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  Moore County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moore County has several golf resorts in the Southern Pines/Pinehurst area, and has played host to the 1996 and 2001 Woman's US Opens as well as the 1999 and 2005 Men's US Opens.
Moore County is a member of the regional Triangle J Council of Governments.
In the county the population is spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moore_County,_North_Carolina   (576 words)

  
 Moore County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moore County is a county located in the state of Texas.
Moore is named for Edwin Ward Moore, the commander of the Texas Navy for the Republic of Texas.
In the county, the population is spread out with 33.60% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moore_County,_Texas   (392 words)

  
 Colonel Alfred Cleon Moore, Wythe County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A.C. Moore was installed on November 4, 1861 as the commander of the 29th Virginia infantry and placed under the authority of Brigadier General Humphrey Marshall.
Moore would not bring his troops up, due to lack of adequate supplies but this was unknown to Gen. Marshall who on December 22 sent orders that Col. Moore be arrested in Abingdon.
Moore submitted his resignation for reasons of "advanced age" and "failing health." He was fifty-seven years old and his health had been deteriorated by the rough life of active duty, although he lived another 27 years.
www.ls.net /~newriver/va/mooreac.htm   (3275 words)

  
 James W. Moore Wyandotte County, Kansas History
Moore is a native of the state of Illinois, his birth having occured in Green county, that state, 0ctober 31, 1853.
Moore became acquainted with a number of states of the Union in the course of the peregrinations of his parents, and he secured his education in the district schools of various localities.
Ida Kiso, of Licking county, Ohio, daughter of Wilson and Hannah (Spellman) Pryor, the father born in Muskingum county, and the mother in Licking county, Ohio.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/wyandott/history/1911/volume2/m/moorejw.html   (656 words)

  
 Moore County, Tennessee Genealogy
Moore County was formed December 14, 1871 from the counties of Bedford, Franklin and Lincoln.
The area that became Moore County was settled at the time its parent counties were formed.
The regular meeting of the Moore County Historical and Genealogical Society will be held October 9, 2005 at 2:00 PM at the Ledford Mill Bed and Breakfast, located at 1195 Shipman's Creek Road in Moore County.
www.knology.net /~jparkes/genealogy/mooretn/moore.htm   (636 words)

  
 Union County Biographies MOORE
Moore married Miss Dora, daughter of Raymond and Mary A. (Cole) Elmer, and they have become the parents of one child, Alva, born August 14, 1892, in Union county.
Moore's parents were numbered among the agricultural population of McPherson county, Kansas, where she was born on July 11, 1875.
Moore came to Lee county, Illinois, and devoted his attention to farming, and in 1870 he migrated to Iowa and there took up the same occupation in connection with raising stock.
www.usgennet.org /usa/or/county/union1/moorebiosunion.htm   (637 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: MOORE COUNTY
The county population grew from 15 to 209 between 1890 and 1900.
Thousands of acres of Moore County land were first cultivated between 1910 and 1920, as many of the old ranches began to sell their lands to newly arriving farmers.
The county's population increased to 13,349 by 1950 and to 14,773 by 1960 and then continued to rise, to 16,575 by 1980 and to 17,865 by 1990.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hcm18.html   (1372 words)

  
 Texas Cooperative Extension, The Moore County Office
Moore County per capita personal income (PCPI) in 2000 was $22,475, a fourty-one percent increase from the 1996 census report.
The 1996 census information ranked Moore County 68th in the state and was eighty-nine percent of the state average of $22,324 and eighty-one percent of the national average of $24,436.
Moore County, like other Texas counties, is developing a strong educational system and economy for it's citizens as we move through the 21st century.
moore-tx.tamu.edu   (466 words)

  
 Moore County, Tennessee Genealogical Records Information
Lincoln County sued to reclaim its land, and Moore County was reduced to a mere 129 square miles.
Moore County's fertile soils and close proximity to the Mulberry and Elk Rivers were excellent for growing corn, wheat, and oats.
Although the county is sparsely populated and predominantly agricultural, Moore County is one of the most intact examples of Middle Tennessee's agrarian landscape.
www.mytennesseegenealogy.com /tn_county/moo.htm   (1204 words)

  
 Moore County, Tennessee Research
The first census for Moore County was taken in 1880 and has been transcribed.
Notice: We have received the 1900, 1910, & 1920 Census (scaned originals) records for Moore County on CD from SK Publications which are available on the net at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/moore.htm as part of the deal their service provides.
The micro-film for the loose records is at the TSLA and at the Moore County Public Library, P.O. Box 408, Lynchburg, TN 37352.
www.knology.net /~jparkes/genealogy/mooretn/moore/research.htm   (1252 words)

