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Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll was not only an outstanding figure in the medical world of North Carolina for many years, but she also was interested in civic affairs, social reform, and politics.
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Hammers and saw, brick and concrete, drawing boards and slide rules are winning the battle for equality in the African American education in North Carolina, although segregation controversies have been dominating the headlines.
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14008
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Approaching its 100th anniversary, Wrightsville Beach as seen many changes since 1852, when slaves erected the first building there.
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14010
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The hosiery mills in North Carolina during produced 780,000,000 pairs of stockings in the past year. The industry has had a remarkable growth since its beginning in the state about 60 years ago.
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When Dr. Arch T. Allen, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, died in October 1934, Governor Ehringhaus, on October 24, 1934, appointed Clyde A. Erwin as his successor. Although he was president of the North Carolina Teachers Association in 1932, few people outside the profession knew of him. Sadler presents information about the life and work of the new superintendent.
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The heaviest snowfalls registered by the United States Weather Bureau at Raleigh occurred in 1899 and 1927. In both instances the snow was eighteen inches deep. In 1899, the snow storm occurred on February 13th and 14th, the temperature dropping to two degrees below zero. The highest temperature ever recorded at Raleigh was during July 1887 and August 1932, each occasion reaching 103 degrees.
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15739
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Edward Hyde was the first governor of the colony of North Carolina. His administration was one of the most disastrous the colonists had been called upon to endure in the New World. A revolt led by the former governor Thomas Cary and the Tuscarora Indian War filled his brief two year term with turmoil and violence.
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Thomas Pollock, described as a \"man of wealth, ability, and influence,\" was the second governor of North Carolina. Among his principal accomplishments were the subjugation of hostile Indian tribes, restoration of religion freedom, and the laying out of the city of Beaufort.
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Sir Richard Everard was the 19th governor of colonial North Carolina, 1725-1731. Two major events marked his administration--the sale of the rights in the colony by seven of the eight Lords Proprietors to the King of England and the establishment of the North Carolina-Virginia boundary.
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Charles Eden was Governor the North Carolina colony under the Lords Proprietors and the town of Edenton is named for him. His term in office is best remembered for the activities of pirates, especially Blackbeard.
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George Burrington was the 18th and 20th governor of North Carolina and had the unique distinction of being the proprietary and royal governor of the state. He was ousted from office on both occasions; however, he had his good qualities, especially in knowing the condition and needs of the colony better than any governor who had ruled before him and in supporting religious tolerance. His declining years were poverty stricken and his body was found in a London canal in 1759.
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15747
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Gabriel Johnston, royal governor of North Carolina, served the longest tenure of any governor--eighteen years. He followed the unpopular George Burrington and heartily welcomed by the colonists. During his time in office the population grew from 40,000 to over 90,000. However, like his predecessors, enforcing edicts of the Crown brought conflict with the citizenry.
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Arthur Dobbs, colonial governor of North Carolina, was one of the colony's ablest chief executives. He served for eleven years, 1754-1765; however, hostilities with the Native Americans, internal problems, and being at odds with the state assembly for most of his term marred his administration. Worn out near the end of his tenure, he requested to be relieved and was succeeded by William Tryon.
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William Tryon was a professional soldier and governor of the North Carolina colony on the eve of the American Revolution. Almost immediately following his arrival, he had to deal with resistance to the Stamp Act, which was finally repealed to head off bloodshed. Later, citizens, known as Regulators, banded together in armed resistance to excessive taxation. Tryon led the troops that put them down in 1771. After six years of strife and turmoil, the King named him Governor of New York. Although citizens were glad to see him go, Tryon's lasting monument in the state was the magnificent Palace in New Bern, which served as a state house as well as a home for governors.
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Richard Caswell was a militia officer and the first Governor of North Carolina to be elected by an independent legislature. He served during the Revolutionary period, and during his term many reforms in government were inaugurated, among them being the drafting of the state constitution on December 18, 1776 and the establishment of county and Superior courts.
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