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Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of North Carolina
On January 1, 1935, an earthquakecentered in an area bordering southwesternNorth Carolina and northernGeorgia caused slight damage atAlmond and Gary, North Carolina, and atDahlonega, Georgia. The total felt area includeabout 18,000 square kilometers. In1957, two earthquakes, about 6 weeksapart, caused minor damage in separateareas of western North Carolina.The first shock, on May 13, resulted incracked plaster at Micaville and Nebo(intensity VI). A sprinkler pipe wasshaken loose in a factory at Woodlawnand books fell from school libraryshelves. The tremor was felt over anarea of about 21,000 square kilometers,including a few places in South Carolina.The second shock, on July 2, 1957,caused a few cracked chimneys, crackedwalls, and cracked plaster at Asheville,Marshall, Swannanoa, and Weaverville(intensity VI). This earthquake wasfelt strongly in Buncombe and Madisoncounties. ... [Read More]
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Assisting private citizens, private institutions, local governments, and agencies of state and federal government in the identification, evaluation, protection, and enhancement of properties significant in North Carolina history and archaeology. (Raleigh, Wake County ) ... North Carolina without tobacco barns would be like Holland without windmills. Tobacco has been an essential part of the state's economic and social history for three centuries. Historic Preservation Office. (Raleigh, Wake County ) ... [Read More]
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
North Carolina History Day is a program designed to promote interest in history among students and to encourage them to develop skills in historical research and presentation. Administered by the Division of Archives and History. (Statewide) ... Programs for use with academic classes, community centers, and enrichment programs. For teachers, these programs are structured to provide students with meaningful experiences in North Carolina history that are directly linked to the North Carolina curriculum frameworks. (Raleigh, Wake County ) ... [Read More]
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Archives and History || Museum of History || Museum of Art || Arts Council || Symphony || State Library || Battleship NC || Roanoke Island Festival Park ... The Department sponsors a wide variety of special events and educational programs throughout North Carolina. ... || North Carolina State Library || Office of The Arts ... [Read More]
Elizabeth Dole - U.S. Senator for North Carolina
About Elizabeth | North Carolina | Constituent Services | Issues & Legislation ... Senator Dole admires the new North Carolina University NCAA National Championship commemorative plaque. ... History of the Senate ... [Read More]
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
This site is under development as a place to experience everyday farm life in North Carolina's northwestern Piedmont ca. 1900. Visitors can take part in daily activities and special events of bygone farm life, as well as see, smell, touch, and hear things once common in North Carolina. ... Learn about North Carolina's past by visiting the places where history happened. From battlefields to a gold mine, colonial homes to an antebellum plantation, history comes alive at these unique historic sites . . . ... [Read More]
NAEP -- State Profiles. Educational Assessments by State. Student demographics. School characteristics. State comparisons.
State Profiles present key data about each state's student and school population and its NAEP testing history and results. The profiles provide easy access to all NAEP data for participating states and links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects. ... [Read More]
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The North Carolina State Capitol And The North Carolina Museum Of History ... The State Capitol is located in downtown Raleigh on Union (Capitol) Square surrounded by Edenton, Wilmington, Morgan, and Salisbury Streets. The Museum of History is located north of the Capitol across Edenton Street. Both agencies are within the Office of Archives and History in the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Downtown parking will be free and all state parking lots will be open. For more information, call the State Capitol at (919) 733-4994, or the Museum of History at (919) 807-7900. ... [Read More]
North Carolina - List of Official Partners (Veterans History Project, Library of Congress)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ... NORTH CAROLINA ... Southern Oral History Program ... [Read More]
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Preserving the history and culture of southern North Carolina from prehistory to the present. A branch of the North Carolina Museum of History. (Fayetteville, Cumberland County ) ... Interprets the history of North Carolina's Mountain region, from the earliest inhabitants through the settlement period and into the twentieth century. A branch of the North Carolina Museum of History. (Old Fort, McDowell County ) ... The story of North Carolina's Albemarle region—from Native Americans, to the first English-speaking colonists, to farmers and fishermen. A branch of the North Carolina Museum of History. (Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County ) ... [Read More]
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