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10094
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The counties of Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, and Wilson comprise North Carolina's Second Congressional District. Of all the representatives who have served the 2nd District, John Hosea Kerr has served the longest. He filled out the unexpired term of Claude Kitchen in 1923, and has been reelected every term since. The article lists men who have served this district from the first Congress in 1789-1791 to the current seventy-ninth.
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10095
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Sixty percent of the land in the 2nd Congressional District is in woods or swamp lands, leaving forty percent for farms, industry, and communities. Crops and livestock produced in each county are discussed.
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10096
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Counties of the 2nd Congressional District played an important role in the early days of the nation; for example, the Halifax Resolves were signed there; William R. Davie of Halifax, father of the University of North Carolina, served in the Continental Army; and Nathaniel Macon, of Warren County, was a Revolutionary War soldier, becoming the district's representative in 1791.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 3 Issue 10, Feb 1946,
p20-22, 40, il, por, map
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10097
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While agriculture is the major economic force in the 2nd Congressional District, providing a livelihood for the majority of the 300,000 residents, industry is closely tied to it. For example, fish processing and canning, lumbering, and peanut plants are major industries in Bertie County; cotton is converted into manufactured products by the extensive textile plants in Halifax County; and manufacturing men's wearing apparel is a major industry in Lenoir County.
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10098
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Thomas discusses the history of Wilson's Tobacco Festival, which was suspended during the war years, beginning in 1942. Between 75,000 to 100,000 people attended from all parts of the country. Planners hope to resume the festival in 1947.
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10099
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The National Federation of Music Clubs was created in Chicago, Illinois, on January 28, 1897. Rogers discusses the history and activities of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs which was organized in 1917. Since then, the number of clubs in the state has grown to 167 with over a thousand members. Clubs presidents in the state are listed from 1917 to 1945.
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