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2066
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Founded in 1726 as a business venture by Maurice Moore, Brunswick Town prospered as a sea port but declined after the American Revolution and was in ruins by 1830. Now a state historic site on the Cape Fear River, it attracts over 50,000 visitors a year.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Mar 1994, p29-30, il
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9036
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Russellborough, now part of the Brunswick Town State Historic Site, was home to governors Dobbs and Tryon from 1758 until 1770. The last resident was William Dry who saw the house burned by Lord Cornwallis and Sir Henry Clinton in 1776. Dry died in 1781 and was buried in St. Phillip's churchyard at Brunswick.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 4, Sept 1978, p22-23, il
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15767
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Archaeological excavations reopened in Brunswick Town forty-one years after Dr. Stanley A. South's work in the 1960s. Contemporary work focused on Civil War-era earthworks that stretch across the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site and aim to answer questions about construction and gun placement within the earthworks. John Mintz, assistant state archaeologist, oversaw the work which took place from April 6-9th.
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40646
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East Carolina University Anthropology department students found the ruins of a tavern with an artifact proving seeds of independence were planted decades before the Revolutionary War. One of many artifacts, the cufflink contained inscribed words indicating early support for independence from the British monarchy.