State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: John W. Shirley: Sir Ralph Lane
Lane is best known for being sent to the New World on a mission to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island, by order of Sir Walter Raleigh. Discover how successful his expedition was and other biographical data about the explorer.
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: King, William Rufus
This brief biographical article lists the many roles and offices held by William Rufus de Vane King, the man who became, for a short time, the thirteenth vice president of the United States.
Other
Treaty With the Tuscarora Nation of Indians, 1803
A copy of the treaty and letters written by William Richard Davie between the US and the Tuscarora Nation of Indians in 1803.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Pierce: William R. D. King, Vice President
A brief political biography of 13th Vice President, William Rufus King.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...
Other
First Colony Foundation: The Roanoke Colonies
The First Colony Foundation is an organization that conducts research into the English colonies that Sir Walter Raleigh sought to establish on Roanoke Island in North Carolina. This page presents a history of what is known about the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Kitty Hawk (1903)
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate the Wright Brothers first flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Includes a detailed paragraph about the famous flight.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Charles Clinton Spaulding
Brief account of the life of Charles Spaulding, American business leader who built the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company into the nation's largest black-owned business by the time of his death, when it was worth about $40...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: The Slave Narrative
In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Convention of 1868
Read about the Convention of 1868, which was a direct result of the Radical Congressional Reconstruction Acts passed in 1867, overturning post-Civil War Presidential Reconstruction.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Fontana Dam
Fontana Dam, the largest dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, is located on the Little Tennessee River in Graham County. Completed in 1945, it is a gravity-type concrete structure 480 feet high, 2,365 feet long, and 376...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Concervation Movement: Programs and Initiatives
A phenomenal growth of land trusts or conservancies, similar in focus to the Nature Conservancy began to occur statewide beginning in the mid-1980s. For instance, the Triangle Land Conservancy was established in 1983 to support native...
Curated OER
Time, Inc: A Brief History of the Sit in Movement
Time features an excellent report detailing the history of the sit-in movement which began on February 1, 1960 by four young men inside a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth's.
Curated OER
Weaving History: Charlotte & the Textile Industry
Photo essay with commentary on southern mills in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Curated OER
Weaving History: Charlotte & the Textile Industry
Photo essay with commentary on southern mills in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Curated OER
Weaving History: Charlotte & the Textile Industry
Photo essay with commentary on southern mills in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Curated OER
Weaving History: Charlotte & the Textile Industry
Photo essay with commentary on southern mills in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Library of Congress
Loc: Southern Mosaic
This site, from the Library of Congress, provides a recording project by the WPA during the Depression Era of folk music collected throughout the southern states of the U.S. Supplemented by photos and other material to document life...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Southern Colonies
Information and facts about the Southern Colonies of Colonial America including geography, natural resources, religion, climate, trade, and history timeline.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Other Colonies
This website gives just a brief run-down of the founding of the 13 original colonies.
PBS
Africans in America: Virginia Looks Toward Africa for Labor
This website explains why Virginia needed laborers, why it led to the use of African labor and how it was justified by Christians. Hyperlinks to related topics on the site.