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41249
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The year of Blackbeard’s death is part of a historical era commonly known as the Colonial period. Asserting the year is part of a historical era properly called the Golden Age of Privateering and Piracy, Butler reinforces this by profiling individuals from both groups.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 95 Issue 2, April 2018 ,
p125-146
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Golden Age of Piracy, 1650-1720; Golden Age of Piracy--see also the Golden Age of Privateering and Piracy ; Rogers, Woodes; Eden, Charles, 1673-1722; Blackbeard, circa 1680-1718; Lord's Proprietors; Tuscarora Indian War; New Bern--History; Moseley, Edward, 1682-1749; Outer Banks--History; Colonial Era--North Carolina--populations--European settlers
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28676
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New Bern was North Carolina’s first capital. The city has a long history and has a reputation for renovation and rebirth. Highlighted as places where the past meets the present is the Harmony House and Tryon Palace. The history and present day culture of New Bern are explored emphasizing the connections between New Bern’s present and past.
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36221
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Three generations of the Minges family and Pepsi have greatly influenced the development of Greenville in the past century. Expected, then, is how the rising generation can contribute to this city in the family owned corporation, MBG, Inc.
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37417
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George Dixon’s loss of dwelling and dream was the Palace’s gain, as one of the three historical homes for tour at the Palace. How Dixon lost this home, through a series of financial misfortunes, is described in detail. Described nearly as well are the owners, occupiers, and renters who resided in the Federal style dwelling before it became part of Tryon Palace’s architectural showpieces in 1957.
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Dixon, George W; Architecture, Federal style; Craven County--Historic buildings; George W. Dixon House; Tryon Palace--George W. Dixon House; Antebellum period--New Bern; Architecture--Greek Revival style ; New Bern, Battle of, N.C., 1862; Stevenson House (New Bern); Stevenson, Harriet deWolf; New Bern--History; New Bern--Historical buildings
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19052
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Two years into the Union occupation of New Bern, the city became worse for wear due to influx of yellow fever, causing rapid deterioration of lives.
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38249
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Credited as the first woman to produce aerial shots, Bayard Wootten also produced innovative work in her pictures of blacks, rural areas, and people from lower classes. Reproductions of over 130 of her photographs are contained in Jerry Cotten’s biography Light and Air. More proof that the memory of her contributions has receded, but not vanished, is on display at University of North Carolina’s Wilson Library, Pack Memorial Library, and Western Carolina University’s Penland School of Crafts collection.
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Wootten, Mary Bayard Morgan, 1875-1959; New Bern--People; New Bern--History; Photography--History; Photography; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill--Wilson Library ; Pack Memorial Library (Asheville); Western Carolina University--Penland of Crafts Collection; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill--Wilson Library--Bayard Morgan Wootten Photographic Collection; Pictorialism; Photography movements--Pictorialism; Commercial photographers ; Photographers--Great Depression
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15697
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The 300th anniversary of New Bern was celebrated in grand form at the not yet opened N.C. History center. Many historically significant artifacts were on display for the grand celebration including North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights and the Elizabeth II sailed from Roanoke Island Festival Park.
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19049
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As New Bern celebrates its 300th anniversary, it remembers its Swiss and German settlers who agreed to put down roots where the Trent and Neuse rivers converged.
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29815
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New Bern and Craven County, North Carolina are gearing up for a year-long jubilee celebration of the 300th anniversary of New Bern. To celebrate the state's second oldest city, businesses, organizations, and residents have been planning for nearly two years, with major events scheduled through 2010, as well as a variety of infrastructure upgrades.
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28102
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The history of West Street Colored Library in New Bern started in 1936 by six citizens including men and women, both black and white from respected civic, religious, and educational backgrounds. The library prospered and grew until 1973 when it was turned over to the Climbers Club, now called the Charlotte Rhone Cultural Center.
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28103
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Miss Charlotte Rhone was a founder and the third president of the Climbers Club of New Bern, a non-profit organization of African American women. Rhone was also the first black registered nurse in North Carolina and the first black social worker in Craven County.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Nov 2007,
p17-18, por
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28162
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The Climbers Club of New Bern was organized in 1921 by nine prominent African American women. The club’s purpose was to unite New Bern citizens by sponsoring activities for women, and to encourage things that make citizens a better and broader group of people.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Nov 2007,
p19-22, il
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28163
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A stained glass window of Christ Church in New Bern serves as a memorial honoring Dr. Isaac Hughes and his family. The Hughes Family gave considerable attention and means to the improvement of New Bern throughout the nineteenth century.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Nov 2007,
p23-32, il, bibl
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28096
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As the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad began to foster hope for economic revitalization, General Ambrose Burnside and his Union troops invaded eastern North Carolina and captured New Bern. The military deprived the railroad of its former vitality and the railroad became neglected.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 2004,
p27-35, bibl
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6188
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New Bern, in Craven County, is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month. Comer takes the reader on a tour of the town that was the state's first capital and that is the state's second oldest city.
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