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North Carolina is home to some major Civil War military sites that are indexed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Newsletter
(NoCar Oversize F 255 N48x), Vol. Issue , Summer 1991,
p7-10, il
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1768
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North Carolina's recent entries in the National Register of Historic Places bring the state's total to 1,858. Southern surveys the recent additions and offers capsule histories of each.
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North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Newsletter
(NoCar Oversize F 255 N48x), Vol. Issue , Spring 1994,
p23-29, il
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1972
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A process that has been used by foresters and the timber industry is now a valuable tool in assisting historians in precisely dating old houses and maritime artifacts.
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Dendrochronology, a way to date trees, has been refined by Dr. Herman J. Heikkenen and is now a valuable research tool for state historians in accurately dating historic buildings, like Edenton's Cupola House.
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Visiting the state's historic attractions at Christmas time provides an opportunity to see places like Tryon Palace, Biltmore House, and Chinqua-Penn Plantation House dressed up for the holidays.
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As of June 30, 1995, the state owned eighty-one properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A listing of properties and their location in thirty counties is included.
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North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Newsletter
(NoCar Oversize F 255 N48x), Vol. Issue , Winter 1995,
p3-6, il
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3644
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In December, 1969, the state submitted its first property nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. On July 4, 1997, the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Michael Ferrall Family Cemetery in Halifax became the 2,000th nomination.
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Tomlin takes the reader on a photographic tour of some of North Carolina's historic churches, ranging from a grandiose cathedral to a humble meetinghouse. A brief sketch of each church's history accompanies each photograph. Churches include St. Philips Anglican Church (Brunswick); Machpelah Presbyterian Church (Lincoln County); and West Grove Friends Meeting House (Alamance County).
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This article contains a listing by county of some of the historic homes and buildings in North Carolina.
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A continuation from a previous article in The State (April 7, 1956, Vol. 23, No. 23, pp. 16-17), this list details more of the historic buildings, by city, in North Carolina
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Buffalo Presbyterian Church was started in 1756 and is one of the most historic churches in North Carolina. Throughout the years it has had a most interesting existence.
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A Tar Heel describes his visit to the famous English palace of Hampton Court, where Sir Walter Raleigh plead with Queen Elizabeth I and where Manteo and Wanchese visited.
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Family seat of one of the oldest families in the Piedmont section of North Carolina, the Old Spurgeon Home is a ten room mansion still in a fine state of preservation.
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January 24, 2008 at 3:45 a.m., authorities were alerted to a fire which started at the childhood home of Governor Charles B. Aycock. Damage from the fire affected several rooms, the worst damage in the parlor, and destroyed several artifacts. Other damaged artifacts and a portion of the structure will have to be cleaned and restored.
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Courthouses, post offices, and public schools are just a few examples of public buildings financed by the state. Many of these buildings are from the 19th- and early 20th-centuries and preservationists are trying to save these buildings that embody a community and its history.
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