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38296
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The highway as North Carolina’s colonists knew it was the primary pathway for many. Covering 700 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to August, Georgia, this road largely traveled by foot played a pivotal role in creating some of the state’s metros and major cities. Commemorating the importance of the Great Wagon Road are items in the Rowan Museum such as a wagon made by John Israel Nissen, descendant of original travelers of the road. A personal sign of the road’s importance is on display at the Knox Farm: the rim of one of The Great Wagon’s wheels. John Knox’s eighth generation descendants can’t attest the rim was on their ancestor’s wagon; they only know it’s always been part of the farm’s landscape.
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Indian paths--Great Wagon Road; Colonial North Carolina paths--Great Wagon Road; Great Wagon Road; Charlotte--History; Winston-Salem--History; Salisbury--History; Rowan Museum (Salisbury); Rowan County--History; Frontier roads--North Carolina--Great Wagon Road; Frontier roads--Great Philadelphia Wagon Road; Stokes County--History; North Carolina--Warrior's Path; Bethabara; Bethania--History; Revolutionary War--Great Wagon Road; American Revolution--Great Wagon Road; Colonial North Carolina--Travel ; Colonial North Carolina--Transportation
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43535
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This article’s main focus is on the U.S. Revenue Cutter Pamlico which was later named the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico. The first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton believed that a robust process of collecting revenue was important for the early nation. In the first rendition of this program was the Revenue-Marine which was latter name the Revenue Cutter Services. These were U.S ships tasked with collecting and transporting the nations revenue. One of the first ships that was a Revenue Cutter was the Diligence.
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