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North Carolina the Tar Heel State in Old World view
Clyde Winebarger recounts North Carolina as a cradle of English settlement and a land of diverse geography from the Smoky Mountains to the Atlantic coast. The article traces exploration starting 1584, the Roanoke voyages, colonization, economic growth in textiles and tobacco, and notes Raleigh as capital with Winston-Salem and Charlotte as key cities. It closes with historical ties and agricultural notes.
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North Carolina
New World
England
Virginia Dare
Atlantic Coast
Raleigh
Appalachian Chain
North America
Union
Italy
Switzerland
Mississippi
Smoky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
America
Georgia
Canada
Mount Mitchell
Piedmont
Kentucky
Watauga
Avery
South
Massachusetts
Durham
Winston-Salem
Ganges
Nile
Inimmense
California
Charlotte
Wilmington
Cape Fear River
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Asheville
Blowing Rock
Sir Walter Raleigh
Carolina
Pamlico
Albemarle Sounds
Roanoke Island
Ralph
John White
Charles I
Charles II
Lord Proprietors
North
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Scotland
State University
Johnson
Sherman
Durham’s Station
Clyde Winebarger
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