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The Cornwallis House built around 1770 in Wilmington functioned as a meeting house for military men in three different historic conflicts. During the Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis and his British officers established headquarters there after Wilmington's capture. Federal officers frequented the place for entertainment during the Civil War, especially after Wilmington's capture in 1865. Lastly, World War II brought American Army servicemen from Camp Davis, Fort Fisher, and Camp LeJeune as an officers' meeting place.
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19199
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During their lifetimes they were severely criticized. Lawrence writes biographical sketches of each one, revealing that in the majority of instances, future developments proved them to be right. The men were John Sevier, Thomas Person, Archibald D. Murphey, Calvin Graves, Hinton Rowan Helper, William H. Haywood, Alfred Dockery, Albion W. Tourgee, and Thomas Settle.
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19200
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Robeson County is known throughout the state for its agricultural production. It is the third largest tobacco producing county in the nation, with cotton growing ranking near the top. In the fields of industry and commercial enterprises, textile products, lumber and woodworking lead in manufacturing, with hog and cotton marketing heading up the commercial side. The county has seventeen incorporated towns and a population of over 80,000.
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