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George Masa, Great Smokies Photographic Artist

On June 21, 1933, businessman, naturalist and photographer George Masa died.

Thomas F. Price, Co-Founder of the Maryknoll Fathers

On June 20, 1886, Thomas F. Price was ordained a Catholic priest and assigned to St. Paul’s in New Bern. He served as pastor there for nine years before departing for Raleigh, where he became the head of Sacred Heart Church.

Militias Battle at Ramsour’s Mill, 1780

On June 20, 1780, at the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, Col. Francis Locke and his Patriot force stormed the defenses of the Loyalist militia led by Maj. John Moore.

Furniture Market Firmly Rooted in High Point

Springs Altered Race History

On June 19, 1949, NASCAR held the first race in its top division at a ¾-mile dirt track at the Charlotte Speedway.

Revelry Ensues After Stanley Cup Victory, 2006

Regulators Hanged in Hillsborough

Regulators Hanged - After the Regulators were defeated at Alamance, May 16, 1771, six of their number were hanged, 1/4 mile east. June 19, 1771.

St. Mark’s, Episcopal Landmark in Wilmington

On June 18, 1875, the Right Reverend Thomas Atkinson, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, consecrated St. Mark’s Church in Wilmington. The congregation was the first Episcopal Church for African Americans in North Carolina.

N.C.’s Limb Replacement Program

On June 18, 1867, the state-run artificial limbs factory in Raleigh closed due to a lack of business. The state had been operating the plant through Jewett’s Patent Leg Company for about 18 months in order to fulfill the needs of the state’s Confederate amputees.

He Met Her on the Mountain and There He Took Her Life

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