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Children's book author, advocate for civil rights & higher education. Wrote Crackajack Pony in 1969. Lived in Occoneechee Neck.

“The Flying Parson.” Won first Transcontinental Air Race, 1919. Was WWI test pilot and daredevil. Buried 2 miles west.

Journalist and author. First Secretary, Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1972. Was N.C. Poet Laureate, 1982-1996. Born ½ m. N.

Storm made landfall in N.C. on Sept. 16, 1999. Brought historic flooding to region. Led to state & U.S. evacuation reform.

Originated here in 1903. Global leader among N.C. furniture makers. It was a model for marketing and local production.

Abolitionist & maritime captain. Emancipated self and family. He published autobiography ca. 1843. Labored & lived nearby.

In 1916, sang & recorded 25 Southern Appalachian ballads for preservation. Songs were foundational for regional culture & music. She lived nearby.

Protests and legal action taken by American Indian citizens led to school's integration, 1961. Effort sustained movement in N.C. Was 4 blocks North.

Confederate attack on U.S. troops, April 1864 led to killing of Black soldiers and civilians. Atrocity diminished the placement of Black troops in N.C.

Opened in 1927 to serve Black patients during Jim Crow era. Housed nursing school, 1929-1954. Operated here until it relocated in 1966.