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18993
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April 2002 marks the 225th anniversary of the first North Carolina General Assembly, which met at the Palace in New Bern where the state of North Carolina was born.
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20631
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This article is a reprint of a two-page unsigned communication to the London newspaper \"The Modern Intelligencer\" in 1649 by an author known only as a \"well-willer.\" The piece offers a description of \"Carolina\" around the time when a governor was to be appointed to the region and, \"many gentlemen of quality and their families with him.\" Some background information on \"The Moderate Intellegencer\" is included in the introduction.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 32 Issue 1, Jan 1955,
p102-105
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22547
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In Iredell County, North Carolina stands old Fort Dobbs, a place of refuge for early settlers against native hostilities. Named after Governor Arthur Dobbs who persuaded the General Assembly to provide money for defense of the western frontier, Fort Dobbs was increasingly used for protection against violent raids.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 1, April-July 1920,
p133-138
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21265
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During his Royal Governorship of North Carolina, which began in 1730, George Burrington ignored the instructions of London and gained many enemies in the process. His appointment, owed to his association with the Duke of Newcastle, was even more surprising based on his 1725 attempt to blow up the house of Proprietary Chief Justice Christopher Gale.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 51 Issue 1, Jan 1974,
p149-158 , il, por, f
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21230
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This article examines the multi-faceted career of Adam Boyd. During his life, Boyd was a minister, official of the court, member of the Committee of Safety, chaplain in the Continental Army, member of the North Carolina Society for the Cincinnati, and founder of the 'Cape Fear Mercury' one of North Carolina's earliest newspaper.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Jan 1972,
p1-21, il, por, f
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19588
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This article is divided into two parts concerning agriculture in colonial North Carolina. The first part reviews foreign perceptions regarding the quality of the land and its potential for great agricultural endeavors. The second part reviews the specific crops planted and profits made from each.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 3 Issue 4, Oct 1926,
p539-574, f
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14506
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Histories of the United States give prominent place to the Boston Tea Party, and to the patriots who boarded the British ships and dumped tea into the bay. But the national histories are silent concerning much earlier demonstrations against royal misrule that occurred in North Carolina.
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4426
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In 1958, Brunswick Town was rediscovered and excavations began shortly thereafter. Research at the site between 1958 and 1968 contributed to Brunswick Town's becoming a State Historic Site. The authors summarize the decade's archaeological investigations, their significance, and their importance in the archaeological history of the state.
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North Carolina Archaeology
(NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 47 Issue , Oct 1998,
p1-33, il, bibl
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2299
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The state's Coastal Plain is divided into three sub regions: the Albemarle, middle Coastal Plain, and the Cape Fear. Each area is different geographically, and each had a different settlement history.
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17275
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Wood discusses how North Carolina developed from a fledgling spot on the British Empire map to a powerful colonial state.
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4556
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In November 1775, Lord Dunmore, Virginia's last Royal Governor, planned to invade North Carolina. Capturing Portsmouth and Norfolk, he next barricaded Great Bridge on the Carolina side, blocking all shipments to the Norfolk port. A small force of Americans marched on Great Bridge. Knowing the force was outnumbered, Betsy Dowdy from Currituck Banks rode her horse Black Bess fifty miles on the night of December 10, 1775, to alert General William Skinner and his men at Hertford. Skinner's force reached Great Bridge in time to help defeat Dunmore on December 11, 1775, and end the invasion threat.
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2066
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Founded in 1726 as a business venture by Maurice Moore, Brunswick Town prospered as a sea port but declined after the American Revolution and was in ruins by 1830. Now a state historic site on the Cape Fear River, it attracts over 50,000 visitors a year.
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655
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Profiles Ralph W. Ketner of Food Lion, Inc.
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21249
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This article examines the colonization and exploration of the New World including present day North Carolina by British colonists and explorers during the first half of the 17th century. While colonization efforts were hindered by civil war in England, interest in Carolina increased after 1649.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 51 Issue 1, Jan 1974,
p1-21 , il, por, map, f
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16850
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Travelers and colonists in the late-16th-, early-17th-century voyaging to America faced many obstacles. The article describes the colonists and the seamen from this era and the details of the ships that sailed across the Atlantic, as well as details of their everyday lives while sailing.
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