Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (1930-1999) pitched for Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Mets. Mizell later served North Carolina as a U.S. Representative from 1969-75. He was born in Vinegar Bend, southwestern Washington County.
Wilmer Mizell
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Courtesy of U.S. House of Representatives
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