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14346
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It was near the historic old home of Kelvin Grove that the ram, Albemarle, was built on the Roanoke River by North Carolina workmen.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 10, Aug 1947, p4,30, il
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37451
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Notes on William Clayborne, Jr. , secretary of the Virginia colony; John Ayres, a land speculator in Virginia; and Rev. Roger Green, who in 1653 obtained a land grant for 10,000 acres on the Roanoke River and south bank of the Chowan River to plant 100 settlers.
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13756
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The Roanoke is a capricious stream which has brought wealth-making silt and deadly floods to the northern coastal plains.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 39, Feb 1952, p6-7, il, f
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37278
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Small history of the Roanoke River.
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20187
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In the period following the American Revolution, commercial rivalry between states resulted in attempts to establish cooperation between state governments. Once such project was the Roanoke Waterway, one of the first efforts by states to institute cooperative undertakings in internal improvements.
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4225
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The Roanoke River has influenced the Williamston area since the English explored it in 1584. Commercial goods, including logs, fishing products, and naval stores, were shipped on the river until the Civil War. After the war railroads replaced river shipping. Logging and fishing dwindled. Today tobacco and shopping centers boost Williamston's economy. However, the river is making a comeback thanks to ecotourism. People want to experience the natural environment. A canoe/camping trail has been built, and other projects are planned.
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