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Decoupage or découpage ( / ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ /; [ 1] French: [dekupaʒ]) is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from ...
Cherokee history is the written and oral lore, traditions, and historical record maintained by the living Cherokee people and their ancestors. In the 21st century, leaders of the Cherokee people define themselves as those persons enrolled in one of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The ...
Carolina bays are elliptical to circular depressions concentrated along the East Coast of the United States within coastal New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and north Florida. [ 1][ 2][ 3] In Maryland, they are called Maryland basins. [ 4] Within the Delmarva Peninsula, they and other ...
The history of Ohio as a state began when the Northwest Territory was divided in 1800, and the remainder reorganized for admission to the union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state of the United States.
By 1712, the term "North Carolina" was in common use. In 1728, the dividing line between North Carolina and Virginia was surveyed. In 1730, the population in North Carolina was around 30,000. [ 38] By 1729, the Crown bought out seven of the eight original proprietors and made the region a royal colony.
Irish people. Irish Travellers ( Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning the walking people ), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs[ 3] ( Shelta: Mincéirí ), [ 4] are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous [ 5] ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland. [ 6][ 7][ 8] They are predominantly English-speaking, though many also speak Shelta, a language of ...
List of newspapers. There were approximately 260 North Carolina newspapers in publication at the beginning of 2020. [ 2] The Fayetteville Observer (established in 1816) is the oldest newspaper in North Carolina. The Star-News of Wilmington (established in 1867) is the oldest continuously running newspaper.
In 1566, the Juan Pardo expedition traveled from the present-day South Carolina coast into its interior, and into western North Carolina and southeastern Tennessee. He recorded meeting Cherokee-speaking people who visited him while he stayed at the Joara chiefdom (north of present-day Morganton, North Carolina). The historic Catawba later lived ...