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  2. List of counties in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...

  3. History of slavery in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 All States, Slaves: 694,207: 887,612: ... The number of slaves in the western North Carolina counties (Davidson, Washington ...

  4. History of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now comprises the U.S. state of North Carolina. Findings of the earliest discovered human settlements in present day North Carolina, are found at the Hardaway Site , dating back to approximately ...

  5. Cumberland County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Cumberland County Public Library & and Information Center began as the Fayetteville Library Society after being incorporated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1794. [20] The Fayetteville Library Society was the first library organization or group to become incorporated in the state of North Carolina. [21]

  6. Bladen County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Bladen County is a member of the Lumber River Council of Governments, a regional planning board representing five counties. [24] It lies within the bounds of North Carolina's 15th Prosecutorial District, the 13A Superior Court District, and the 13th District Court District. [25]

  7. List of former United States counties - Wikipedia

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    Tennessee County, North Carolina (1788–1796) – A North Carolina county that was divided and renamed Montgomery County and Robertson County when Tennessee achieved statehood to lessen confusion. These counties still exist but were eventually subdivided further.

  8. Province of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    "Carolina" is taken from the Latin word for "Charles" (), honoring King Charles II, and was first named in the 1663 Royal Charter granting to Edward, Earl of Clarendon; George, Duke of Albemarle; William, Lord Craven; John, Lord Berkeley; Anthony, Lord Ashley; Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, and Sir John Colleton the right to settle lands in the present-day U.S. states of North ...

  9. Salisbury District, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    As late as 1800, the term Salisbury District was used in reference to the regional Federal Census headquarters in part of North Carolina. This 1800 Census district headquarters was located in Salisbury, and Iredell, Mecklenburg, and Rowan counties all list Salisbury as the location for these counties, even though Salisbury was and still is ...