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2299
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The state's Coastal Plain is divided into three sub regions: the Albemarle, middle Coastal Plain, and the Cape Fear. Each area is different geographically, and each had a different settlement history.
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2380
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In January, 1816, Wilmington merchant John Fanning Burgwyn wrote to an unidentified person a detailed prospectus describing the port, river navigation, and exports and imports. The document is in the New Hanover County Public Library in Wilmington.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Apr 1995,
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2395
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Although the 1995 General Assembly defeated a lottery bill, colonial settlers held legislatively authorized ones. The first was held in 1759 to raise money for church construction. Others supported community needs and supplemented tax revenues.
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3235
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Colonial travel in the lower Cape Fear region was by water and often slow and hazardous. As the population spread inland, a system of roads, bridges, ferries, and taverns developed. Since counties provided the upkeep, some routes were better than others.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 41 Issue 2, Feb 1997,
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5488
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Railroading began in England in 1825, and by the 1830s, had reached North Carolina, offering a shipping alternative to turnpikes, canals, and steamboats. By 1860, 834 miles of track had been laid. Watson discusses the rise of railroads in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 44 Issue 3, May 2000,
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9036
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Russellborough, now part of the Brunswick Town State Historic Site, was home to governors Dobbs and Tryon from 1758 until 1770. The last resident was William Dry who saw the house burned by Lord Cornwallis and Sir Henry Clinton in 1776. Dry died in 1781 and was buried in St. Phillip's churchyard at Brunswick.
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9226
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In 1821, Dr. James Smith, Vaccine Agent for the U.S. government, accidentally introduced smallpox to Edgecombe County, killing ten people. Smith accidentally sent the live virus instead of the vaccine to doctors in the area, leading to the repeal of a national vaccine law of 1813 that had permitted the vaccine to come to the county.
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9963
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The first intercolonial roadway through North Carolina completed in 1727, roughly paralleled U.S. 17. Most of the principal towns and tourist goals which attract north-south travelers along the Coastal Highway today were already stopping places in pre-Revolutionary times.
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15921
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The first printing press arrived in 1749 with James Davis, public printer. Following the American Revolution, a singular printer would increase to at least twenty-two and extend printing technology throughout the state. Printing meant distribution of newspapers and the state's first was North Carolina Gazette first printed in 1751 by Davis.
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16090
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Delegates met in Halifax on April 4, 1776 and took the first official action against the British crown. Despite victory at Moore's Creek, British soldiers harassed citizens in the Cape Fear region and forced the congress to acknowledge that reconciliation was not an option.
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17279
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Among the most important businesses in early America was the ordinary, also called a tavern, a public house of entertainment, or an inn.
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17737
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Pilots directed ships through the often tricky inlet system separating state rivers from ocean-going commerce. Specifically, the history of Ocracoke pilots and legislation governing them is presented.
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17743
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The author disputes Martin Rozear's claim that the first established hospital was in Portsmouth 1846-1847, an article that appeared in the previous issue of this journal. Watson pulls from fragmentary evidence to argue the first designed hospital was privately funded and built in Wilmington during the mid-1830s. This facility closed sometime in the late 1830s.
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17805
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Public health policy was managed at a local level throughout much of the state's history. Wilmington serves as a case study because of public health policy development for several reasons. The city's need for a health program for its citizens was compounded because of its continually growing population throughout much of history and its role as a bustling port. A history of public health concerns and local officials reactions are reviewed in this article.
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18577
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Watson discusses the life and death of former North Carolina governor Benjamin Smith. Although despised by many, Smith's generosity provided over 20,000 acres to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 53 Issue 1, Oct 2009,
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