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Florence Nightingale (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. [4]
Between the northernmost part of Figure Eight and Lea-Hutaff Island lies Rich Inlet, one of the few natural inlets in North Carolina. [49] To the south, between the island and Wrightsville Beach, lies Mason Inlet. [50] The former is a stable inlet, while the latter is migratory. [23] Image of Figure Eight's marshland from the beach side of the ...
Median income for a household was $75,285 in 2011; by comparison, Median income in North Carolina for the same time period was $46,291. Per capita income for the town was $27,938. For the period 2007-2011, about 5.9% of the population lived below the poverty line; by comparison, 16.1% of North Carolina residents lived below the poverty line. [12]
An original letter by Florence Nightingale in which she writes of her poor health following her return from the Crimean War has gone on display for the first time.
The director of the Florence Nightingale Museum has said fighting to reopen after the pandemic has been an “emotional roller-coaster”. The London museum celebrating the most famous figure in ...
William Nightingale (known also as W.E.N.) was born William Edward Shore on 15 February 1794, in Lea, Derbyshire.His father was William Shore (1752–1822). His mother was Mary née Evans (1760–1853) who died at Tapton House, Sheffield.
Emerald Isle is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.It is part of the Crystal Coast and is located entirely on Bogue Banks.The population was 3,847 at the 2020 census, [4] but as many as 50,000 tourists each week inhabit the area during the summer season, filling up vacant rental properties that do not count toward official census results.
The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but lost it during ...