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The last great emigration from the Scottish highlands to North Carolina occurred in 1884, with the arrival of approximately 170 crofters in the Cape Fear River Basin area. Crofters were farmers who rented the land they worked. Within a few months, almost all of them returned to Scotland penniless. Bill Caudill, director of the Scottish Heritage Center and instructor of the College Piper Band at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, discusses what went wrong.
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7922
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Beach recounts Highland Scots immigration to North Carolina and how they dealt with the differences they encountered. The first organized immigration came in 1739, when 350 people from Scotland sailed to Wilmington and latter settled in what would become Cumberland County. New arrivals priorities included selecting land, surveying it, and planting crops. By the late 18th-century, the largest population of Scots outside Scotland lived in the state.
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23861
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In the mid-1960s, a man named Julian Morton created a mountain resort that looked like something straight out of Scotland. Originally named Invershiel but now called Tynecastle, the resort now hosts tourists passing through Linville.
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24586
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John MacRae (1774-1780) was a Scot who wrote poems and songs and convinced many of his fellow countrymen to immigrate to North Carolina. This article presents his legacy and impact on North Carolina.
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