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14067
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The article serves as a brief introduction into historic North Carolina town names and how their names changed. Commonly, town names were chosen for an influential individual in North Carolina culture or a city's industry. For example, Wilmington, a shipping town, had its name transformed from New Liverpool, New Town, Newton, and finally Wilmington.
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17554
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The entire volume is dedicated to the historical development of the state's cities from the colonial era to mid-20th-century. Following the historical account, there is a complete directory of city officials divided by population sizes.
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