County History: GatesRegion: Coastal Quick Facts County seat: Gatesville, NCPopulation: ~11,562 (2019 estimate)Gates county website People and Biographies Notable individuals from nursing history. Alice Harrell Young Tharrington ( ): American Red Cross nurse from Gates County. An autobiographical sketch about Tharrington can be found attached in the Resources section below. Resources Additional resources for further research. AttachmentSize Tharrington, Alice Harrell Young excerpt from "Voices" by Evelyn Wicker15.51 KB Compiled by: Phoebe Pollitt