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- Columbus County Courthouse in Whiteville, NC
- This is the Columbus County Courthouse in Whiteville, North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Format: image/photograph
- Boaters on Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County, NC
- Boaters watch a glowing sunset over Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Development on Chocolate Drop Mountain near Columbus, NC
- This is Chocolate Drop Mountain near Columbus, North Carolina. This photo illustrates the impact of development on steep slopes.
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- Polk County Courthouse in Columbus, NC
- This is the Polk County Courthouse. It was built in 1857 and is the oldest county courthouse in western North Carolina.
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- Docks at Lake Waccamaw at sunset
- These are the docks of Lake Waccamaw at sunset. Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County, North Carolina.
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- Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum
- Take a field trip to the Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum and learn about the history and people of Columbus County.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Greater Fair Bluff Historical Society Depot Museum
- Students can learn about their Columbus County's history through artifacts and other exhibits at the Greater Fair Bluff Historical Society Depot Museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- North Carolina's first public school opens
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.5
- Announcement of the opening of the first free public school in North Carolina, 1840. Includes historical commentary about the North Carolina Public School Act of 1839.
- Format: newspaper
- Children standing near cars at Lake Waccamaw encampment
- This black and white image show several young boys and girls standing in a yard by 1930s era cars or buses while their mothers watch from the porch of a two-story house. The boys are wearing knickers and “newsboy” caps.
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- A mural in Whiteville, NC
- This is a New Deal mural in Whiteville, North Carolina. The mural is called "Harvesting Tobbacco" and was painted in 1941. It was formerly located in the Whiteville Post Office but was relocated to the auditorium on the campus of Southeastern Community College...
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- Shadows of a people: Introduction
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.1
- Lessons in this part stand alone, yet link to and expand on some tidbit in Chapter 3. They focus emphasize that the “Indians” Columbus met were not frozen in time as many people even today believe. Their history is one of time passage, of journeys, of adaptations, of settling, of interactions, of conflict—everything that is the fabric of life.
- North Carolina Museum of Forestry
- There is a rich history of forestry in North Carolina. Visit the NC Museum of Forestry and discover why North Carolina is called the "Tar Heel" state.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Lake Waccamaw State Park
- Students will learn about the Carolina Bays, "one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern United States" when they visit Lake Waccamaw State Park.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Intrigue of the Past
- Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- 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...
- "No one has anything to sell"
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.8
- Diary of Julia Johnson Fisher, a Georgia woman, in March and April 1864, in which she describes the difficulty finding food and other necessities during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- A slave auction at Wilmington
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 2.7
- Letter from a German traveler describing a slave auction in the 1780s. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- The Colored State Normal Schools
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.6
- Excerpt from the catalog of the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools (now Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University), 1906. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
