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41119
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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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29296
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On March 15, 1781, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina was lost by Americans to the British. Despite the British victory, the battle ultimately weakened the British Army and led to General Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown.
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12673
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On the September day of 1862 when Zebulon Vance first took the office of governor, North Carolinians would have been hard pressed to admit that they already had a governor. In fact, there were three governors that day, including Henry T. Clark who held the office until Vance took over. North Carolina's \"surplus\"Â governor, Edward Stanly, was appointed by President Lincoln to be military governor of that part of North Carolina in Federal control.
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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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20298
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This is a reprint of the combination diary and cashbook of early American journalist, printer, and reformer Joseph Gales. The diary covers the period between September 24, 1794 and July 30, 1795 while the cashbook contains entries made between May, 1794 and December 26, 1795. Some biographical information on Gales is provided in the introduction and conclusion, and some analysis by the author is offered throughout.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 3, July 1949,
p335-347, f
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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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13874
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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 second in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, Powell discusses George Monck, the Duke of Albemarle. This article discusses Monck's career prior to coming to the New World as well as his family and business conducted through 1677, the year of his death.
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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 third in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, William Powell discusses the Gallant William Craven. This article discusses Craven's career in England prior to coming to the New World as well as his namesakes in North Carolina.
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James W. Cannon is an initial member of the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Business Hall of Fame. He is the founder of the Cannon Manufacturing Company (later Cannon Mills) in Kannapolis. In 1898, one of his plants began production of what was to become the world-famous Cannon towels.
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12544
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Francis H. Fries is an initial member of the North Carolina magazine Business Hall of Fame. He was an early leader in North Carolina's textile and railroading industries but is remembered best as the guiding genius of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, North Carolina's first statewide bank.
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People who remember Luther Hodges as Governor of North Carolina and later as Secretary of Commerce in the Kennedy Administration, often forget that he had a long career in business. In 1920, he began a thirty-year career with Marshall Fields Mills (now Fieldcrest Mills), immediately after his graduation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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J. Spencer Love came to North Carolina seeking a job in 1919. Four years later he owned the Gastonia Mill and began a textile empire. He later sold the mill, but kept the machinery, moving it to Burlington where it became Burlington Mills. Now Burlington Industries, it is the world's largest textile manufacturing corporation.
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12607
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Richard J. Reynolds is an initial member of the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Business Hall of Fame. He was the founder of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. Among its famous products were Prince Albert pipe tobacco and perhaps the most famous cigarette of all time - Camel.
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12608
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Louis V. Sutton is an initial member of the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Business Hall of Fame. He spent a lifetime working in electric utilities and as president of Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L) was recognized nationally by fellow power company presidents.
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