Topics Related to This Day in North Carolina History

John Baptista Ashe, Revolutionary War Veteran and (Almost) Governor

On November 27, 1802, John Baptista Ashe, who was just elected governor, died before ever being able to take office.

Alfred Moore Scales, Confederate Veteran and Governor

On November 26, 1827, Governor Alfred Scales was born in Reidsville.

Josiah Collins Acquires Somerset Place Assemblage, 1784

On November 25, 1784, Josiah Collins, a wealthy merchant and shipper from Edenton, entered into a verbal partnership with Dr.

Historic Origins of the Tsali Legend and “Unto These Hills”

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A Riot at Salisbury Prison

On November 25, 1864, a riot between Union prisoners of war and their Confederate guards broke out at the Confederate military prison at Salisbury.

The Wreck of the Huron on the Outer Banks, 1877

On November 24, 1877, the USS Huron ran aground near Nags Head, en route for Havana from New York. Commander George P.

North Carolinian Perished Aboard the Titanic

On November 24, 2003, Governor Mike Easley proclaimed “Oscar Scott Woody Day.” The day honored a Roxboro native who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic, a postal clerk named Oscar Scott Woody.

Walter Reed Died

On November 23, 1902, Walter Reed, head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, died.  During his time in Cuba, Reed conclusively demonstrated that mosquitoes transmitted the deadly disease. Reed called Hertford County home for much of his life before medical school.

Raleigh Connection to JFK Assassination Still a Mystery

On November 23, 1963, as the clock neared midnight in Raleigh, an attempt was allegedly made at the Dallas police department on behalf of Lee Harvey Oswald to contact one or two phone numbers in the 919 area code.

John C. Campbell Folk School Based on Danish Model

On November 23, 1925, Olive Dame Campbell and Marguerite Butler incorporated the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. They named it after Mrs. Campbell’s late husband.