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Colonel William Polk is a noteworthy American historical figure who was born and raised in North Carolina. The article contains an outline of Polk's life from birth in Mecklenburg 1758 to political appointments following his post-Revolutionary War career. Polk's exploits during the Revolutionary War are the main focus of this piece.
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From the Revolutionary War through the Spanish-American War, Lawrence has selected two North Carolinians whom he has considered to be particularly outstanding. From the Revolutionary War, Lawrence describes General Nash and Colonel Buncombe; from the Mexican War Louis Wilson and General Bragg; from the Civil War, William Pender and James Pettigrew; and from the Spanish-American War Ensign Bagley, and Lieutenant William Shipp.
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Like many others, Wingate Junior College in Union County is an institution that has had its ups and downs, but it has survived throughout the years and has accomplished splendid results.
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Lawrence details a selection of court cases that he considers landmarks of the law in the legal history of North Carolina. These cases include Hoke v. Henderson which involved the title to the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of Lincoln County; State v. Will was a case of a slave and self defense; the Josiah Turner Episode; State v. Harrison in the elimination of wife beating.
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An unusually large number of citizens from Lincoln County have had outstanding careers as statesmen, soldiers, business and professional men. Lincoln County has produced a long line of cabinet officers such as James Pinckney Henderson, William A. Graham, and Joseph Forney Johnston.
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For a while the Albemarle was a thorn in the side of the Yankees, but eventually she was sunk as the result of one of the most daring exploits of the Civil War.
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Quite a number of outstanding citizens in the Cape Fear area were rebelling against British tyranny long before the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration.
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The Dukes were a preeminent family in North Carolina because of the family's massive fortune and charitable deeds. Washington Duke, father of James Buchanan and Benjamin N., was an enterprising man and laid the groundwork for the Duke family fortune. The fortune was built on exceptional smoking tobacco grown and sold by Washington Duke following the Civil War.
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Alexander Martin was a Colonel during the Revolution, Speaker of the Senate, thrice Governor of North Carolina and held numerous other positions of considerable importance.
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Lawrence tells about the origin of North Carolina's state flag, great seal and also the legislation which brought about the adoption of a state flower and state bird.
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Historian Major J. Hampton Rich researched Daniel Boone's activity specific to North Carolina. Boone's family moved to North Carolina from Pennsylvania after Boone's birth in 1734. Rich's research focuses on Boone's exploration of the state, and various encounters, both violent and peaceful, with the Native American population in the state.
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Senator, Mr. Overman began his career as a humble secretary for a senator before gaining the title for himself in 1895. Born in Salisbury in 1854 he became a state political figure serving as lawyer and campaigner to like Zebulon B. Vance Charles B. Aycock. Mr. Overman represented the state in Congress, elected in 1903, through World War I until his death in 1930.
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There were several forts along the coast during the days of the Civil War. Most important and last to fall was Fort Fisher, below Wilmington.
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John W. Ellis was state governor at the opening of the Civil War. Ellis was born and raised in Rowan County and served in county legislature until elected Judge of Superior Court in 1848. He would become governor with a victory over William W. Holden on the eve of warfare. Governorship would be short for Ellis who died July 4, 1861. Though Ellis did not serve the state during the Civil War, he made a lasting impression when early in the conflict he refused Lincoln North Carolina troops to fight the insurrection.
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Drs. Edwin Alderman and Charles McIver truly went out into the wilderness, preaching the Gospel of Education from one end of North Carolina to the other, and winning people everywhere to their great cause.
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