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1771 Alamance: The First Battle of Our American Revolution Commentary
The "shot heard round the world" and the one that started the American Revolution, many argue, occurred at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts in 1775. Independent historian Bill Price II argues that the first shots were actually on a Piedmont field in 1771 during the Regulator Rebellion.
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The State of Franklin: Mountain Secession and Independent Thought Commentary
In North Carolina, regionalism has existed since day one. In August 1784, western North Carolinians established the
State of Franklin—“the only de facto state that functioned in every aspect of statal power,” writes historian Samuel Cole Williams. After a civil war in the mountains, however, the “Lost State of Franklin” ceased in February 1789.
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What's in A Name?: North Carolina Geography Commentary
For centuries North Carolinians have maintained a sense of place—a belief that where one is from influences behavior and even fosters worldviews. Even with increasing urbanization and suburbanization, native North Carolinians still commonly and thankfully ask, “Where are you from?”, before asking, “So, what do you do”?
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