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12738
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Tales of Welsh-Speaking Indians recur in manuscript records and early accounts of the settlement of this country. The Welsh record of an expedition fitted out in 1162 by Prince Madoc is well known, and many accept he discovered America. The first report from America on the discovery of Welsh-Speaking Indians came from Rev. Morgan Jones who encountered them along the Pamlico River in eastern North Carolina.
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13442
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The first shocks of an earthquake shook Bald Mountain in North Carolina on February 10, 1874. For weeks following, area residents were convinced that Bald Mountain was in fact a volcano, spurring a plethora of newspaper accounts, and eventually bringing forth an engineer from South Carolina to investigate. Relieving the fears of local residents, the engineer stated positively the event was an earthquake, and the \"Old Baldy,\" would do little more than rumble and was not a volcano.
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24651
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The author highlights the Roanoke explorations, Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), and the first colonists on Roanoke Island, with special attention paid to a relatively unknown member of the exploration party, Edward Gorges, who sailed to the Island in 1585 with Sir Richard Granville.
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12635
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The eternal mystery of Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colonists is still North Carolina's No. 1 Story. First published in \"American Heritage,\" Powell's article tells the story of North Carolina from Sir Walter Raleigh's 1584 land patent, to the settling on Roanoke Island, and finally the return of Lane and Grenville to the colony only to find it abandoned.
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20289
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Powell provides an amended list of Douglas C. McMurtrie's 1938 bibliography of 18th century North Carolina imprints. The bibliography lists books printed in North Carolina in the 18th century, along with books which no longer survive, but are thought to be a product of North Carolina.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Jan 1958,
p50-73, il, f
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20697
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This article details the results of a research project conducted by William S. Powell to uncover the biographies of the Roanoke colonists and explorers. Information on why, how, and where Powell's research was conducted is provided throughout the article, and a brief review of explorations and attempts at settlement on the NC coast between 1584 and 1590 is also provided. Powell found biographical information on 278 colonists in his research, and offers a few examples of his discoveries in the remaining pages.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 2, April 1957,
p202-226, f
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20741
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This is a reprint of a manuscript letter written by Governor William Tryon on July 26, 1765 to an uncle in England providing a casual account of his first nine months in North Carolina. Information of Tryon's arrival and the letter itself as well as biographical information on the letter's recipient is included in Powell's introduction.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 3, July 1957,
p406-415, f
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13144
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Many superstitions and folk tales of North Carolina are centered around the Devil himself. Natural formations, Cherokee folklore, and personal accounts reflect the presence of Lucifer in North Carolina.
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13172
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Slightly larger than a blue jay and containing a bigger wingspan, the paroquet of North Carolina vanished in 1909. First reported along the coast in 1586, by Thomas Hariott, the paroquet is a member of the parrot family. Living in large groups partial to orchards, paroquets fell to extinction as a result of destructive habits associated with human beings.
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13279
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Powell details the history of England's first American colony as Sir Walter Raleigh and an expedition commanded by Captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe sailed to North America and found trial and tragedy on the coast of North Carolina.
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13371
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George Carteret went to sea early and was appointed bailiff of the Island of Jersey and later Lieutenant-Governor. From Jersey he conducted a vigorous war against ships supplying the forces of Parliament and was declared a pirate. He later married Lady Grace Granville, of the family of Sir Richard Granville, who many times visited Roanoke Island and the coast of the Carolinas. Sir George inherited his grandfather's share in Carolina and left it to his son John, who as allotted a large body of land which has come to be known as Granville's Grant. North Carolina's Carteret County, formed in 1722, was named in honor of Sir John.
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Lord William Berkeley was commissioned governor of Virginia in 1641. Berkeley encouraged exploration of the surrounding country while holding off Indian rebellions and a Dutch invasion. However, during the early years of his administration he relentlessly persecuted the Quakers and Puritans. Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against the government which forced Berkeley to flee to the Eastern shore of the colony. After Bacon's death, he set out on a course of execution and confiscation so violent as to cause his recall by the English government.
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John Colleton was born in England in 1608, served faithfully during the Civil War for the royal cause, and was commissioned by Sir John Berkeley to raise a regiment. In late 1650 Colleton went to the Island of Barbados where he was described as a merchant, promoter, and financier. He was knighted in 1661 and obtained a grant from the King for land lying south of Virginia. A grant of land then known as Colleton Island is now known as Collington in Kitty Hawk Bay.
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13841
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Originally published in American Heritage, this is about regional food likes and dislikes in North Carolina.
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13868
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On 24 March 1663, Charles II granted land in the New World to eight men who had supported his efforts to regain the throne of England. The first in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, Powell discusses Edward Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon and his career in England prior to coming to the New World, as well as his namesakes in North Carolina.
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