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  2. History of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Hernando de Soto first explored west-central North Carolina during his 1539–1540 ... Historians estimate there were about 5,000 settlers in 1700 and 11,000 in 1715. ...

  3. Regulator Movement in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Regulators in North Carolina: A Documentary History. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1971. Stewart, Cory Joe, "The Affairs of Boston in the North Carolina Backcountry during the American Revolution" (PhD dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2010. 3418839).online

  4. List of plantations in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718–1719 and not part of a plantation).

  5. History of slavery in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    During the antebellum period the state of North Carolina passed several laws to protect the rights ... During the 1700s, most enslaved people held on to their native ...

  6. Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg - Wikipedia

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    Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (15 November 1661 – 27 October 1743) was a Swiss nobleman and explorer who was one of the founders of New Bern, North Carolina. Born in Worb Castle in the Canton of Bern , he played a major role in the colonisation of North America by German and Swiss settlers .

  7. Category:1700s in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    1700s establishments in North Carolina (3 C, 2 P) 0–9. 1701 in North Carolina (1 C) 1705 in North Carolina (1 C) 1709 in North Carolina (1 C) This page was last ...

  8. Tree removal at North Carolina church unearths centuries-old ...

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    On June 20, a plethora of centuries-old items were found in the yard of Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Some are believed to date back as far as the early 1700s.

  9. List of colonial governors of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Governor Took office Left office William Drummond: 1664: 1667 Samuel Stephens: 1667: 1669 Peter Carteret: 1670: 1672 John Jenkins: 1672: 1675 Thomas Eastchurch