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North Carolina: The Tarheel State

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In England in the late 1600’s King Charles II regained the throne after the “Wars of the Three Kingdoms”.  For their loyalty he awarded several lords land that was called Carolina.  The land was named for King Charles as Carolus is the latin version of Charles.


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