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On November 23, 1881, “Aunt Abby” House, died.

On November 22, 1790, Elizabeth Maxwell Steele, a legendary patriot during the American Revolution, died at her home in Salisbury.

On November 22, 1718, the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed. Reported to have been a privateer during Queen Anne’s War, Blackbeard is said to have turned to piracy afterward.

On November 21, 1901, Nell Cropsey, disappeared from the front porch of her family home near the Elizabeth City waterfront.  The Cropsey family had moved to Elizabeth City from New Jersey in 1898.

On November 21, 1757, the town of Halifax was established by the colonial legislature, which was meeting in New Bern. The act called for the establishment of a town on the lands of James Leslie on the Roanoke River.

On November 20, 1858, distinguished Cherokee warrior Junaluska died. Little is known of his early life.

On November 20, 1932, more than 5,000 people gathered at Riverside Cemetery in Asheville to dedicate a monument to 18 German prisoners of war who were buried there.