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44444
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"In Chapel Hill, items that were once the stuff of everyday life in North Carolina are part of a growing collection that's invaluable to understanding our state, its culture, and its history." Located in UNC Chapel Hill's Wilson Library, the Lew Powell Memorabillia Collection consists of more than 5,000 objects showcasing sports teams, politicians, reunions, personalities, events, causes and occasions. Powell's collection of North Carolina ephemera was accepted into the library's North Carolina Collection Gallery headed by Linda Jacobson in 2005.
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44737
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"In 1917, more than 2,000 German officers, sailors and civilians were taken in by a small town in Madison County, finding common ground amid a global conflict." In the spring of 1917, the U.S. government had selected the town of Hot springs as an internment camp for "officers, sailors, and passengers who'd been on civilian German ships caught in U.S. and U.S.-controlled harbors upon America's entry into the war."
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"In Wagram, the Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall offers a revealing glimpse into the lives of Scottish immigrants who answered a higher calling." The Society was established in 1855. Members pledged to neither buy sell or drink any intoxicating beverage. Members met for about 40 years. the building was later used as a school and for tobacco storage. It was restored in 1959
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