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Sharpe discusses the pioneering of free enterprise in Alamance County. Examining the history, geography, wartime activities, industry, religion, and school systems in Alamance, this article offers facts regarding one of North Carolina's most prosperous localities.
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14099
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In industry, agriculture, and in many other respects, the Alamance area of North Carolina has shown tremendous progress and advancement in recent years.
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3.A Strong and Creative Work Ethic by Allen, J. Timothy Carolina Country Vol. 47 Issue 3, March 2015
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22785
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The community of Snow Camp, located in Alamance County, is known for its Quaker heritage. Beginning in the mid-1700s, Quaker residents established a variety of businesses, including theaters, mills, and stores. These businesses, as well as the Quaker culture, left their mark on this small community, providing an interesting local history.
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24548
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The author provides the history of one family’s migration from their home in Hawfields, Alamance County, to Arkansas in 1852. John Mebane Allen kept detailed notes on his family’s migration, providing historians with a window into the past in the mid-1800s.
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35818
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The courtyard was part of what started as Brown’s Chapel, the elegy not alluding to the Thomas Gray’s Romantic poem. This elegy was remembrance of those in the graveyard for what became the schoolhouse. Stories shared by longtime residents with the author made evident the effort to keep the memories of ancestors and the church alive.
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41050
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W. Kerr Scott, building upon his family’s tradition of public service in Alamance County, initiated progress throughout his home state and in the world, some of which generated controversy. As governor and senator, his accomplishments included 150,000 new electric connections for rural areas and advocating for a world food bank. His appointments of the first woman to the Superior Court and black man to the State Board of Education reflected ideals considered radical by some political rivals.
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Scott, W. Kerr, 1896-1958; Scott, W. Kerr--see Scott, William Kerr; Alamance County--History; Aycock, Charles B., 1859-1912; Sharp, Susie Marshall, 1907-1996; State Board of Education--black board members--Harold L. Trigg; Alamance Community College--The Scott Family Collection ; Umstead, William B., 1895-1954; Rural development; Infrastructure--North Carolina; Telephone--North Carolina, Rural; Electric service--rural areas
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43632
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"The unsung heroes of our wardrobes and our history, socks -- and the hosiery mills that make them -- represent a way of life that once knit together generations of North Carolinians." Back in 1953, North Carolina led the nation in hosiery production. Burlington was once known as the "Hosiery Capitol of the Nation". Located in Burlington and celebrating this history is the Textile Heritage Museum situated within the now fully preserved Glencoe Mill Village.
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