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Towns appeared only after established proprietary rule and the state's first incorporated town was Bath. A charter was granted in 1705 complete with town boundaries and a group of commissioners charged with town layout, selling lots, and building essential infrastructure like a courthouse, church and market.
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In 1788, the North Carolina Constitutional Convention deemed it necessary to develop a fixed seat of government in the colony. By 1791, New Bern, in Craven County, was deemed a worthy site and a General Assembly meeting proposed a 400 acre expanse and planned the city details including: placement of the state house, plot size, street widths, and areas for public use.
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Oconaluftee is a reconstructed Cherokee village with structures representing different historic eras. Visitors can step into a 1540 dwelling from the era of Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, a 1750 cabin, and a later 1800 cabin. Also available to tourists are 25 native craftsmen and 20 history reenactors.
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Mr. Marling is well remembered for his portraits and miniatures of important North Carolina citizens. One of his most noted paintings depicts the State House circa the early 1800s. Mrs. Marling taught at the Raleigh Academy and specialized in painting on paper, satin, and velvet.
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Depression era North Carolinians sought to escape their poverty and despair through cinematic magic. One venue was the Capitol Theater in Raleigh which offered vitaphone talking movies.
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In 1974, archaeological digs began at Halifax which included professionals and students from Meredith College. The goal of excavation was to locate and examine a large unidentified building on a 1769 city map. Preliminary digs determined the location on the map to be correct and determined it was a household complete with tableware fragments and a large hearth used for cooking.
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The Civil War ironclad Monitor was located on August 27, 1973 when researchers aboard the vessel Eastward found the remains fifteen miles south of Cape Hatteras. The discovery was only possible with the cooperative work between oceanographers, electronic engineers, and archaeologists.
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Salem, once a thriving craftsmen settlement, now exists as a living history museum. Moravian settlers moved south and established Salem in 1752. Today, tourists can walk through the historic settlement and enter various trade buildings such as the historic bakery or tobacco shop.
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In 1763, English authorities attempted to raise revenue after costly wars and stem illegal smuggling in New England by passing more regulatory customs demands. These regulations were realized in legislature like The Sugar Act and The Stamp Act, which displeased the residents in the American colonies. Further restrictive acts would push disgruntled colonists into war with England and lead to the American Revolution.
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Retaliating against the English Stamp Act, 1,000 Wilmington men organized against local English official Captain Lobb. The men demanded that the captain cease enforcing the act in the Port of Brunswick, just south of Wilmington.
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The first battle of the American Revolution within the state's boundaries occurred at Widow Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776. No British troops were involved; rather it was a battle between patriots, also called Whigs, supporting American independence and loyalists, also called Tories, in favor of remaining under the crown's control. Patriots won the battle which discouraged British troops on the coast from landing on North Carolina soil.
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One hundred eighty-four elected delegates met at Hillsborough for the Third Provincial Congress. From August 20 to September 11, 1775, members of the congress faced the problem of finding funds, general supplies, and men to prepare for war.
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Delegates met in Halifax on April 4, 1776 and took the first official action against the British crown. Despite victory at Moore's Creek, British soldiers harassed citizens in the Cape Fear region and forced the congress to acknowledge that reconciliation was not an option.
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Charles Brantley Aycock promoted education through construction of new schoolhouses, equipping these schoolhouses, increasing salaries for teachers, and convincing the legislature to better fund teachers' colleges. Almost sixty years later, Terry Sanford continued this emphasis on education by expanding programs for gifted students, improving teacher training, and establishing the Learning Institute of North Carolina to emphasize research in education.
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From emancipation to the Civil Rights, the African American movement for equality was led by exceptional individuals. Highlighted are the lives of some of the most influential including; George Moses Horton, John Chavis, Henry Evans, and Lunsford Lane.
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