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12032
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A chapter from the 1861 book, Sketches of Lower Carolina, this excerpt offers information pertaining to the construction of the Dismal Swap Canal, a waterway connecting the Albemarle Sound with Chesapeake Bay.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 3, June 1957, p16-17
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12160
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In 1860, Edmund Ruffin, Virginia's Agricultural Editor, wrote his observations of coastal North Carolina. The report, Sketches of Lower Carolina was printed in 1861 and is reproduced in segments within this article.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 18, Jan 1957, p17-18, il
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12146
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In 1860, Edmund Ruffin, Virginia's Agricultural Editor, wrote his observations of coastal North Carolina. The report, Sketches of Lower Carolina was printed in 1861 and is reproduced in segments within this article.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 14, Dec 1956, p8-9, 18, il
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13077
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A continuation of the series selected from the 1860 travel book, Sketches of Lower Carolina, this article discusses the penning and branding of the dwarfish native breed horses living on the Outer Banks.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 21, Mar 1957, p15-16, il
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13118
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In an excerpt from his 1860s book, Sketches of Lower Carolina, Ruffin discusses the arduous task of digging the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. Extending from Virginia into North Carolina, the canal is 22 miles long and permits passage for vessels of five-foot draft or less.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 26, May 1957, p11, il
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12313
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The first Sound Fishery in North Carolina began at Stevenson's Point, near the extremity of Durant's Neck. Started by J. T. Granberry and F. Nixon, fishing was carried out through the use of seine nets ranging in size from 2,200 to 2,700 yards in length.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 20, Feb 1958, p13-14, il
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12152
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In 1860, Edmund Ruffin, Virginia's Agricultural Editor, wrote his observations of coastal North Carolina. The report, Sketches of Lower Carolina was printed in 1861 and is reproduced in segments within this article. The second in a series produced by The State, this article contains an image of the \"Mullet Line.\"
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 15, Dec 1956, p7-8, 21, il
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