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37361
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Perhaps not widely known is the role Washington played for escaped slaves, in securing freedom in a passage to the North. As for prior to slaves’ arrival at the Underground Railroad, noted were codes, songs, and quilt patterns containing information about planned escapes and uprisings on plantations. Also discussed was factors behind choosing Washington as a thoroughfare and information not so widely known related to the Underground Railroad. As for information collaborating with oral histories compiled by the Works Project Administration in the 1920s and 1930s, noted also was local Leesa Jones’s efforts in gathering orally passed down information from other locals about these topics.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 5, September/October 2018,
p28-34
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Underground Railroad; Works Project Administration ; Slavery--Runaways; Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum ; Oral history; Underground Railroad--Washington NC; Tarboro--Shiloh Landing ; Abolitionists; Keysville; Keais, Southby; Keais, Southey; Respess, Isaiah; Keais, Isaiah; Runyon, Benjamin; Plantations--Washington NC
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37365
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Native Will Robertson planted more than his family’s roots in Washington; he also planted roots for his organic farm, Deep Roots Farm. As for his business’ growing popularity, Roberson attributed this to an interest in organic foods and Washington’s convenient location, as a bedroom community to East Carolina University and Greenville’s Vidant Hospital.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 5, September/October 2018,
p36-41
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37370
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Getting to Portsmouth Island is a challenge but the journey is worth the effort, according to the author. Among the perks Portsmouth has to offer is an environment that may make one feel as if a trip has been taken back in time. Reason noted by Rumley for this feeling: Portsmouth’s population has dwindled to summer tourists and fishermen; the place hasn’t changed much since its Colonial beginnings.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 5, September/October 2018,
p44-48
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