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9167
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County-by-county listing of good news from 1976 includes awards won and new buildings or renovations begun or completed. For example, Elk Park in Avery County got a new fire department and police department and the job market in Lincoln County is steadily improving.
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North Carolina’s automobile license plate slogan “First in Freedom” has stirred controversy, but may be valid. According to historian Dr. Hugh T. Lefler of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s role in the freedom movement is marked by four major events during the Revolutionary period, each of which was instrumental in moving the state and nation toward independence. These events include the First Provincial Congress in New Bern, the Mecklenburg Resolves, the Battle at Moore’s Creek, and the Halifax Resolves.
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Sailing for Francis I of France, Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian, crossed the Atlantic in search of a passage to India. What he found was the Outer Banks and a body of water beyond he called the Oriental Sea. This would later be named the Pamlico Sound. Verrazano sailed as far north as Newfoundland before returning home. His \"discovery\" of an oriental sea kept explorers sailing west for many years seeking the elusive passage.
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31385
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A request from a school child to the North Carolina State Department of Archives and History asking about all of the state's history is just one of many requests that are received every day. The Department replies to these requests by supplying brochures and the North Carolina Historical Review.
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12822
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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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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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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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13490
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Some two million North Carolinians now live on land which was once the property of an English nobleman, John Lord Carteret, the first Earl of Granville - the largest individual landholder in North Carolina history.
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13496
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Part two of the articles on the Granville Grant (previously in 2 January 1954, Vol. 21, No. 31, pp. 1-2, 12) describes the remainder of the case and its significance for North Carolina.
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13372
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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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10035
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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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10038
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Many important events happened in North Carolina during February that were important in the forward progress of the state or were conclusions of projects earlier begun. Among the events were the birth of Calvin Henderson Wiley, who was the first State Superintendent of Common Schools; the passage of legislation establishing the Fayetteville Normal School for Negroes; and the Battle of Roanoke Island during the Civil War.
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30055
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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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30068
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Many things have happened in North Carolina during the month of August. For example, in August of 1775, the Hillsboro Convention set up state government. In August 1837, Guilford College opened while in August 1918, the first contract to build Fort Bragg was set up.
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10032
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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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