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Beyond William Byrd's Dividing Line

Record #:
8086
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Abstract:
In the 18th-century, William Byrd an aristocratic Virginnian, became the scorn of North Carolina when he wrote the Tar Heel state was \"vile and repugnant\" when he was assigned a commission to draw the official North Carolina-Virginia state line. Virginians defended Byrd's remarks, and the dispute lasted into the 20th-century, with Governor Hunt demanding an apology from the state of Virginia.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 2, July 1984, p13-14, il, por