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34695
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W.O. Saunders was a prominent figure in Elizabeth City in the early 20th century, decades after the Transcendentalist movement swept through New England. Despite this, he is known for his work mirroring the Transcendentalists Walt Whitman and Elbert Hubbard, among others, and that he emphasizes several tenants of the movement: self-reliance, spirituality, man’s relationship with nature, and women’s rights.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018,
p40-51, il, por, f
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38519
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The article talks about Mrs. Nelia Sawyer, age 96 and her memories growing up.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 16 Issue No. 4, October 2007,
p98-99, por
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14207
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There has always been some argument about whether Elizabeth City was named for Queen Elizabeth of England or for Mrs. Betsy Tooley. Dean holds to the latter viewpoint in this article about Mrs. Tooley.
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14584
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Elizabeth City became named such in 1794 and the town's namesake was commonly attributed to Queen Elizabeth. However, Hollowell, after extensive research, challenges this assumption asserting that the name was derived from Elizabeth Tooley, the wife of local tavern owner Adam Tooley.
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33202
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This article explains just how the operation of the new Naval Air Base at Elizabeth City will help in saving lives and property as well as being an important defense factor.
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33663
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A gnarled old tree in Charles O. Robinson’s yard in Elizabeth City, is responsible for the many thousands of other pecan trees that now abound in the Albemarle section. The area’s leading textile manufacturer and banker got his start when he planted groves of pecan trees by transplanting the nuts from the pecan tree in his father’s yard when he was a teenager.
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37326
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Kate Peele and her husband, Herbert Peele, owned 'The Daily Advance' newspaper in Elizabeth City, NC from 1913 to 1949 and kept the radio station until his death in December 1952.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 3 Issue No. 4, ,
p34-35, por
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37334
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Small history of Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County, NC.
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37353
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Transcription of the Pasquotank County Commissioners Meeting, Nov. 28, 1868.
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37488
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A small general social history of Elizabeth City.
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37644
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Random and various advertisements about businesses in Elizabeth City, NC in 1860
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37646
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Random and various advertisements which includes: Died Elizabeth City, NC William B. Allen 1849; Died Edenton, NC, T. Hathaway 1849; Married Thomas Gaskins to Elizabeth Freshwater 1849.
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37721
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Unpublished Letter from John C. Ehringhaus and Isaac P. Freeman of Elizabeth City, NC to Andrew Jackson, 1833.
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37745
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Transcription of the records.
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37875
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Small article about how the War of 1812 and Mexican War affected Elizabeth City, NC.
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