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A County Name Changes

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		Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online

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What do Arthur Dobbs, James Glasgow, and Nathanael Greene have in common? One North Carolina county has been named for each of these men since it was first established. Find out who these men were and why a county was named for them. This article appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine. Available now at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/articles/s05.county.name.changes.pdf

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18th Century 19th Century Colonial Geography Government People Settlement		Family, Adults, Educators Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, High School, College

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Grade: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th English/Language Arts 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 4 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 1, 4, 5, 2, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 Social Studies 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 3, 2, 1

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Dobbs Greene James Glasgow King George II royal governor Wayne Lenoir Provincial Congress General Assembly Andrew Jackson Samuel Ashe