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for "The North Carolina Booklet"
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22327
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The history of Orange County, North Carolina began the 1752 creation of the county by an act of the Assembly. This survey of county history covers from settlement through to the establishment of an academic academy during the 1780s.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 2, October 1910,
p55-113
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22328
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Upon first contact Europeans encountered several Native American tribes occupying what is now North Carolina. Of significance among them was the Croatan tribe. In the nineteenth this name was extended to other Native American groups.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 3, January 1911,
p115-121
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22329
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Various policies and types of state aid were used to create and repair the transportation networks in early North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 3, January 1911,
p122-154
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22330
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Colonial North Carolina politician Joseph Hewes enjoyed an undeserved reputation for being slow to embrace the cause independence.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 3, January 1911,
p155-166
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22338
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Reverend Joseph Blount Chesire of Roanoke Island delivered this address on August 18th, 1910 to commemorate the 323rd anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare and the settlement of North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 1911,
p167-175
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22339
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This survey of colonial history traces Craven County from its initial settlement in 1709 through to establishment of the first printer in New Bern in 1749.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 1911,
p176-195
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22340
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Artist Jacob Marling (1774-1833) settled in Raleigh in 1818. In addition to painting and teaching, his cultural activities included founding the "North Carolina Museum," an early subscription library.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 1911,
p196-199
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22341
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This reprint of a chapter from Ashe's History of North Carolina reviews the social conditions prevalent in North Carolina in 1783 at the end of the American Revolution.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 1911,
p200-222
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22361
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This article explores the early history of Union County, from its beginnings as the Waxhaw Settlement through the middle of the 19th century. Numerous residents made contributions to the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War.
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22362
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In a January 1912 address given before a meeting of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, lawyer and legislator Marshall DeLancey Haywood reviewed the contributions of North Carolina Masons to the Patriot movement. Particularly prominent figures included Colonel Joseph Montfort, Cornelius Harnett, and Joseph Leach.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1912,
p21-40
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22363
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In his 1791 diary, George Washington chronicled his travels through North Carolina. Beginning in Halifax, he visited Tarboro, Greenville, New Bern, Trenton, and Wilmington before proceeding into South Carolina. His return route in May took him through Camden, Charlotte, Salisbury and Salem.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1912,
p41-52
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22364
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This article recounts the efforts of North Carolina militia officer, Colonel William Shepperd to stop British raiders from terrorizing Orange Count western North Carolina in 1779.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1912,
p53-58
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22365
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This article provides abstracts of eleven historic wills from Rowan County, North Carolina, dating from 1793 up to 1803. Also included is a transcription of the 1781 will of Revolutionary War officer William Lee Davidson.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1912,
p59-62
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22367
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Elizabeth Maxwell Steel of Salisbury is said to have provided much need accommodation and support to Nathaniel Greene as he retreated northward in front of the advancing army of Cornwallis in February 1781. This articles recounts the erection of a monument in her honor in 1911 by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her wartime letters provide evidence of her sentiments in favor of the Patriot cause.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 2, October 1912,
p67-103, il, por
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22368
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This article explores the storied and extensive history of Palmyra, a historical estate located in Caldwell County, North Carolina
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 2, October 1912,
p104-135, il, por
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