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Blount Bridgers House - Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery: The 1808 Blount-Bridgers House, a national historic landmark, is home to a permanent collection that celebrates the 200 year-old material culture of Edgecombe County and the creative achievements of Tarboro-born artist, Hobson Pittman (1899-1972).; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Downtown Rocky Mount, NC: This is downtown Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Rocky Mount is located on the line between Nash and Edgecombe Counties.; Format: image/photograph

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

Ratifying the amendments: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.4; In 1835, a convention passed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution. In this activity, students map votes for ratification by county and explain the patterns they see.; Format: activity; By David Walbert.

Historic train station in Rocky Mount, NC: This is the historic train station in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The building was originally one story, but over time, second and third stories were added to the side wings and later the entire structure. The building is still in use and is part of Rocky...; Format: image/photograph

A church in Tarboro, NC: This is a church in Tarboro, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Decorated headstone in a cemetery in Tarboro, NC: This is a decorated headstone in a historic cemetery in Tarboro, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Education and literacy in Edgecombe County, 1810: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.4; In this 1810 letter, Jeremiah Battle of Edgecombe County describes the lack of education in eastern North Carolina and the consequences for society and politics. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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.; Format: book (multiple pages)

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...

The First Provincial Congress: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.6; After the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, Britain retaliated with a series of punitive measures that colonists called the "intolerable acts." In August 1774, North Carolina's colonial leaders met at New Bern to set out their princples, to plan further opposition to Britain, and to choose delegates to a Continental Congress. This excerpt from the proceedings of that First Provincial Congress includes historical commentary.; Format: document

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