Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Cultivating the Desolate Meadows: Industry, Religion, and Social Differentiation in Siler City, North Carolina, 1884-1932
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This article examines the incorporation of Siler City as a town of the New South from 1884 to 1932. It discusses the impact of the railroad arriving in 1884, the role of religious congregation in town construction and maintaining racial differences, race relations, evolving agrarian practices, industrial and manufacturing development, and class differences.
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