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Naughty Namesake

Record #:
13097
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Abstract:
The state of North Carolina is named after Charles I, a 17th century King of England, who ordered all land lying south of the Great Dismal Swamp, as far as Florida, to be named Carolina.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 11, Oct 1955, p10, por