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University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina main campus at Chapel Hill; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1789, opened 1795, the first state college to open as a university. In 1931 the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State Univ., founded 1887, opened 1889)... Read more |
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Asheboro
Asheboro, North Carolina/USA Asheborough Founded in 1796 and named after Samuel Ashe (1725–1813), governor of North Carolina (1795–8).... Read more |
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John Lawson
John Lawson d. 1711, English explorer of North Carolina. He came to the Carolinas in 1700 and within the next few years traveled approximately 1,000 mi (1,600 km) through its unexplored parts. His detailed, lively description of the flora, the fauna, and the Native Americans, A New Voyage to... Read more |
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Leonidas Lafayette Polk
Leonidas Lafayette Polk 1837-92, American agrarian leader, b. Anson co., N.C. After studying agriculture at Davidson College, he managed a plantation in North Carolina, served with the Confederate army in the Civil War, and then returned to farming. He led in the North Carolina Granger movement... Read more |
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Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill town (1990 pop. 38,719), Orange co., central N.C., at the edge of the Piedmont; founded 1792, inc. 1851. Primarily residential, the town's economy is based on research and education. Chapel Hill is part of Research Triangle Park (est. 1959), an area and organization shared with Durham... Read more |
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Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America Also called the Confederacy. the eleven southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861, thus precipitating the Civil War.... Read more |
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Carolina First Corp
Carolina First Corporation 102 South Main StreetGreenville, South Carolina 29601U.S.A.Telephone: (864) 255-7900Toll Free: (800) 476-6400Fax: (864) 299-6401Web site: http://www.carolinafirst.com Public Company Incorporated: 1986Employees: 900Sales: $203.41 million (1998)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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Carolina
Carolina, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Suriname, USA 1. Puerto Rico: formerly Trujillo Bajo and then renamed San Fernando de la Carolina. The present name is a shortened version of the previous name which honoured the Spanish King Charles II†.2. USA: two states, North and South Carolina.... Read more |
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South Carolina
South Carolina state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15.1% increase since the 1990 census. Capital and largest city, Columbia. Statehood, ... Read more |
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First Union Corp
First Union Corporation Two First Union CenterCharlotte, North Carolina 29288-0507U.S.A.(704) 374-6565Fax: (704) 374-3425 Public Company Incorporated: 1958 as First Union National Bank of North CarolinaEmployees: 32,861Total Assets: $72.6 billionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 6712 Bank Holding... Read more |
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Lazy 5 Ranch Touts Position in NC Field Trip Annual Attractions Survey.
...Rowan County attraction heads the list of North Carolina's biggest field trip attractions, according...conducted by Carolina Field Trips Magazine...Ranch, a zoo and animal...moved to the top of the annual...Rowan County attraction, the ... |