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1.Capitol Square Archaeology by Spears, Carol Tar Heel Junior Historian Vol. 18 Issue 3, Spring 1979
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On the State Capitol grounds in Raleigh a six week archaeological excavation took place between June and July 1978. Archaeologists were excavating to better understand the history of different state houses destroyed prior to the current structure.
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The Committee for the Study of Abandoned Cemeteries in North Carolina was formed by the General Assembly and charged with surveying selected counties including; Lenoir, Halifax, Rutherford, Moore, Hyde, Guilford, and Madison. The popularity and importance of the committee's work caught on and those involved asked volunteers to survey the remaining counties.
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By 1980, the state was home to the nation's fifth largest Native American population and the greatest east of the Mississippi. Five tribes made up the state's total population of approximately 50,000 Native Americans and included; Eastern Band of Cherokees, Lumbee, Coharie, Haliwa, and the Waccamaw-Siouan.
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The Fayetteville Arsenal and Armory was one of several along the Atlantic seaboard intended to store arms for quick and systematized distribution. Such a facility was part of a growing concern for national defense following the War of 1812. Construction began in 1838 but would not be completed until 1859 due to insufficient funds and lack of skilled labor.
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From 1790 to 1900, hundreds of the state's residents from across the state patented approximately 2,000 inventions. The first patent granted to a Tar Heel was in 1801 to G. F. Saltonstall of Fayetteville for his work with grain processing.
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The State Capitol building, because of its age, has undergone many phases of construction. Explanations for some of the unique architectural features have become veiled in myth and superstition. Crawl spaces, extra rooms, and tunnels, which exist for functional purposes, have stirred the imagination and become legendary hideouts for Confederate spies.
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The Office of Folklife Programs, part of the Department of Cultural Resources, organized the program called \"Folk Arts in North Carolina Schools.\" Its curriculum focused on introducing the state's folk artists to public school students. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts the programs objectives were to: develop a sense of regional identity and history, promote a cultural point of view, and encourage an appreciation of traditional arts.
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The subject of this article is Mr. Vassie Hill who recounts growing up near Whaleyville at the turn of the century. He shares experiences about farming, attending school at Mars Hill School, and the general hardships of growing up in rural North Carolina during this period.
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Herbert Nixon was interviewed for this article, specifically, to discuss the lumber industry in his home of Perquimans County. He recalled details about working for Major and Loomis Lumber Company, the largest in the county, during the 1930s.
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From 1901 to 1902, Reginald Fessenden experimented with radio near Manteo on Cobb Island. He was asked to assist the Weather Bureau with pioneering a wireless system of communication to aid in forecasting and transmitting weather data.
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Mr. Revelle Sr. was asked to share personal stories about growing up in early 19th-century eastern North Carolina. He recalls his first job at a drug store, the development of Murfreesboro, and boat travel in the area.
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The Pole Bridge Road School, also known as the Pine Hall Colored School, was an African American educational institution in Stokes County. It opened in 1885 for white children but after it fell into disrepair the building was repurposed for African American students.
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13.The Coharie Indians by Burns-Ramsey, Wanda Tar Heel Junior Historian Vol. 22 Issue 2, Winter 1983
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The Coharie tribes lived in Sampson and Harnett Counties and according to census data approximately 1,200 live between these two counties. In 1981, the tribe was given the East Carolina Indian School, one of the few in the state specifically focused on preserving Native American heritage.
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The North Carolina China Council organized a traveling exhibit entitled 'North Carolina's \"China Connection.\"' The council, with headquarters at UNC-Chapel Hill, highlighted North Carolinians' travels to China between the 1840s and 1940s.
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Clarence Twiford reminisced about growing up and living in Powells Point. He was born September 23, 1917 and learned the fishing trade from is family and became a life-long fisherman in the Currituck Sound.
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