North Carolina isn’t what it used to
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On December 19, 1777, the Continental Army, including the North Carolina Brigade, entered winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
On December 14, 1786, Robert Howe, Continental army general, died on his way to Fayetteville to serve in the state legislature.
On December 13, 1986, Ella Baker, civil rights leader and organizer of the Student
On November 21, 1757, the town of Halifax was established by the colonial legislature, which was meeting in New Bern. The act called for the establishment of a town on the lands of James Leslie on the Roanoke River.
On November 18, 1781, British forces under Maj. James Craig evacuated Wilmington.
September 25, 1780, the “Over Mountain Men” met along the Watauga River before heading along the Yellow Mountain Road over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
On January 16, 1831, Peter Francisco, the “Virginia Giant,” died in Richmond, Va.
Francisco was noted for his many feats of bravery during the American Revolution, especially during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in what’s now Greensboro in March 1781.
