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North Carolina/South Carolina. . . North Carolina . Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c.1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776. South Carolina . Formed in 1712 from part of …
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Governor of North Carolina, 1945 ~ 1949. State legislator. Promoted good roads and rural electrification. Grave is 3 miles S.E.
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State institution for crippled children, 1921 - 1979. R.B. Babington was its first president; O.L. Miller, founding surgeon.
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Textile, furniture, and wagon manufacturer and banker. A benefactor of Lenoir Rhyne College. His grave 100 yds. E.
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A strike in 1929 at the Loray Mill, 200 yards S., left two dead and spurred opposition to labor unions statewide.
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King's Pinnacle is named for the unique formation at its summit resembling a king's crown. The pinnacle is the highest peak in the park at 1,705 feet in elevation. It towers more than 800 feet above the surrounding landscape.
It's elevation is …