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Sam Hose was born Tom Wilkes in south Georgia near Marshallville (Macon County), circa 1875. He grew up on a Macon County farm owned by the Jones family; the family had owned his mother. [1] Hose was described by those who knew him as friendly and intelligent and, unusual for a black man in the 19th century South, he learned how to read and ...
Roanoke River flooding damaged the farm in 1901 and 1902. In 1919, the prison farm was auctioned in parcels for a total of $497,000. The auction raised little cash since most of the land was purchased on credit. Flooding problems continued to plague the area and practically the entire farm was repossessed by the state within five years of the ...
Holbrook Farm is a historic farm complex located near Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina.The house was built about 1826, and is a vernacular two story, three bay frame dwelling with Federal style design elements.
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As an arctic blast hits the Northeastern U.S. this weekend, a clipper system moving across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast early next week is bringing a chance of snow -- and rain -- for ...
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