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"In Charlotte, a Daughters of the American Revolution chapter has been getting things done for 127 years -- and it's just getting started." Begun in 1898, the Mecklenburg DAR Chapter is the oldest of its kind in North Carolina and the second largest in the state behind one in Wilmington. For a number of generations, the Mecklenburg Chapter has been actively involved in restoration of the historic Rock House associated with Hezekiah Alexander, a Charlotte statesman, who led his area in the quest for independence.
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"For 127 years, this Wilson County store has been keeping its community supplied -- by relying on people just as much as what's on the shelves." Established by Paul Lee Woodard, the store had its beginnings in small farming community of Black Creek, south of Wilson. During the 1930s Depression, the store printed its own currency, that it paid its employees, who in turn bought merchandise from other Wilson retailers a, and in turn were paid back by the Woodard store. In 2010, the store was purchased by the owners of Womble Hardware & Tackle.
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"In Iredell County, Fort Dobbs State Historic Site provides a window into pre-Revolutionary War life at the edge of North Carolin's western frontier. The original fort, completed in 1756, provided defense for the area known as the Fourth Creel Settlement during the Seven Years War. The site is the only North Carolina State Historic site devoted to the French and Indian War.
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"Hidden since 1849, the footprint of the colonial courthouse that helped spark America's independence has finally been located." Beginning in the 1960s, a number of attempts to locate the exact location of the courthouse met without success. In 2022, Carl Burke and Franck McMahon, site managers with Historic Halifax and David Cranford with the Office of State Archaeology determined the exact spot using ground penetrating radar in conjunction with the 1769 Sauthier map.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 93 Issue 11, April 2026,
p114-120, il, por, map
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