's major military bases.