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for The State Vol. 45 Issue 7, December 1977
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Yankee forces during the American Civil War tried to bottle up the Cape Fear River to keep Confederates from getting supplies. Fort Fisher was the main reason the inlet was not closed by the Yankees, until Major General Benjamin F. ‘Beast’ Butler created a floating ship bomb that was supposed to strike Fort Fisher. This article discusses the idea and methodology for creating a ship bomb.
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24535
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The Stagville Center was built in 1799 in Durham County, North Carolina by Richard Bennehan. The Gregorian-style plantation home is now owned by the State of North Carolina and will be transformed into the Stagville Center for Preservation Technology.
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24536
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Longstreet Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina is one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in the United States and was built in the 1750s by Scots. The author discusses its history and significance to North Carolina.
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24537
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The author presents a satire on how kudzu, Pueraria hunbergiana, was introduced to the United States. The author describes in this article how the Japanese sent the invasive species to America in the 1930s to weaken the country before World War II.
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