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14942
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Plantation life in Carolina was truly an empire within an empire, and the master of the plantation ruled not only in the economic and social life of the land, but the political life as well.
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14958
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Starting from humble beginnings more than a century ago, Wake Forest College has made remarkable progress thanks to the able leadership of Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Pritchard.
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14960
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As head of the North Carolina College for Negroes at Durham, Dr. James E. Shepard has accomplished a work which has won national praise and recognition.
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14965
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The first preachers to early Carolina were Episcopalians; they were followed by the Quakers who first settled in Guilford around 1750. Then came the Baptists, Moravians and Lutherans, with the Methodists next in order.
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William States Lee was a pioneer in harnessing water power to generate electricity. His genius coupled with the money of James B. Duke created the Southern Power Company, later to be called the Duke Power Company. Lee connected electricity sources with customers using the then new transmission wires and soon companies switched from steam to electricity.
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14989
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Greensboro College, on the grounds of the ancient academy built at Guilford, has refused to succumb to the difficulties of its buildings being destroyed by fire, and has emerged as one of the great educational institutions of the south.
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He not only had a successful administration as Governor, but Robert Brodnax Glenn was a great orator, an outstanding lawyer, and a magnetic leader who wielded a powerful influence over the promotion of prohibition.
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Many consider Samuel Johnston Carolina's greatest statesman. He was a patriot and champion of independence from English oppression, as well as a member of the General Assembly, Clerk of Court for the Edenton District, Deputy Naval Officer for the Province, a member of the committee on Continental Correspondence, and a delegate to Congress.
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15005
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The passion for education on the part of the Scotch people in the southeastern part of North Carolina has made possible the establishment of Flora Macdonald College and helped in the growth of this splendid institution. Founded in 1841 in Robeson County, Flora College was the first college for women in Carolina which was authorized to confer degrees.
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15007
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Friends of the Native Americans in Robeson County found it extremely difficult to interest the State in educating the Indians, though Pembroke Indian School now carries out this agenda. The school now provides coursework in high school and college courses.
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15010
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Peace College, established in 1857 in Raleigh, had its inception in the ardent wish of outstanding Presbyterians to establish a high ranking educational institution for the education of young women.
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Quite a number of the liberty ships coming off the docks at Wilmington are being named for famous North Carolinians such as Virginia Dare, Zebulon B. Vance, Flora Macdonald, James K. Polk, and many more.
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15021
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Following his military service during the Civil War, Thomas C. Fuller became one of the greatest trial lawyers in North Carolina. In 1891, we was also appointed by President Harrison as Associate Justice of The United States Court of Private Land Claims.
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15036
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The county seat of the governor-produced county of Cleveland, North Carolina was named in honor of Colonel Isaas Shelby, tri-state pioneer - legislator in Virginia, solider in North Carolina, and first Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the War of 1812, and declined appointment as Secretary of War.
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15038
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Lawrence has compiled a list of soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World War who later became members of the judiciary of North Carolina. Among them are Colonel John Stokes and Samuel Ashe of New Hanover County.
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