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Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937) beat the records for speed, altitude, and distance in aviation. She came to visit Greenville alone in her car on January 15, 1936. Earhart spoke in front of an audience of more 1,500 at the East Carolina Teachers College, telling humorous stories of all of the celebrities she had been mistaken for and also told detailed stories of her adventures in aviation. She stressed to the audience that air travel was the safest of all forms of travel.
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25379
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Three former East Carolina Teachers College reflect on the excitement they felt when Amelia Earhart visited the campus and how the visit inspired them.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Fall 2003,
p20-21, il, por
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36089
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Along with famous firsts for East Carolina University’s first century were visits by historical figures. Included as famous visitors was this aviator, also among the first famous female pilots.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Winter 2011,
p12
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36290
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A building part of downtown Fayetteville since the 1920s had received a new lease on life. The facility, formerly a site for businesses such as the Prince Charles Hotel, would now house apartments and offer retail space.
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