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 North Carolina - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
North Carolina is one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
It is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Today, North Carolina is home to Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville; it is one of the largest and most comprehensive military bases in the United States and is the headquarters of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
www.voyager.in /North_Carolina   (2051 words)

  
 Jane Claudia Johnson: Heroine of the 1st Maryland
A native of North Carolina, granddaughter of the Honorable William Johnson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and the daughter of one of that state's most prominent citizens, Jane Claudia had spent her entire life in relative comfort.
Her father, Romulus Mitchel Saunders, had served as Attorney General, Justice of the State Supreme Court, had represented North Carolina as a Congressman from 1819 to 1844, had been the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons, and had served as the United States Minister of Spain from 1845 to 1849.
Johnson's father arranged for her to meet with the Governor of North Carolina, the Honorable Thomas Ellis, and the State Council.
www.civilwarinteractive.com /ArticleHeroine.htm   (5407 words)

  
 American coins index
Bearing the imprint CAROLINA GOLD or GEORGIA GOLD, depending upon the state in which the coinage metal originated, the pieces were produced in the denominations of $1, $2.50, and $5 from minting facilities in the Rutherfordton, North Carolina vicinity.
He was borough representative from Hillsborough in the legislatures of 1833, 1834, and 1835; and, after the constitutional reforms of 1835, he represented Orange County as a member of the House of Commons in the 1836, 1838, and 1840 legislative sessions.
He urged North Carolinians to rely on the Constitution as a sufficient guarantor of their rights, advising that there would be time enough to seek proper remedies after an overt, illegal action by the national government.
www.wakeforestcoins.com /usacoins/usacoinsindex.htm   (2060 words)

  
 Isaac Shelby - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
ISAAC SHELBY (1750-1826), American soldier and pioneer, was born at North Mountain, near Hagerstown, Maryland, on the 11th of December 1750.
With his father, Evan Shelby (1720-1794), an emigrant from Wales, he removed to what is now Bristol, Tennessee, in 1771, and in 1774 took a conspicuous part in the battle of Point Pleasant.
He served under General Francis Marion in 1781, and in 1782 was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons.
www.1911ency.org /S/SH/SHELBY_ISAAC.htm   (148 words)

  
 Willie Person Mangum
He was graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1815, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1817, elected to the North Carolina house of commons in 1818, and in 1819 chosen a judge of the superior court.
In 1823 he was elected to congress as a Whig, and in 1825 was re-elected, serving from 1 December, 1823, till 18 March, 1826, when he resigned, and was again elected a judge of the superior court.
When the Whigs again came into power in his state he was sent to the senate a second time, on the resignation of Bedford Brown, and he was re-elected at the expiration of the term, serving from 9 December, 1840, till 3 March, 1853.
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 Hawkins County, Tennessee Genealogical Records Information
One of the oldest Tennessee counties, Hawkins County was first established as a separate North Carolina county on January 6, 1787, when the state legislature divided Sullivan County, North Carolina.
The original county was quite large, extending from the North Fork of the Holston River southwestwardly to the "Big Suck" near present-day Chattanooga.
Marshall and Nathaniel Henderson were elected the first representatives to the North Carolina House of Commons, and Thomas Amis was elected the first senator to represent the new county in the legislative assembly.
www.mytennesseegenealogy.com /tn_county/haw.htm   (1778 words)

  
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Carolina, 1986 - Edited by Warren Ripley - 1st edition - Dust Jacket (All Our DJs are protected in New Brodart DJ Covers) - Like New Condition - Details the daily life of a Confederate artilleryman, including practice firing, descriptions of how projectiles worked against the enemy, etc. - $35
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