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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

Famous Firsts

Record #:
7602
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Abstract:
North Carolina takes pride in being first at making national history in a number of ways. These include the first successful powered flight; first English settlement in the New World; first state or public university; first gold rush; first national seashore; first state-funded art museum; and the first book published by an African-American in the South.
Source:
Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 8, Jan 2006, p60-66, 68, il