North Carolina History Websites, Resources, Books
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State Archives of North Carolina
Welcome to the YouTube channel of the State Archives of North Carolina in Raleigh, NC. The State Archives of North Carolina collects, preserves, and makes available for public use historical and evidential materials relating to North Carolina, including official records of state, county, and...
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I grew up in Eastern NC. I worked in tobacco growing up until I got old enough to get a better job. Working tobacco was awful. But one thing I learned was that none of the tobacco grown in Eastern NC was used in cigars. What was grown in Eastern NC was used in cigarettes. If Senator Kerr Scott was so darn worried about tobacco in NC, then very least he could have done was to smoke a cigarette during that film rather than a cigar. In 1958, I bet that cigar came directy from CUBA! It was probably hand-rolled by Fidel Castro himself. Until today, I never knew Kerr Scott was some kind of commie-pinko sympathizer.
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This somewhat unattributed but super-useful website has it all...particularly about the colonial and early history of the state of North Carolina. There's some South Carolina stuff too.
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Six Forks, Millbrook, Oberlin: The hidden history of Raleigh's street names
Many of Raleigh's street names tell the secret story of Raleigh's history, pointing to hidden underground mines, lost farming communities and names of long-gone leaders and heroes who helped build our city.
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