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Noted as being half-tame, half salvage, Waccamaw, North Carolina, has a varied history that includes Native American origins, bears, alligators, and timber.
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Sold for $1,000 dollars plus 25% of the proceeds made off exhibition, conjoined twins, Millie and Christine McCoy, were sold less than a year after their birth, to John C. Purvis of South Carolina. Born 11 July 1851, Millie-Christine cycled through several owners and multiple kidnappings. Exhibited worldwide to a variety of audiences, Millie-Christine died in 1912.
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Originally, a tract of land between Whiteville and the South Carolina border, Columbus County is an expansive region, encompassing 939 square miles. Inhabited by Native Americans (pre-contact-1734), and serving as a refuge for non-combatants (1871), as well as a retreat for criminals and military renegades (1871-1808), Columbus County is historically known for the production of naval stores and the exploitation of lumber.
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Including Vineland, Tabor City, Cerro Gordo, Hallsboro, Old Dock, Pireway, Bolton, Acme-Delco, Evergreen, and Brunswick, Alspaugh discuss the communities and associated histories that comprise Columbus County.
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13318
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Written in 1848 and based on the travels of John Lanman, this article contains an excerpt from Lanman's book, Letters from the Alleghenies. This is the fourth article in a series by The State, detailing the mountains and western portion of the state prior to the Civil War. The first part of this series can be found in the September 1954 issue, Volume 22, Number 8, pages 10-11, 45. The second is in the September 1954 issue, Volume 22, Number 9, pages 10-12, 48. The third is in the October 1954 issue, Volume 22, Number 10, pages 14-15, 27.
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15724
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Sharpe presents a profile of Columbus County, which covers 939-square-miles and is one of the top agricultural counties in the country. Sharpe covers early history, forestry, county growth, tobacco, schools, commerce, agriculture, and the people.
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15725
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For Midwesterners, the severe winter of 1892 was followed by the great drought of 1893. State Senator J. A. Brown of Chadbourn in Columbus County responded to a Chicago magazine article for inexpensive land in more hospitable climate. An excursion train brought several hundred Midwesterners to Columbus County, and out of that number 160 farmers stayed to form the Sunny South Colony. Over the next decade, 1897-1907, they raised one crop--strawberries. The first year 600 crates were shipped north and in 1907, 350,000 crates were shipped. This one crop brought in over $3 million in that decade.
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