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Alfred Moore Scales (1827-1889)

Alfred Moore Scales was born on November 26, 1827 in Rockingham County on his family’s plantation, Ingleside. Caldwell first studied at the Caldwell Institute in Greensboro before transferring to the University of North Carolina in 1845. Scales ...

Alfred Moore Waddell (1834-1912)

A reluctant secessionist and Confederate, Alfred Moore Waddell staunchly supported the Democratic Party during the late 1800s.  Although he served as a Congressman throughout the 1870s and edited and owned influential newspapers, he is most known ...

Alleghany County (1859)

Alleghany County, one of North Carolina's most northern counties, is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although it is the fifth smallest county in the state, Alleghany County has a rich heritage that is connected to the geography of the region. ...

Alton A. Lennon (1906 – 1986)

Alton A. Lennon was a Democratic U.S. Senator from North Carolina between 1953 and 1954.  Prior to that from 1957 to 1973, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Alton was known as one of North Carolina’s most conservative ...

NC Signers of the Declaration of Independence

North Carolina played an important role in the beginning of the United States. ...

North Carolina Constitution Is an Important Governing Document

I often have wondered how many North Carolinians have taken the time to study or at least generally refer to the North Carolina Constitution. ...