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13947
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The two Kirbys - father and son - made such an outstanding record in the field of psychiatry that their reputation gained international recognition.
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14074
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This article is about the most historic towns in North Carolina with the author focusing on those places along the coast before the development of roads further inland. He lists the following towns, followed by the county they are located; Manteo, New Bern, Bath, Wilmington, Edenton, Fayetteville, Hillsboro, Salem, Raleigh.
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14085
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By 1948, only two North Carolinians had served as members of the Supreme Court. James Iredell was the first appointed followed by Alfred Moore, the focus of this article. The author supplies a brief familial history, charting the Moores back to the mid-18th-century in the lower Cape Fear region. The account of Alfred Moore's life touches on his previous military experience during the American Revolution and judicial career beginning as a lawyer, to Attorney General of the state, until then finally a Supreme Court Justice.
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14088
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The development of State College is discussed in this article beginning with legislative changes in 1868. The institution focused on initiating agricultural and mechanical programs to compete with other schools in Raleigh.
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14091
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Focusing on siblings, the article looks at North Carolina's religious diversity within a family. Three brothers, Charles, Mathias, Basil, represented three different religions groups, Episcopalians, Catholics, and Baptists. Each brother also had a distinguished career, being active members within their respective communities. One thing the brothers had in common is being born in Chatham County, which the author uses to demonstrate the depth of human character within this one county.
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14100
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Located in the Cape Fear section, Barbecue Church, Longstreet Church, and The Bluff are three of the oldest churches in North Carolina, and all three have interesting stories.
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14104
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John and Montfort Stokes were Revolutionary Era North Carolinians who had an exciting life, and both received a number of signal honors.
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14110
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Carolinians who served in the Confederate Congress were members of an elite, and you will find many of their names still prominent in various sections of North Carolina.
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14115
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The name was Daniel Harvey Hill. In his youth he was an outstanding educator; later he became one of the greatest soldiers in the Confederate Army.
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14124
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As first Governor of Florida, three times Governor of North Carolina, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and State Legislator, John Branch established an unusual record of public service.
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14132
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As a writer and journalist, Isaac Avery had few peers in North Carolina, and is well remembered for his versatility.
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14149
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Herman Husband was a leader of the Regulators during the pre-Revolutionary era. He was a man of education and had a talent for public leadership with an inborn hatred of oppression. He represented Orange County in the Colonial Assembly and would have been acclaimed as a patriot had the Regulators been successful at the battle on Great Alamance Creek.
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14160
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In addition to his work as a North Carolina historian, John Hill Wheeler has also led an interesting and exciting life as a legislator and diplomat to foreign countries.
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14195
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Mr. Lawrence gives an account of some of the tremendous difficulties which North Carolina had to overcome in getting vital supplies to its ports during the Civil War period.
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14274
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The Avery brothers from Burke County, were Confederate colonels, all of whom were killed in action and gave their name to Avery County.
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