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17752
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What began as a few outdoor garden beds showcasing North Carolina's agricultural legacy has blossomed into a living, thriving exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History. The new exhibit connects the state's agricultural past with today's cutting edge research and development.
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18966
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Tryon Palace is now holding an exhibit WORKBOATS OF CORE SOUND. Sponsored by Jarret Bay Boatworks, it exhibits the collection of Lawrence Early's photographs of wooden workboats built in the fishing villages of the Core Sound Region of North Carolina.
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18967
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Built on Eagles Island, North Carolina and launched in 1863, the CSS NORTH CAROLINA ironclad steamer was designed for local coastal defense. A new display in the Exhibit Hall at the USS NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP illustrates the vessel's history until her demise in 1864.
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18968
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The contributions of ladies on the home front during the Civil War are widely documented, but rarely is documented the stories of the laboring-class women. Maxwell discusses what is known about the work of women at the Arsenal at Fayetteville.
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18969
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A new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History, LEADING THE STATE: NORTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNORS, examines more than 200 years of political history from changes in the office to the role of first spouses.
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18970
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Recently, the western office of North Carolina State Historic Preservation joined representatives from the Historic Burke Foundation and former residents of Henry River Mill Village to discuss the process of listing the property on the National Register of Historic Places.
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20908
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The North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund approved, in February 2012, a grant of $355,000 to acquire 120 acres to add to the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site. The Civil War Trust will match the grant dollar-for-dollar with funds from the American Battlefield Protection Program. Each of the nine properties covered by the grant is adjacent to previously preserved land.
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20909
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Smith reports on his broad research study of examining the life and contributions of Albion Tourgee, who was North Carolina's famous carpetbagger, lawyer, law maker, judge, civil rights activist, and novelist. He came to Greensboro in 1865, and following a remarkable career here, moved to Colorado in 1879. His name is attached to the Reconstruction Period in the state. Smith states that what has surprised him most about the man is the minimal attention paid to him by educators and historians.
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20910
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Tobacco Factory 91, the first building in the Historic R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 200-acre Complex to be rehabilitated, opened February 21, 2012. The striking, 242,000-square-foot five-story building is now Wake Forest Biotech Place, a world-class biotech research and innovation center. The building was constructed in 1937.
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21099
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Jesse R. Lankford Jr. retired from his position as North Carolina State Archivist in December 2011. He was selected for the position in 2004 and served until his retirement. He was North Carolina's seventh archivist and his career in the field spanned 42 years.
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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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21101
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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,
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30537
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H. G. Jones recounts the efforts of various individuals and organizations over the years to commemorate the anniversaries of the Roanoke Colony founding. Directing the committee planning the quadricentennial to be held in 1984, Jones left in 1974 to work on James B. Hunt’s campaign for governor. His goal was to have jurisdiction of the Roanoke Fort Raleigh site returned to a commission rather than the political appointees of the previous administration.
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Carolina Comments
(NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 33 Issue 5, Sep 1985,
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30539
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Viewing NC places through its architecture can provide information on past ways of life and their changes though time. Preservation should not only focus on the best examples of architectural types, as the commonness in which a style was used, and its variations are all part of its significance.
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30541
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Survey of court records of the Morgan Superior Court District, NC from 1782-1792. The District of Morgan was a newly formed Superior Court District that was split from the District of Salisbury, to better service the Appalachian counties of Burke, Wilkes, Rutherford, Washington, Sullivan, and Lincoln.
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Carolina Comments
(NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 31 Issue 5, Sep 1983,
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