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Research Triangle Park
(Encyclopedia) Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3…Iredell, James
(Encyclopedia) Iredell, JamesIredell, Jamesīrˈdĕl [key], 1751–99, American jurist, b. Lewes, England. He emigrated (1767) to North Carolina, where he entered the customs service at Edenton and was…Hodges, Luther Hartwell
(Encyclopedia) Hodges, Luther Hartwell, 1898–1974, American politician, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1961–65), b. Pittsylvania co., Va. From 1919 to 1950 he pursued a successful career in the textile…Davie, William Richardson
(Encyclopedia) Davie, William Richardson, 1756–1820, American Revolutionary soldier and statesman, b. Egremont, Cumberland, England. During the American Revolution he served under Casimir Pulaski and…Winston-Salem
(Encyclopedia) Winston-Salem, city (1990 pop. 143,485), seat of Forsyth co., central N.C., in the Piedmont; inc. 1913. It is one of North Carolina's largest cities and foremost industrial centers.…Little Tennessee
(Encyclopedia) Little Tennessee, river, c.135 mi (220 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, NE Ga., and flowing generally NW across SW N.C. and through E Tenn. to the Tennessee River opposite Lenoir…Harriet Monroe: April — North Carolina
April — North CarolinaHarriet MonroeWould you not be in Tryon Now that the spring is here, When mocking-birds are praising The fresh, the blossomy year?Look — on the leafy carpet Woven of…North Carolina NPR Member Stations
StationCityFrequencyWCQS-FMAsheville88.1WBJD-FMAtlantic Beach91.5WBUX-FMBuxton90.5WUNC-FMChapel Hill91.5WFAE-FMCharlotte90.7WDAV-FMDavidson89.9WNCU-FMDurham90.7WRVS-FMElizabeth City89.9WFSS-…Jarvis, Thomas Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Jarvis, Thomas Jordan, 1836–1915, governor of North Carolina (1879–85), b. Jarvisburg, Currituck co., N.C., grad. Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1860; M.A., 1861). Wounded at Drewry's…Martin, François Xavier
(Encyclopedia) Martin, François XavierMartin, François XavierfräNswäˈ zävyāˈ märtăNˈ [key], 1762–1846, American jurist, b. Marseilles, France. He emigrated to the United States (c.1786) and was…Trending
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