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Record #:
12554
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Supplying four governors, six attorney generals, three Supreme Court Justices, and five magnates of the tobacco industry, the people of Warren County have historically been influential men. Nathaniel Macon, William, Phileman, and Benjamin Hawkins, George G. Allen, J. B. Duke, James Turner, William Miller, and Thomas Bragg represent some of the influential men denoted in this article.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 11, Oct 1962, p21, 26, por
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Record #:
24510
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A spa called Shocco Springs in use in the 1800s in Warren County provided patrons with entertainment, fine dining, and the curative aspects of the nearby mineral springs. This article presents the history and popularity of the spa.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 11, April 1978, p22-23, il
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Record #:
24540
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The North Carolina Historical Marker E-5 is located near the Franklin-Warren County line and marks the grave site of Robert E. Lee’s oldest daughter. Annie Carter Lee died of typhoid fever while at Jones Springs Hotel.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 9, February 1976, p21-22, il
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Record #:
35676
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Joseph Seawell Jones was known as a hoax master. His talent originated during his boyhood in Shocco Creek and continued through academic stints at the University of North Carolina and Harvard. One hoax was a bank caper orchestrated in Columbus, Missouri. It involved “Cape Fear Money,” actually blank slips of paper, and “Public Documents,” actually old newspapers.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 4, July/Aug 1978, p17-19, 56-57