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19466
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Green delves into the history of Duplin County as she describes life among the rich and famous as well as ordinary people. Visitors are encouraged to visit Liberty Hall in Kenansville which was built in the early 1800s by Thomas Kenan II. The nearby Cowan Museum contains over 1,800 artifacts of early rural life, and the Tarkil Branch Farm's Homestead Museum provides a glimpse of the county's early farm life.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Apr 2013, p48-49, il
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21505
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Carr was born in Duplin County and at age thirty-three joined Company C (1st) 12th Regiment North Carolina Troops for six months. When the company disbanded in November 1861, he joined the 43rd Regiment NCT as Lieutenant of Company A. He was wounded and captured at Gettysburg. He was moved to three different prison camps between then and June 1864. In August 1864, he was sent to Morris Island as part of the \"Immortal Six Hundred,\" prisoners who were placed in line of fire on the island from the guns at Fort Sumter. Carr died three months after the war ended. He was the longest held North Carolina prisoner of war during the Civil War--one year, eleven months, and twenty-nine days.
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Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Spr 2009, p15, por
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4652
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Duplin County, incorporated on April 7, 1750, is marking its 250th year with a year-long celebration, including a historical play. Raynor, who is an artist, writer, and Duplin County native, discusses her home county.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 32 Issue 6, June 2000, p16-17
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35777
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The author offered descriptions of restored homes such as Halifax’s 1760 Owens House and Kenanville’s 1800 Liberty Hall. Included was description of events such as the Outer Banks village of Rodanthe’s celebration of little Christmas. From the collection of these holiday happenings, revealed was how the Yuletide season was celebrated in the Tarheel State during its pre and post-Colonial days.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 7, Nov/Dec 1979, p25-26
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31593
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: In southeastern North Carolina the remains of what could have been ossuary burial practices have been observed since the late 1800s. In 1884 J. A. Holmes observed that the burial mounds in Duplin, Sampson, Robeson, Cumberland, and southern Wake counties had certain common characteristics. In this article Hogue outlines methods for analyzing the skeletal material found in these ossuaries.
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12668
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Eight of Duplin's ten incorporated towns lie on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and U.S. 117, including Wallace, Teacheys, Rose Hill, Magnolia, Warsaw, Bowdens, Faison, and Calypso. Kenansville stands west of the geographical center, while Beulaville lives alone in the mid-eastern section. A history of these towns and a profile of their individual industries and communities are illustrated in this article.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 25, May 1961, p12-26, il, por, map
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18451
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In this outing, Goerch travels to Duplin County, home to the largest strawberry market and largest tuberose bulb market in the world. Goerch states \"there are many other interesting points of interest within its boundaries,\" including the state's oldest Presbyterian Church founded in 1736 and the county's outstanding Kenan family.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 28, Dec 1941, p1-3, 18-21, il
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