- Title
- Our State
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- Date
- August 2007
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our State
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Hillsborough
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7 ih its affable nature anil abundant history, it's no wonder this
Orange County seat has found its way into the works of many of
our states finest writers.
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If you hod to pick Ac (own* in North
Carolina ih.u are the ray hex for
giving a visitor a sample of wh.it out
state <s aU about. I hllsborough would
ha»c to be near the top of >our list. Its
an easy stop — just a few miles from
Interstates 40 and 8J in Orange Counts-.
And it's full of history.
When you visit, you can explore
the site of an important American
Indian village that developed along
the Eno River, which flows through
Hillsborough. Or. you can walk the
same streets that colonial settlers
used when they came to market or to
court or to the gallows to be hanged
for rebellion. In 1771, it was in
Hillsborough that Royal Governor
William Tryon ordered the execution
of six “Regulators" — men who
were part of a pre-Rcvolutionary
rcbcllion that Tryon had crushed at
the Battle of Alamance a few weeks
earlier. One of them. James 1‘ugh.
After you’ve learned all about the
area’s history, take a break by
browsing Hillsborough's many
antique and specialty shops.
18 Oe Mate
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