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- Anson County Historical Society
- This nonprofit organization provides educational, cultural, and recreational information concerning the rich history of Anson County.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Anson County Courthouse in Wadesboro, NC

- This is the Anson County Courthouse in Wadesboro, North Carolina. It was built in 1912 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Format: image/photograph
- The Regulation in Anson County
- Rules and Resolves entered into by the Anson Mob. Vizt Whereas the Tax for the present year is very high part of which, unseen seem to many unlawful and unnecessary, that together with the great scarcity of Money that have put it out of our power...
- Format: letter
- McFarlan Club girls, Anson County
- In this black and white photo, girls wearing white bonnets and dresses are carrying baskets and picking tomatoes in a field.
- Format: image/photograph
- A mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains

- This is a mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The Uwharries cut through Randolph, Montgomery, Stanly, and Davidson Counties, and their foothills lie in Cabarrus, Anson, and Union Counties. They are now protected as a National...
- Format: image/photograph
- The lights of Wadesboro, NC, at night

- This is a view of the lights of Wadesboro, North Carolina, at night. Wadesboro is the seat of Anson County.
- Format: image/photograph
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
- Located in Anson and Richmond counties of North Carolina, the diversity of habitats and management programs supports a broad range of wildlife species, including over 168 birds, 49 amphibians and reptiles, 28 mammals, and 20 fish species.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Pee Dee River

- This is the Pee Dee River. The Pee Dee runs through southern North Carolina into South Carolina. Anson and Richmond Counties in North Carolina maintain the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, which supports a broad range of wildlife species, including over 168...
- Format: image/photograph
- Residents of the backcountry proclaim their loyalty
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.10
- Petition from residents of Rowan and Surry counties, North Carolina, to Governor Josiah Martin, 1775, proclaiming their opposition to Revolutionary activity and their loyalty to the king. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- The post office in Wadesboro, NC

- This is the post office in Wadesboro, North Carolina. The post office was built in 1932 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Format: image/photograph
- Circa 1900 railroad map of western North Carolina
- This circa 1900 railroad map of western North Carolina shows counties and topography as well as railroad lines. The lines are color coded, but the labels are somewhat difficult to read. Orange lines are Southern lines. Blue lines are Central Carolina lines....
- Format: image/map
- David Fanning and the Tory War of 1781
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.10
- During the American Revolution, Patriots and Loyalists fought in the North Carolina backcountry. In 1781, David Fanning, commanding the Loyalist forces of five counties, terrorized residents of the Piedmont.
- Format: article
- Edmund Fanning reports to Governor Tryon
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.5
- Letter from Edmund Fanning to Governor William Tryon, April 23, 1768, reporting on the activities of the Regulators. Shows how the Regulators were seen by colonial leaders. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Effects of civil action
- In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- The Regulators organize
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.3
- Subscription to an organization of Regulators, January 1768. The subscribers agreed to resist paying taxes and fees they considred unlawful and to petition their representatives to change laws they considered unfair. Primary source includes historical commentary.
- Format: declaration
- 1835 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.3
- Amendments to the North Carolina state constitution passed in 1835. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: constitution
- U.S. House of Representatives
- In Election 2008, page 2.4
- There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...
- U.S. House of Representatives
- There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...
- Fort Dobbs and the French and Indian War in North Carolina
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 8.2
- During the French and Indian War (1754–1763), North Carolina settlers fought the Cherokee, sent troops to fight in the North, and built Fort Dobbs in Rowan County to defend the frontier.
- Format: article
- Quiet leadership
- Tips for leading effectively behind the scenes.
- By Chris Hitch.