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35780
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Places in Dare County like Colington Island and the village of Duck offered haven for many creatures of the two legged variety. A book cited by Murray, John Lawson’s A New Voyage to Carolina (1709), also made mention of the Merlins and Swaddle-bills who inspired the first flight made almost two centuries later.
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35897
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Reports of Canadian Goose retreating the Great North Way for Deep South go back at least a few centuries. It began with John Lawson’s accounts written during the early 1700s. With his as a touchstone, publications persisted through the early twentieth century. More recent sightings have been confined to the Carolinas, with locally bred varieties the last of this bird species.
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36154
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A life ended at thirty-six exuded influence spanning two centuries: a city park, street, creek, and bridge named for him. Evidence perhaps obscure, though, was produced during his lifetime: John Lawson’s History of North Carolina (1705).
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37571
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An account of Indian life in the early colony.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 6 Issue No. 4, October 1997,
p92-93
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39976
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Lowery’s book examines the complex relationship between Native American tribes and whites in Eastern North Carolina, true since their initial contact in Roanoke. Justice denied George Lowry for the murders of his sons displays the tension. Lumbees in present day Robeson County with English surnames and John Lawson’s observation of Hatteras Indians with gray eyes alludes peaceful relations between the races.
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Lumbee Indians--North Carolina--Robeson County; Lumbee Indians--Robeson County--George Lowry ; Roanoke Colony--Indian Relations; Lawson, John, 1674-1712; White, John,1540-1593; Croatan Indians--Manteo; Warriors--Roanoke Indians--Wanchese; Chiefs--Roanoke Indians--Wingina; Lane, Ralph, 1530-1693; McMillan, Hamilton, 1837-1916; Hatteras Indians; Historians--North Carolina--Weeks, Stephen B.
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40661
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The Historic Bath Garden Club recreates the twelve days of Christmas, 18th-century style, at historic sites such as the Bonner House and Palmer Marsh House. This event highlights those citizens' version of the season, such as sparser decorations, plus a greater emphasis on companionship and January 6th.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 8 Issue 6, November/December 2019,
p28-31
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Historic Bath Garden Club; Bath--History; Bath--Description and travel; Historic buildings--Bath--Joseph Bonner House; Bonner, Joseph; Lawson, John, 1674-1712; Historic buildings--Bath--Palmer-Marsh House; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina; Architecture--Victorian style; Christmas--North Carolina--Ante-Bellum Period; Christmas--History--North Carolina
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40931
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