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Illustration by Porte Crayon from "The Gold Region," part IV of series "North Carolina Illustrated," in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. XV, no. 87 (August, 1857), p. 292.

Date created: 1857
License: This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.

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North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform. (Page 6.5)

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