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32237
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As a young girl, Katherine Sweet Babington hid herself in the local Masonic lodge room tended to by her Grandfather and six Uncles. Over time she learned the secrets of the order; and when caught, was eventually administered the obligations of Master Mason.
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13382
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The clan MacLeod of Macleod and Harris takes its name from its ancestor, Leod, a Norseman. The present Flora is reckoned to be the 28th generation in direct descent from Leod.
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15029
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Along with many other \"firsts\" North Carolina has the right to claim the first, and only, woman Master Mason in the history of the Masonic order. Her name was Mrs. Katherine Sweet Babington; she was born in 1815 near Siler City in Chatham County. As a young girl she secreted herself in the lodgeroom, learned the secrets of the order, and was administered the obligations.
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15047
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Frank Shields started raising four-leaf clovers four years ago as the result of idle curiosity. Today he was worked it into quite a business and is receiving orders from all over the country.
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15067
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The Ku Klux Klan reached North Carolina in 1867 -- the first organization established in Salisbury and was held in the law offices of Kerr Craige. From that point it spread through the state until it included some 40,000 members.
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15256
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Rowan County has the distinction of having had the first postmistress in the United States. Her name was Mrs. Elizabeth Balfour, and she was appointed to the Salisbury office by President George Washington.
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