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"Librarian Shelia Bumgarner fielded the call that led to the historic Harris Map's donation to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. John O'Connor, director of the library's Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room sent it off for restoration." Created in 1855 for use by city tax collector, Samuel A. Harris, the map is the oldest detailed map known for Charlotte. It was recently given to the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, one of the southeast's best local history collections.
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"The Carolinas aren’t the first states that come to mind when you think of bull riding—most of those are out West. But over the years, bucking bulls have claimed their space here, and bull riding’s professional league hopes the Carolina Cowboys catch on in the land of NASCAR." The Carolina Cowboys, the Carolina's newest professional sports team are joining the Professional Bull Riders, founded in 1992. the Cowboys are part of a new series PBR hopes will materialize into a phenomenon similar to NASCAR in the 1990s.
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