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1.Forgotten Bits of North Carolina's Past by Wiley, Mary Callum The State Vol. 21 Issue 13, Aug 1953
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Wiley recounts several missed bits of North Carolina's long history such as the journeys of German Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg through North Carolina, a duel that never happened, and a Revolutionary baker.
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This is the second story in a three-part series about the American eugenics movement after World War II. The series focuses on the wealthy benefactors and various supporters of eugenics. Supporters included ministers, bankers, journalists, and politicians. The way these individuals gained support for their ideas is also detailed along with the racial aspects of eugenics. Specifics on North Carolina’s eugenics movement is highlighted throughout, along with its effects.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011,
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13366
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Discussing the varied history of northeastern North Carolina, there is information about historic locations, beloved past times, and reasons to visit this portion of the state.
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John Lawson was one of New Bern’s architects, North Carolina’s first historian, and the first owner of the area now known as Lawson Creek Park. Lawson’s History of North Carolina is the first published history of North Carolina and covers Lawson’s experiences in the area, information on the Indians, their customs and way of life as well as the flora and fauna of the area.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1992,
p29-31, bibl
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31406
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A new history of North Carolina traces the state’s social, economic, cultural and geographical development through its people and historic places. The Way We Lived in North Carolina is a five-volume illustrated series and the product of a six-year project with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. The volumes offer glimpses of the earliest residents of now-famous historic places and notable North Carolinians.
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5153
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Oral historian and storyteller Lynn Salsi writes books that preserve and document the stories and photographic records of North Carolina's people and places. In 2000, she received the prestigious Willie Parker Peace Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians.
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Along the state roads of North Carolina over 1,500 historical markers commemorate important people, places and events in the state's history. The author investigates the origins of the N.C. Highway Historical Marker Program, the Program's procedures, and the stories behind some of the state's markers.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 10, March 2015,
p37-38, 40,42, il, por
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11948
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A list of all the North Carolina counties and the origin of their names is listed alphabetically in this article. From Alamance County to Yancey, the dates and inspiration for these names hold a long history of the state.
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Containing progressive maps that depict the growth of North Carolina counties from 1700 through 1912, this is an illustrated chronology as opposed to an article.
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The Roanoke Island Festival Park has two very special venues of North Carolina heritage -- the Adventure Museum and the Outer Banks History Center. The Adventure Museum is a facility designed to provide a hands-on experience for visitors and is set up in chronological order so people can explore the 400 years of Outer Banks history. The museum targets school children in fourth and eighth grade history classes. Students can meet a pirate, dress up in Elizabethan clothing, and learn navigation with 16th-century tools. The North Carolina State Archives administers the Outer Banks History Center that collects and preserves the history and culture of the North Carolina coast. Among the holdings are historian David Stick's extensive collection of Outer Banks' materials, maps, and oral histories.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 12, May 2006,
p118-120, 122, 124-125, il
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27144
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In 2020, the centennial of women's suffrage, Harriet Tubman will become the first woman in over a century to appear on U.S. paper currency, replacing Andrew Jackson on the twenty-dollar bill. This calls on us to remember North Carolina’s legacy of liberty at a crucial time.
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during January that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. Among the events are the beginning of the state's transportation system for railroads and highways, Reconstruction, and the opening of the state's first public school in New Bern.
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The month of March seems to always be an exciting one for North Carolina. For example, in March 1662, land was deeded to George Durant in what is now Perquimans County. In March 1781, General Cornwallis abandoned Guilford Courthouse Battlefield. In March 1870, Greensboro opened the first graded school system in the state.
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during November that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. One of the earliest was the death of the pirate Blackbeard on November 22, 1718. Revolutionary War and Civil War activities, as well as the arrival of the Moravians in what is now Forsyth County in 1753, were among other events.
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28021
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Carrboro resident Daphne Athas’ discusses the myths surrounding Chapel Hill and Carrboro, as well as her personal history. The former University of North Carolina professor and author discusses her Greek heritage and religion, the famous authors and national celebrities she knew, and the culture of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. She recently published a collection of essays depicting portions of her life and her experiences living in the area.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 38, September 2010,
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