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16974
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North Carolina and South Carolina argued for eighty-five years--from 1730 to 1815--over the placing of the boundary line between them. Menzies discusses the disagreement and its settlement.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 7, July 1937, p3, 18, 23, map
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15418
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Brothers-in-law Michael Schenck and Absalom Warlick, living in Lincolnton in 1813, had a new idea. They believed cotton could be manufactured as well as raised in the south and that it did not have to be shipped to England or New England to be manufactured. They build a long plant with only 72 spindles, the first cotton mill south of the Potomac. There are around 1,300 southern textile plants today - with about half of those in North Carolina.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 17, Sept 1936, p6-7, il
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15516
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Cleveland County, along with the cities of Shelby and Kings Mountain, is featured in THE STATE magazine's community/city profile. The county is a top agricultural producer and has the largest agricultural fair in the South. Shelby and Kings Mountain feature large scale diversified manufacturing which contributes to the dominant position of the county among the state's other industrial counties.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 36, Feb 1935, p27-34, il, por
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15437
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Marion, located in McDowell County, is featured in THE STATE magazine's community profile.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 29, Dec 1934, p28-32, il, por
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