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20492
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This article examines the establishment and subsequent popularity of the Catawba Springs in Lincoln County, NC as a spa and mineral springs resort between the 1790s and the 1850s.
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12259
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On May 20, 1975 Mecklenburg's bicentennial celebration marked the anniversary of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, one of history's lost artifacts claimed to be earliest overt act of independence in the thirteen colonies by a legally constituted body. The article includes a copy of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 11, Apr 1975, p9-12, 36-37, il, por
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11581
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Appointed Brigadier General of the Southern states upon secession, West Point graduate and South Carolina native Thomas Fenwick Drayton, served the Confederacy throughout the Civil War. Moving to Charlotte upon conclusion of the conflict, Drayton assisted the community for twenty years in local insurance as well as preformed the duty vestryman at St. Peter's. Interred at Elwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina, Drayton died in 1891 and was revered for his service, kindness, and distinction.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 3, July 1964, p9-10, il, por
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24593
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General Thomas Fenwick Drayton was an illustrious Confederate soldier who now lies in Elwood Cemetery in grave in Charlotte, North Carolina. This article pays tribute to the soldier’s accomplishments in life and during the Civil War.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 3, July 1964, p9-10, 37, il, por
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9276
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Many of North Carolina's 19th-century settlers were from Northern Ireland. Most came to port in Maryland and Pennsylvania and drove covered wagons to North Carolina. Many lived in homesteads and not manor-houses. The Ulster Folk Museum at Holywood, County Down, in Ireland is a recreated North Ireland county town open to the public.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 8, Jan 1979, p12-13, 58, il, por
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20999
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This article looks at historical acts indicative of a spirit of independence in Mecklenberg County and its county seat, Charlotte, that predate American independence and the Revolutionary War.
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12845
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Duke Power Company's new dam on the Catawba River will form the much anticipated Lake Norman. In an effort to save some of the heritage that will be lost, efforts were focused on moving one of the great houses of the antebellum period, the Elmwood house. Inhabited by the Graham family, members of the river gentry, the Elmwood House, now in the care of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Babcock, will be relocated to the Winston-Salem area.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 21, Mar 1961, p11, 30, il
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24582
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In Davidson, North Carolina there is an old Wayside Inn that was erected by the Dinkins family to serve as a stopping place for travelers. This article discusses the history and uses of the Wayside Inn.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 12, November 1971, p8-10, il, por
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10670
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Mount Tirzah, the Lincoln County home of Capt. Alexander Brevard and his descendants, was built about 1800, and it was the largest of the ante-bellum plantation houses in the Catawba River region. The home stood until 1968, when it was burned to the ground by vagrants.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 2, June 1969, p11-12, il, por
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24515
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Located on the Catawba River fifteen miles north of Charlotte, is a home built by the Latta family from Ireland. This article presents the history of the family and their plantation home in the 1800s, as well as restoration efforts on the home in 1970 in order to attract tourists and preserve its history.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 12, May 1978, p20-22, il
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9935
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Davidson College, founded in 1837 by Southern Presbyterians, is home to two historic buildings from the antebellum period. The buildings were erected by the Eumenean and Philanthropic literary societies in 1849 and 1850, respectively, and were primarily used for debates. After society membership declined in the early 20th century, the buildings fell into disrepair but were saved from the wrecking ball in the 1950s by a donation from alumna Mrs. Clarence Hodson (formerly Lille Brown) that covered all costs of restoration.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 40 Issue 12, Dec 1972, p18-20, il
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20882
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This article offers a summary of 300 years of North Carolina history beginning with King Charles' land grant of 1663 and important events in the State at hundred year intervals of 1763, 1863, and 1963.
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