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21945
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A profile of the Lost Colony at Roanoke Island and two previous expeditions to Roanoke based on the reports of Captain Arthur Barlowe and Master Ralph Lane.
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21946
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This article provides an account of the colony of Palatinates who, with the Swiss, settled in New Bern, NC.
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21953
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In this article by Mrs. T.J. Jarvis, wife of North Carolina governor Thomas J. Jarvis, she describes the Ku Klux Klan's rise in the South after the Civil War, responding to social and cultural changes occurring at the time.
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21954
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This article discusses the Golden Age of Piracy in the New World, with emphasis placed upon the exploits of Black Beard and Steed Bonnett along the coast of North Carolina.
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21955
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This article discusses the massacre, perpetrated by the Tuscaroras and their allies on 22 September 1711, which led to the death of hundreds of English settlers and the subsequent Tuscarora War. By March 1712, militia from North Carolina and South Carolina defeated the Tuscarora at their last stronghold at Snow Hill, North Carolina.
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21956
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This article discusses the Moravian Church and the settlement of Forsyth County, North Carolina by some members of the church in 1752. The article also examines Governor Tryon's visits to the Moravian settlement in 1767 and 1771 as well as the founding of the Salem Academy and College.
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21963
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A look at the Stamp Act and its enforcement in colonial North Carolina.
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21964
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An account of the events that came to be known as the 'Edenton Tea-Party,' the resolution of protest against tax on tea drafted by fifty-one ladies of Edenton. Particular attention is given correcting misinformation and myth that the author feels permeated the popular account of the events at the time.
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21965
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The recounting of the Revolutionary War legend of a young girl who, facing fear that the British may steal Outer Banks' ponies, rode on a perilous journey to alert the militia and thus aided in the victory at Great Bridge.
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21966
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This article examines the origin of Whig and Tory political parties and its spread to the North American colonies, including North Carolina. It also examines the actions of both parties in the colonies during the American Revolution and what happened after the end of hostilities.
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21967
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This article examines the different Congresses that governed North Carolina during the Revolutionary War as well as some circumstances within the colony that led to the war.
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21968
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This article discusses the founding of the colony, that would one day become the State of North Carolina, by land grants from Charles II and the establishing of a capital founded in Raleigh.
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21969
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This article discusses the significant homes and people of Bath. Included in the article are the old Marsh home, the first library in the state, and the old Fort, as well as residents such as Christopher Gayle, Mary Evans, and Tobias Knight.
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21970
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This article discusses Colonel Edward Buncombe, his family and their estate, Buncombe Hall. The article outlines the Buncombe family in the colonies, the establishment of the Buncombe Hall, and Colonel Buncombe's service during the Revolutionary War as an officer in the Continental Army.
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21971
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This article examines the construction of Hayes Plantation in Edenton by Governor Samuel Johnston in 1801, with attention placed on Johnston's history, background, and the steps he took in building the city.
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