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  2. History of slavery in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina Historical Review 63.1 (1986): 1–39. online; Minchinton, Walter E. "The Seaborne Slave Trade of North Carolina." North Carolina Historical Review 71.1 (1994): 1–61. online; Modlin Jr, E. Arnold. "Tales told on the tour: Mythic representations of slavery by docents at North Carolina plantation museums."

  3. Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina is a diocese in the Episcopal Church. It consists of 28 counties in western North Carolina and its episcopal see is in Asheville, North Carolina, seated at the Cathedral of All Souls. The first recorded worship from the Book of Common Prayer west of the Catawba River was in 1786.

  4. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in North Carolina

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    This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in North Carolina is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of North Carolina. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name

  5. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - Wikipedia

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    The tribe had previously opened a small casino offering forms of video poker and electronic bingo. This had been challenged by the Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. Attorney on the grounds that the tribe was offering a form of gambling that was not legal elsewhere in North Carolina. The tribe wanted to ensure agreements with the state to prevent ...

  6. Salisbury, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Salisbury (/ ˈ s ɔː l z b ɛ r i / SAWLZ-ber-ee) [5] [6] is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River.

  7. Sliding Rock - Wikipedia

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    Sliding Rock is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below.. The plunge pool is around 8 feet deep in the middle, with a strong churning river current, so users must be able to swim or wear a life ve

  8. Broughton Hospital - Wikipedia

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    It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Western North Carolina Insane Asylum. The Broughton Hospital Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and encompasses 60 contributing buildings and one contributing site.

  9. Waynesville, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Waynesville is the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. [4] It is the largest town in North Carolina west of Asheville. Waynesville is located about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Asheville between the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains. As of the 2010 census, Waynesville had a population of 9,869. [5]

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