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for "North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine"
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41003
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The unincorporated community, with a currently unassuming reputation, had the county’s first brick school and was Northampton’s only stop off place for an American president. The citizen for whom the community is named, Margaret Bynum Jordan, is known for helping a slave escape to the North and her quilt hanging in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p38-40
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Northampton County--Description and travel; Northampton County--History; Margarettsville--history; Margaretsville--see also Margarettsville; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill--Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library--Burgwyn Family Papers; Ridley, Margaret A. B. Jordan, circa 1819-1906; Museum of Southern Decorative Arts--Margaret A.B. Jordan Ridley
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41008
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A territorial outgrowth of Bertie County, it contains a town encompassing two counties, along with one of the oldest towns in the state and oldest African American town in the country.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p46-48
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Edgecombe County--History; Edgecombe County--Description and travel; African American towns--United States--Princeville; Princeville--History; Princeville--Description and travel; Rocky Mount--History; Rocky Mount--Description and travel; Tarboro--Description and travel; Tarboro--History; Edgecombe County Memorial Library--Janie F. Allsbrook Local Collection History; Bertie County--History; Bertie County--Description and travel
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41009
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Named after members of minor nobility and by King Charles II, the profiled eight counties include Carteret and Craven, as well as what became known as Columbus and Chowan.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p52-54
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Albemarle County--History; Craven County--History; Carteret County--History; Hyde County--History; Bertie County--History; Columbus County--History; Chowan County--History; Perquimans County--Houses; Monck, George, 1608-1677; Hyde, Edward, Earl of Clarendon, 1609-1674; Berkeley, William, 1605-1677; Carteret, George, 1610-1680; Colleton, John, 1608-1666; Craven, William, 1608-1697; Chowan County--see also Shaftesbury County; Perquimans County--see also Berkeley County
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41010
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The New Holland, Higginsport, and Mt. Vernon made local history as the only railroad to serve Hyde County. Its historical records are being kept by a nonprofit associated with the nearby lake whose filling in led to the railroad’s closure.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p58-60
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Subject(s):
Railroads--North Carolina, eastern; New Holland Farms--Hyde County; Lake Mattamuskeet--History; North Carolina Farms Company; New Holland, Higginsport, and Mt. Vernon Railroad; Norfolk Southern Railroad Company; New Holland Corporation--August Heckscher; Mattamuskeet Foundation--Mattamuskeet Drainage District--history
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41011
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These walls’ history speaks of generations and down to Murfreesboro’s current generations. Its two centuries include stories of its original owner, a man known as “Prolific John,” and its current identity as site of the town’s Historical Association.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p62-64
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Subject(s):
Murfreesboro--History; Historic buildings--Murfreesboro--John Wheeler House; Murfree, William Hardy; Wheeler, John Hill, 1806-1882; Wheeler, John--Nat Turner Insurrection; Chowan University--see also Chowan Baptist Female Institute ; Moore, John Wheeler--Chowan University; Murfreesboro Historical Association--Wheeler House; Crafts, Hannah--John Wheeler House ; Slave narratives; Slave narratives--Hannah Crafts; Wake Forest University--Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives--John Wheeler Moore Manuscript; THE BONDSWOMAN NARRATIVE (slave narrative)
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41022
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Its names come from two generations of owners named Allen and a man who never set foot on its grounds. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, designated a state landmark, the Arthur Allen House reflects eighteenth century Virginia life, as house museum and historic site.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p78-81
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Arthur Allen House--see also Bacon's House (Surry, Virginia); Architecture--Jacobean style ; Bacon, Nathaniel, 1647-1676; Plantations--Virginia--Bacon's Castle; Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ; National Register of Historic Places--Virginia--Arthur Allen House; National Historical Landmarks--Virginia--Arthur Allen House
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41272
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Profiled are facilities asserting the increasing problem with food insecurity in the United States and that college students are among this population. Examples include Murfreesboro’s Mobile Food Bank, which serves Hertford County citizens. Students at Chowan University can seek assistance with food, along with hygiene and laundry items, on campus through the Just in Time Pantry.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 1, January 2020,
p16-17
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Record #:
41273
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A Washington theatre called “crown jewel of Eastern North Carolina” has expanded its vaudeville roots, assuring its continued bright reputation across the region. Established in 1913, Turnage Theatre has become a local venue for youth arts, movie events, comedy, summer art camps, and workshops. It's also a performing home for East Carolina University’s school music opera program.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 1, January 2020,
p26-28
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41274
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Mailing methods in North Carolina have changed greatly since the 16th century, when ship captains coordinated letters' delivery. During the Colonial period, post offices were established in Edenton, New Bern, Washington, and Wilmington. Delivery conduits during the 19th century and 20th centuries included Terrell County's 21 post offices, located in places such as Springfield, Frying Pan, Kilkenny, and Jerry. Today, Columbia, site for the first post office, is the locale for the only post office serving Tyrell County.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 1, January 2020,
p42-44
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Subject(s):
Post office buildings--North Carolina; Post office buildings--North Carolina--Tyrell County; Mailing--Colonial period--post offices--Edenton; Tyrell County--history; Mailing--Colonial period--North Carolina; Postal service--Reconstruction--North Carolina--women; Letter carriers--Tyrrell County--19th and 20th centuries
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41275
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The CSS Albemarle's gored smokestack helped bring the Civil War to life for Doward Jones. From this experience at Raleigh's Museum of History, it is the author's hope this part of the state’s history can come to life for generations to come. Today, people can vicariously experience this part of North Carolina’s history in museums such as Port O’ Plymouth.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 1, January 2020,
p46-47
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42653
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Hurricane Dorian may go down as one of the most historic milestones in Ocracoke's history. Unprecedented flooding of the island and its aftermath are recalled in stories told by those who miraculously rode out the storm.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May 2020,
p56-59
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42654
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Sheriff John Holley of Bertie County celebrated 30 years in law enforcement in January. He was the only active officer on duty when the infamous Be-Lo murders occurred in Windsor, NC in October 1993.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May 2020,
p64-66
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42655
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Scotland Neck Police Officer Marcus Morris credits his career success to his parents, community and colleagues.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May 2020,
p44-46
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42656
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Two Edgecombe County veterans, Irvin "Buck" Price of Tarboro and Norfleet Lane "Fleet" Sugg of Pinetops served their country well during World War II. Price was presented the Legion of Honor medal in 2017.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May 2020,
p28-29
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42659
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Jennifer Bryant began her career as a certified nursing assistant before becoming an Occupational Health Nurse at Nucor in Hertford County.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May 2020,
p40-41
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