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African American History Across North Carolina __ Timeline of important dates in African American history in 19th century North Carolina. The entries are based on collections housed in the University Library. - From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - http://docsouth.unc.edu/highlights/roundup.html 

Colonial North Carolina ___Learn about early European settlements in North Carolina. - Text only - From Henry William Elson - http://www.usahistory.info/southern/North-Carolina.html 

Find a Grave - North Carolina ___Brief biographies of 403 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=29 

Historical Museums of North Carolina - A History Guide __ "North Carolina history museums. Learn about historic north carolina and discover the history of North Carolina people. Locate North Carolina history museums, historic sites, state symbols, historic North Carolina photos, North Carolina history timelines, old NC newspapers, North Carolina genealogy research data and other North Carolina history information." - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/north-carolina-historical-museums.htm

History of North Carolina __ "The Province of North Carolina developed distinctly from South Carolina almost from the beginning. As early as 1689, the Carolina proprietors named a separate governor for the region of the colony that lay to the north and east of Cape Fear. By 1712, the term "North Carolina" was in common use." An encyclopedic article about the history of North Carolina. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina 

North Carolina ___A good overview of the history of North Carolina, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108254.html 

North Carolina Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nd/nd.html 
 
North Carolina History ___Scroll along, reading as you go, or simply click on the topic which interests you to go directly to the corresponding place on the page. - Text only - the State Library of North Carolina Information Services Branch - http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/HISTORY/HISTORY.HTM 

North Carolina History ___"North Carolina, as one of the original 13 colonies, has a long and interesting history. This page provides both a brief summary of that history and a detailed timeline of events, separated by era." - Text only - From the State Library of North Carolina - http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/history.htm 

North Carolina History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of North Carolina. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501486-north_carolina_history-i

North Carolina: History __ A good overview of the history of North Carolina along with links to additional resources. - From infoplease.com - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0860032.html

 
North Carolina History Project : Encyclopedia __ "Welcome to NorthCarolinahistory.org, an edited, evolving, and free online encyclopedia of North Carolina that also includes commentaries, lesson plans, and a community calendar." A great place to spend some time. - illustrated - From northcarolinahistory.org - http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/

North Carolina Office of Archives and History __ "Comprehensive site dedicated to locations throughout North Carolina with information about the history of the state." And comprehensive it is too. - From North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources - http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

North Carolina Timeline of State History __ "Provides a chronological listing of dates and brief descriptions of events in this state's history. Find a guide to this state's official symbols, emblems, and mascots." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/nc/timeline/ 

State of North Carolina History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. Historic North
Carolina.- Text only - From SouthEastern Genealogy - http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/nc_state/history.htm 
 
The US50 - A Guide to the State of North Carolina ___A general overview of the history of North Carolina and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/northcarolina/history.shtml 

Western North Carolina History ___From this brief article you'll see how this North Carolina region's history was affected by its geography. - Text only - http://www.ego.net/us/nc/mountains/history/ 

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