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In 1754, Captain Neil Campbell organized a singular voyage for Scottish immigrants looking to settle in the New World. This article discusses their emigration to the Cape Fear region and resulting settlement using historic records, maps, and written histories.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 93 Issue 4, October 2016,
p361-385, il, map, f
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21786
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This article examines a Gaelic charm found in the North Carolina State Archives as the only known 18th century example found in the New World. Written in poorly spelled Scottish Gaelic, the charm was to ward off evil and originated from an 18th century Gaelic community in Cumberland County.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 1, Jan 2007,
p37-58 , il, por, f
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4689
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Conditions in Scotland in the 1700s, including the start of sheep raising, changes in the hierarchy of clans, and uniting England and Scotland, encouraged many to seek a new life in North Carolina. By the late 18th-century, the largest population of Scots outside Scotland lived in the state. Their history is remembered yearly in the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of the Scottish Clans. Ancestry can be traced through libraries, courthouses, and the Scottish Heritage Center at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
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938
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The Scottish Heritage Center of St. Andrews Presbyterian College is helping to preserve the rich heritage of Scotland County.
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31571
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The Flora MacDonald Highland Games celebrates Scotland traditions in the Shannon County community of Red Springs, October 7-8. The Games include competitions in Highland music, dance, and athletics, as well as Revolutionary War re-enactments, arts and crafts. The event was named for Flora MacDonald, a loyal Scotswoman who rallied Scotsmen in the Carolinas against the Patriots during the Revolutionary War.
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6025
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The Highland Games and Gathering of the Scottish Clans, held every year the second week in July at Grandfather Mountain, brings together descendants of 127 clans from around the world. The games feature bagpipe bands, track and field competitions, Highland dancing, and traditional Scottish events, including tossing of the cabar. They were organized in 1955.
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9909
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In 1773, thousands of Scottish citizens from the Isle of Skye immigrated to North Carolina's Cape Fear Valley region to escape unaffordable rent increases. To celebrate their new lives, the immigrants created a new dance called “Americaâ€, which was performed to a brisk reel. The accompanying song, “Over the Isles to Americaâ€, is still a popular folk song in Scotland, according to Scottish folk song authority James E. Scott.
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