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This week in North Carolina history

  • 1868 Mon Jul 13
    Anson courthouse fire era (1868) today

    1868 fire is a classic thin-series moment for Anson—test neighbors, SC border, and Archives film.

    Anson County

  • 1893 Mon Jul 13
    Bladen record-loss context (1893) today

    Documented disruption around 1893: 1770, 1800, 1893 fires. Multiple fires (1770, 1800, 1893). Cape Fear parent district—families later under daughters may still appear in surviving Bladen-era or neighbor series and Archives film.

    Bladen County

  • 1779 Mon Jul 13
    Lincolnton as Lincoln county seat context today

    Lincolnton is the county seat for Lincoln. Seat towns concentrate clerks, lawyers, newspapers, and hotels—search directories and seat papers even for rural families who only visited for court or market.

    Lincoln County

  • 1835 Mon Jul 13
    Parent-jurisdiction research for pre-Davie events today

    Before 1836, search parent jurisdiction(s): Rowan. County labels change more often than families move.

    Davie County

  • 1750 Tue Jul 14
    Anson Pee Dee border research note

    Pee Dee / SC border FAN clubs regularly complete Anson families when NC-only indexes go thin.

    Anson County

  • 1870 Tue Jul 14
    Dare County formed (1870)

    Dare County was formed in 1870 (Currituck, Tyrrell, Hyde)—search parent jurisdictions for earlier events.

    Dare County

  • 1842 Wed Jul 15
    Union County formed from Anson & Mecklenburg

    1842 split: families later labeled Union may still sit in Anson-era books for earlier events.

    Anson County

  • 1907 Wed Jul 15
    Sanford as Lee county seat context

    Sanford is the county seat for Lee. Seat towns concentrate clerks, lawyers, newspapers, and hotels—search directories and seat papers even for rural families who only visited for court or market.

    Lee County

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This day in North Carolina history

  • 1864
    Early’s Washington raid era (NC units present) (nearby: July 12)

    Mid-July 1864 Maryland/Virginia operations include many NC regiments.

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