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| North Carolina Facts |
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. |
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Hiram Rhoades Revels, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1822, was the first African-American member of the United States Congress. |
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Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town", North Carolina was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722. |
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