  
 Moore County, Tennessee -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moore County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in east central United States) Tennessee.
According to the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Census Bureau) U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 338 (Click link for more info and facts about km²) km² (130 (Click link for more info and facts about mi²) mi²).
Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.70% are under the age of 18 and 12.10% are 65 or older.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/moore_county,_tennessee.htm   (476 words)

  
 moorebusiness.org
Moore County is strategically located midway between New York and Florida and halfway between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
Interstate 73/74 is nearly contiguous to the western boundary of Moore County.
Moore County also has its own commercial and general aviation airport serving the county with five flights per day connecting to Douglas International in Charlotte.
www.moorebusiness.org   (332 words)

  
 Moore County Community Profile April 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moore would be in much better shape if tourism, the county’s largest employer which in the past has offset downturns in other sectors of the local economy, had not been so severely impacted by the soft national economy and the lingering effects of 9/11.
Moore County ranks ninth statewide in tourism revenue, having garnered nearly $280 million in 2002, the last year for which complete statistics are available.
Moore Regional is participating in a nationwide study to find ways of lowering the risk of ovarian cancer and improving the ability to detect the cancer early.
www.nccbi.org /NCMagazine/2004/mag-04-04cp.htm   (6095 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Judge Roy Moore: 'Captain America'
Judge Moore is a national icon, catapulted into the limelight in 1995 when, as a circuit judge in Etowah County, Ala., he placed a hand-carved wooden plaque of the Ten Commandments on his courtroom wall.
Moore left the Army in 1974, graduated from the Alabama School of Law in 1977, and began work as an assistant district attorney in his native Etowah County.
In 2000, right after Moore was elected to serve as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, he promptly authorized the placement of a two-ton, granite Ten Commandments monument in the Rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34192   (1475 words)

  
 Moore County - Welcome to NC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moore County was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County.
Moore County is a truly unique community with exceptional attributes and opportunities.
Moore County is home to two different proven championship golf courses.
www.welcometonc.com /countydirectories/Moore   (210 words)

  
 Moore County Phone Book - Moore County Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moore County's first African American church was established in 1867, and the present church building was constructed in 1894.
This simple one-room log structure was built with the integrity of the early settlers that has preserved it for more than 200 years and made it the oldest house in Moore County in its original location.
With a track distance of 1.1017 miles and turns of 22 and 25 degrees, the track is one of the most popular stops on the NASCAR circuit and traditionally hosts the first and last NASCAR Winston Cup Series events in the Carolinas each year.
www.mooreyp.com /attractions.html   (2014 words)

  
 Welcome to MooreNC
This website was developed to provide you with answers that you may have concerning the questions of lifestyle in the Moore County area.
The Charlotte Airport is about a 2 1/2 drive from most locations in Moore County.
Moore County airport is open to all business and private aircraft.
www.moorenc.com   (157 words)

  
 Arts Council of Moore County - Arts Scholarship
The Arts Council of Moore County's Barnes-Travis Arts Scholarship Fund was established in 2000 with the goal to provide merit-based scholarships to Moore County middle and high school students who demonstrate talent and intertest in the arts.
The Barnes-Travis Arts Scholarship Fund is a wonderful and convenient way to support the Arts Council of Moore County and the Moore County children interested in the arts.
Applicant must be in grades 6 through 12 and attending a school in Moore County (N.C.).
www.artscouncil-moore.org /scholarship.html   (518 words)

  
 WRAL.com - News - Moore County Deputy Will Not Face Charges In Shooting Of Fort Bragg Soldiers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
MOORE COUNTY, N.C. State and local authorities are investigating a shooting involving a Moore County sheriff's deputy that left one Fort Bragg soldier dead and another in serious condition.
The Moore County Sheriff's Office was told a training exercise was underway, said Special Operations spokesman Major Gary Kolb.
The incident is being investigated by the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, the Army Criminal Investigation Division, the Moore County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
www.wral.com /news/1249847/detail.html   (670 words)

  
 Health Care in Moore County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This modern facility was founded in 1929 and serves as the referral center for a 14-county region.
First Health - Moore Regional Hospital is ranked in the top 100 hospitals in the nation.
Citizens in the county only need dial "911" for emergency calls for fire, police, rescue or ambulance assistance; the county’s enhanced E-911 computer system routes calls immediately to the appropriate service, automatically providing the location from where the call was made.
home.pinehurst.net /pre/healthcare.html   (198 words)

