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The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road served as a main north-–south thoroughfare in Colonial America. Prior to English settlement, Iroquois tribes used the road as a trading route. A portion of the Wagon Road can still be found on William H. McGee's farm in Stokes County. As Stokes County Historical Council president, McGee is directing a project to retrace the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road through North Carolina. This project is sponsored by the North Carolina Quadricentennial Anniversary Committee. Along with other projects, such as the building of the Elizabeth II and the excavation of the Lost Colony on Roanoke Island, the North Carolina Quadricentennial Anniversary Committee is attempting to call attention to the first English settlements in America.
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The mystery of the Lost Colony continues to fascinate historians. While there is still no evidence explaining the fate of the colony, new evidence has expanded our knowledge of the Roanoke Island colony. Park Ranger Phillip Evans argues that, while there is no evidence proving so, theories on the colony moving to the Chesapeake or to Croatoan Island have merit. Evans also discusses recent archeological findings that challenge previous notions on the village's structure. Excavations of colonial watchtowers in Wolstenholme, VA, match similar findings reached on Roanoke Island, suggesting that similar structures were built in both locations. Evans hopes that through further archeological studies, a greater understanding of the fate of the Roanoke Colony will be obtained.
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Zeno Ponder led the way in transforming Madison into a Democratic County. Prior to Ponder's influence, Madison County, as much of western North Carolina, heavily supported the Republican Party. Ponder, who grew up in a Republican household, began to change his political ideals while at N.C. State University and later working with the Manhattan Project during World War II. He became chairman of Madison County's board of elections in 1954. His role in transforming the county to vote Democratic has often been criticized, but Ponder denies ever using illegal means in garnering votes. While he served on the board of elections, Ponder was threatened, bombed, and hauled into court countless times. He has remained in Madison County, although his political role has diminished as Macon County is now strongly Democratic.
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