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How North Carolina Got a Toast

Record #:
5969
Abstract:
On May 21, 1957, the North Carolina House passed Bill No. 305, which established \"The Old North State\" as the official state toast. Hedrick discusses the history of the toast - how it came to be written; the author, Mrs. Henry C. Martin; and Mrs. Mary Burke Kerr, the person who set it to music.
Source:
New East (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 4 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1976, p27-29, il
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