  
 City of Moore, Oklahoma - Official Website
Inside Moore airs every even numbered hour with the current show airing at the top of the hour and the bottom of the hour airing previous month's episodes.
Moore Business Spotlight airs at the top of every odd hour and previous shows air at the bottom of the hour.
Inside Moore airs at the top of every even hour with previous shows airing at the bottom of the hour.
www.ci.moore.ok.us   (487 words)

  
 Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina: Education
The northern Moore school system was an issue of importance for many Robbins residents.
One resident felt that, "schools don't get a lot of help from the county so they do it themselves." Community members spoke proudly of the active parent and teacher associations and strong fund-raisers held for the schools.
Although many Robbins residents were divided in their feelings about the current situation and the future direction of the schools, all residents felt very strongly about the importance of a quality school system.
www.hsl.unc.edu /PHpapers/robbins00/REducation.htm   (1188 words)

  
 The Heritage of Moore County, Tennessee - 2004
Moore County's Heritage Book Committee is preparing a unique collection of topical and family sketches.
We invite all residents, former residents, and those with roots in Moore County to submit a family household history of 500 words and one photograph to be printed free!
Each household was encouraged to send in 500 words or their family genealogy/history and one picture OR If their ancestors were in the county by or before 1890, they could submit an additional 500 word pioneer genealogy/history and another photograph.
www.freewebs.com /moorecountyheritage   (729 words)

  
 The Moore County Republican Party :: Welcome!
The primary mission of the Moore County Republican Party is to recruit and elect Republican legislative, statewide and congressional candidates.
The Moore County Republican Party is reenergized and is cultivating the grassroots organizations that are critical in building a comprehensive support system for Republican candidates.
The Moore County Republican Party is interested in hearing from the grassroots with suggestions on how we can better help get Republicans elected.
www.mooregop.com   (269 words)

  
 WRAL.com - News - Universal Health Insurance Proposed For Moore County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Charles Frock, the president of FirstHealth of the Carolinas, admits the idea of universal health insurance in Moore County is a bold idea.
Tom Konold, who owns Moore Uniforms, is like most small businesses in the county that don't offer health insurance to employees.
Moore County Chamber of Commerce President Elyse Cochran said businesses are willing.
www.wral.com /news/3788085/detail.html   (519 words)

  
 Arts Council of Moore County, North Carolina
The Arts Council of Moore County (ACMC) is a not-for-profit organization celebrating 30 years of promoting awareness and appreciation of the arts in Moore County, North Carolina.
Since its incorporation in 1973, ACMC has "artfully" enhanced the quality of life in Moore County by offering a wide variety of programs in the performing, visual, and literary arts to all Moore County citizens.
In addition to its own programs, ACMC is dedicated to encouraging and supporting other local artists and arts organizations throughout Moore County, such as Sandhills Theatre Company, Artist League of the Sandhills, Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, and the Sunrise Theater, just to name a few.
www.artscouncil-moore.org   (241 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Moore County, Tex.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
www.politicalgraveyard.com /geo/TX/MR.html   (491 words)

  
 Moore County, North Carolina Genealogical Records Information
The present land area is 698.83 square miles and the 1990 population was 59,000.
The act establishing the county provided for the erection of the public buildings.
In 1795 an act was passed which stated that the location of the courthouse was inconvenient; it named commissioners to purchase land near the center of the county and erect a new courthouse.
www.mynorthcarolinagenealogy.com /nc_county/moo.htm   (481 words)

  
 Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina: Industry
The water and sewage issue has been an ongoing debate in Moore County.
In fact, one resident stated, "not having a countywide water and sewage system hurts us." They also saw good highway access and increasing public transportation throughout the county as ways of overcoming obstacles in recruitment.
"The tourist industry has hurt other industries in the county." Some residents thought that it would be a good idea to try to tap into the booming pottery industry in the area.
www.hsl.unc.edu /phpapers/robbins00/RIndustry.htm   (558 words)

  
 Official Lynchburg Tennessee Homepage - Official page of Lynchburg, Tennessee, home of Jack Daniel's Distillery
As sanctioned by the Lynchburg Moore County Chamber of Commerce.
We like to boast that Moore County is the home of Motlow State Community College.
The Moore County Chamber of Commerce has created this website.
www.lynchburgtenn.com   (438 words)

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