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All N.C. Historic Sites Open on July 4

June 30, 2009 – 2:29 pm

RALEIGH — All 27 N.C. State Historic Sites will be open on Independence Day, Saturday July 4. A number of the sites are planning special programs, including the State Capitol in Raleigh, Historic Halifax, the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo and Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens in [...]

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Colorful Patriots’ Day Celebration Planned At Alamance Battleground

May 14, 2009 – 11:00 am

BURLINGTON—A bloody face-off between forces of the British Crown and colonial farmers in North Carolina that helped set the stage for the Revolutionary War here will be recalled at Alamance Battleground State Historic Site in Burlington on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17. Colorful living history programs marking the 238th anniversary of the Battle [...]

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Aycock Birthplace Restoration is Going Green

May 1, 2009 – 10:31 am

FREMONT—Mindful of preserving our natural resources, experts restoring the Aycock Birthplace farm house after fire damage last year are using reclaimed lumber harvested from the old Imperial Tobacco Company warehouse in Wilson in the project. Like the Aycock family who lived on this farm during the late 19th century — who almost certainly used [...]

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Archaeologists Find Gun Platform at Ft. Anderson’s Battery B

April 13, 2009 – 9:29 am

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WINNABOW – Archaeological investigations at Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site have discovered a 147 year old wooden gun platform that supported an 11,360 lb. Sea Coast 32-Pounder cannon. The excavations mark the first archaeology to be undertaken at the site in over 40 years and are the [...]

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Civil War Soldiers in the 21st Century

March 17, 2009 – 3:25 pm

RALEIGH – When today’s 27th North Carolina Troops re-enactors participate in a program at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 23, they will wear the same kind of uniforms and carry the same kind of weapons as did the 27th North Carolina Troops during the Civil War. The original [...]

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Reenactment Marks Ft. Anderson’s Fall

February 9, 2009 – 3:16 pm

(WINNABOW)—The sights, sounds and smells of life in a Civil War fort will take center stage at Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow during the 144th anniversary commemoration of the fall of Ft. Anderson, taking place Saturday, Feb.14, through Sunday, Feb. 15. The Confederate Navy played a key role in defending the fort [...]

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Colorful Marchers from State Historic Sites to be in Govenor’s Inaugural Parade

January 9, 2009 – 10:45 am

RALEIGH (Jan. 9, 2009)— Governor-elect Beverly Perdue’s inaugural parade Saturday, Jan. 10, will include music and colorful historic figures. Featuring a theme of “North Carolina: The Future Starts Now” the public and free parade will begin at Davie and Fayetteville streets in downtown Raleigh at approximately 12:30 p.m. following the swearing in ceremonies.
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