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The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, a Year Before Thomas Jefferson’s Document

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

North Carolina is a state draped in rich history. One of those events is the the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. A year before Thomas Jefferson’s “Declaration,” there was Meck-Dec, as we in the area fondly call it.  Continue reading →

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Do You Know More Than One City Served as the U. S. Capital?

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

I recently did one of those mind-dulling quizzes on Facebook. It’s the one where they say they can tell a person’s education based on questions on U. S. history. To demonstrate how reliable the quiz is, I missed one and … Continue reading →

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