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Colonel Samuel Davidson bravely explored western North Carolina and was a trailblazer for future settlers. Davidson with his wife, daughter, and servant settled at the base of Jones Mountain in July, 1784. He would be murdered by members of the Cherokee tribe and his wife, child, and servant fled fifteen miles back to the safety of Old Fort.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 7, July 1935, p2
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Early July 1935 the first \"legal liquor store\" opened in Wilson. Sixteen of seventeen counties voted for liquor control, with Rockingham County the only one against with a 300 vote majority. Other counties would open their own liquor stores after Wilson included: Pasquotank, Martin, Pitt, Nash, Lenoir, Halifax, Carteret, Onslow, Warren, Wilson, Edgecombe, Vance, Beaufort, New Hanover, Craven, and Greene.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 7, July 1935, p7, il
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15746
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Billy Arthur is twenty-four years old and stands 39 and one-half inches tall. He writes about his varied career up to this point, including a tour on the Broadway vaudeville circuit, head cheerleader at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and newspaperman.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 7, July 1935, p1, 22, por
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15747
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Gabriel Johnston, royal governor of North Carolina, served the longest tenure of any governor--eighteen years. He followed the unpopular George Burrington and heartily welcomed by the colonists. During his time in office the population grew from 40,000 to over 90,000. However, like his predecessors, enforcing edicts of the Crown brought conflict with the citizenry.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 7, July 1935, p6
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