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21100
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This article describes the relocation of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse from its present home to its permanent one in the nearly completed CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center in Kinston.
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The Sanborn Map Company began creating urbanized area maps in 1867 for the purpose of assessing buildings' fire liability. The maps contain a tremendous amount of information for historians, genealogists, urban planners and others. For example, building height, construction material, wall thickness, occupant and street names are but a few of the details. Andrews discusses the UNC-CH website Going to the Show for the maps and points out the benefits of its use and some weaknesses.
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Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Jul 2012, punnumbered, il, map Periodical Website
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15679
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Alamance Battleground Research Project focused on compiling new archaeological data and reviewing historic documents to elucidate the events of May 16, 1771. On that date Regulators met the state's militia in the cumulative battle of the War of Regulation, which ended in defeat of the uprising farmers. The project drew on help from professionals and over two hundred volunteers.
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Omar ibn Said's life was highlighted at the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville in conjunction with the newly placed historical highway marker on Murchison Road in Fayetteville. Said, a West African Muslim brought to America in 1807, wrote his autobiography in 1831 composed entirely in Arabic.
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The battleship North Carolina has had a WWII rubber relief map on loan since 1967. After noticeable deterioration of the rubber, battleship staff commissioned East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies, which has a conservator on staff. The map was treated over a six month period and placed in an oxygen-free environment to slow deterioration.
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In honor of the battleship's 70th birthday, former crew members who served onboard in the 1940s returned for a celebration. The occasion also marked the 50th anniversary of the battleship arriving in Wilmington.
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Steve and Linda Lane purchased a modest one story home in Edenton believing it was an early 1900 design. During renovation carpenters uncovered hallmarks of a much earlier construction date which prompted the owners to call the Historic Preservation Office. Upon further examination by experts, it was determined that elements of the construction date the Edenton home to pre-1750, a significant discovery.
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Between May 23rd and June 3rd the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources raised an anchor from the Queen Anne's Revenge shipwreck site. The project brought national and international coverage and followed closely after the release of Pirates of the Caribbean, a movie featuring a fictionalized rendition of Blackbeard's ship. After successfully raising the artifact, it was shipped to the QAR lab at East Carolina University's West Research Campus.
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Graduate students from East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies participated in a project to reassess Modern Greece artifacts. The artifacts in question have been stored for almost 50 years at the Underwater Archaeology Branch, Fort Fisher. Many of the artifacts consisted of household and utilitarian objects like; bowie knives, tableware, some guns, and farming implements.
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The State Historic Preservation Office preemptively informed local historic districts and owners of historic property about ensuing Hurricane Irene which touched down on August 27, 2011. Damage was not as severe as past hurricanes, however one historic property, the Markham-Albertson-Stinson Cottage, was totaled. Other historic features impacted by the hurricane were cemeteries in Edenton, Whitakers, Tarboro, New Bern, and Beaufort where uprooted trees toppled markers and disturbed graves.
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Artifacts from a 1960s excavation of Joel Lane's, the \"Father of Raleigh,\" grave received some long-awaited care. High school interns Mary Grayson Brook and Catherine Ambrose processed five boxes and 877 artifacts over the course of a summer.
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The State Historic Preservation Office launched a new website showcasing 40 years of fieldwork. Created with GIS technology, the map offers an interactive venue for the viewer. A scholar, researcher, or curious individual may take a virtual tour of historic buildings, districts, etc. but currently excludes archaeological sites.
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Cecelski reports on a 2009 community oral history project in New Bern, titled \"African American Voices Between Two River.\" Over two dozen elderly black community leaders in Craven County were interviewed, and the project focused on African Americans born in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. These individuals lived in the aftermath of one of the worst disasters in North Carolina history - the great New Bern fire of 1922.
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Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 58 Issue 4, Oct 2010, p123-127, il, map Periodical Website
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March 20-21, 2010 marked the 145th anniversary of the Bentonville Battle. Civil War enthusiasts reenacted the \"Fight for Morris Farm\" and the \"Last Grand Charge of the Army of Tennessee and Morgan's Stand.\" Bentonville is the state's largest Civil War battlefield and the location of one of the last large-scale engagements of the war.
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The North Carolina Historical Commission began a series of meetings to begin discussions about inclusion of State Capitol Memorials recognizing Native American, African American and women influential in the state's history. A committee is responsible to evaluate funds, merits, and space for additional plaques with input from the public.
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