MORGANTON

town (1990 pop. 15,085), seat of Burke co., W N.C., on the Catawba River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts.; founded 1784, inc. 1885. A lake resort town, it also has industries that manufacture furniture, lumber, textiles, and clothing. A state school for the deaf is there.

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books on: Morganton  - 126 results

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John Lyon, Nurseryman and Plant Hunter, and His Journal, 1799-1814
Book by Nesta Ewan; 1963
Subjects: Lyon, John--D. 1814
...29th . Left McIntires and got on to Morganton 36 miles. Weather dry and hot. 30th...very hot and dry. 4th . Got back to Morganton 29 miles. Very hot dry. Got seeds of...Lower Creek Valley . 5th . Remained at Morganton. Went down to Laurel Lower Creek valley...
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Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
Book by Mark Robichaux; John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Subjects: Businessmen--United States--Biography, Cable Television--United States, Malone, John--1941-
...TCIs franchise. TCI claimed that all Morganton taxpayers would have to subsidize the...sitting on an electric line and read: Morganton politi- cians are sitting high on the...from 1985 to 1991. On March 10, 1992, Morganton voted by a 2-to-l margin in the citys...
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Catawba Valley Mississippian: Ceramics, Chronology, and Catawba Indians
Book by David G. Moore; University of Alabama Press, 2002
Subjects: Catawba Indians--Antiquities, Catawba Indians--History, Catawba River Valley (N.C. And S.C.)--Antiquities, Mississippian Culture, Yadkin River Valley (N.C.)--Antiquities
...bank of Johns River, L2 miles above Morganton. Several other mounds formerly existed...of Johns River, 3 l l2 miles north of Morganton. Reported by James Mooney. Note: This...bank of Upper Creek 8 miles north of Morganton. Note: This is thought to be 31BK22...
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Robur the Conqueror; The Master of the World; The Sphinx of Ice
Book by Charles F. Horne, Jules Verne; Vincent Parke, 1911
Subjects: Fiction
...convulsions of nature extended to Pleasant Garden and to Morganton. The mayor of Morganton, Mr. Elias Smith, was a tall man, vigorous...duties did not keep him in his so-called home at Morganton, he was exploring the surrounding country, irresistibly...
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A Tree Accurst: Bobby McMillon and Stories of Frankie Silver
Book by Daniel W. Patterson; University of North Carolina Press, 2000
Subjects: Mcmillon, Bobby--Contributions In Folklore, Mitchell County (N.C.)--Folklore, Murder--North Carolina--Mitchell County--Folklore, Oral Tradition--North Carolina--Mitchell County, Silver, Frankie, Silver, Frankie--Legends, Tales--North Carolina--Mitchell County--History And Criticism
...Spainhour in Kentucky. He had been living in Morganton at the time of the murder, trial, and...address. There was a young man who came to Morganton from Lincoln county, by the name of...it . Thomas W. Scott, then living in Morganton, got of Wycough a copy of the forenamed...
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journal articles on: Morganton  - 67 results

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Pay Relatives for Metropolitan Areas in the NCS: Using Data from the National Compensation Survey, Calculations of Pay Which Take into Account the Composition of Employment across Localities Indicate That Measures of Interarea Pay Differentials Which Do Not Control for Employment Composition Can Be Misleading
Journal article by Maury B. Gittleman; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 128, 2005
Subjects: Labor force--Reports, Labor supply--Reports, Metropolitan areas--Statistics
...Hartford, CT (1) 113 2 <br/ Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC 99 42 <br/ Honolulu...Hartford, CT (1) 124 2 <br/ Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC (1) 84 75 <br/ Honolulu...1) 112 (1) 117 <br/ Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC 99 (1) 90 (1) 111...
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The Asset-Based Context Matrix: A Tool for Assessing Children's Learning Opportunities and Participation in Natural Environments
Journal article by Linda L. Wilson, Donald W. Mott, Deb Batman; Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 24, 2004
Subjects: Learning disabilities--Measurement, Learning disorders--Measurement, Special education--Analysis
...L. Wilson and D. W. Mott, 2003, Morganton, NC: Family, Infant amp; Preschool...Developmental Center, 300 Enola Road, Morganton, NC 28655. Reprinted with permission...Iverson Riddle Developmental Center, Morganton, North Carolina. The authors acknowledge...
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Select Men of Sober and Industrious Habits: Alcohol Reform and Social Conflict in Antebellum Appalachia
Journal article by Stewar Bruc E.; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 73, 2007
Subjects: Alcoholic beverage industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Antebellum period, 1820-1861, Appalachian region--Religious aspects, Appalachian region--Social aspects, Social conflict--History, Temperance movement--History
...the foothills east of the Blue Ridge, Morganton, Rutherfordton, and Wilkesboro among...Rockford in Surry County (639 residents), Morganton in Burke County (558 residents), Rutherfordton...residents). Population statistics for Morganton, Rutherfordton, Asheville, Hendersonville...
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Family-Oriented Program Models, Helpgiving Practices, and Parental Control Appraisals
Journal article by Carol M. Trivette, Carl J. Dunst, Kimberly Boyd, Deborah W. Hamby; Exceptional Children, Vol. 62, 1995
Subjects: Exceptional children--Social aspects, Helping behavior--Models, Parents of exceptional children--Social aspects
...practices in maternity services programs. Morganton, NC: Center for Family Studies, Western...Family Studies, Western Carolina Center, Morganton, North Carolina. CARL J. DUNST (CEC...Family Studies, Western Carolina Center, Morganton, North Carolina. Send requests to Carol...
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Celtic Women and White Guilt: Frankie Silver and Chipita Rodriguez in Folk Memory
Journal article by Rachel Jennings; MELUS, Vol. 28, 2003
Subjects: Women criminals--Behavior, Women poets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...comprise the folk memory of the residents of Morganton, North Carolina, and San Patricio...home to the low-country county seat of Morganton, a male, middle class, Anglo-Saxon...prison (63) and Frankie Silver in her Morganton jail (63) long to see the distant mountains...
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magazine articles on: Morganton  - 28 results

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Spiritual Union: A Case Study
Magazine article by Barry Yeoman; The Nation, Vol. 265, December 1, 1997
Subjects: Case Farms Inc.--Labor relations, Hispanic Americans--Labor relations, Poultry industry--Labor relations
...clean work," was available at its Morganton polleria. Hundreds of Latinos saw an...unionized. The rate is even lower in Morganton, where the powerful furniture industry...joining his brother at the polleria in Morganton. It was Rodriguezs first time working...
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The Treatment of Arbitration Waivers under Federal Law
Magazine article by Matthew Forsythe; Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 55, May-Jul 2000
Subjects: Arbitration, Federal court decisions, Standards, United States, Waivers
...minimum of expense.21 Leadertex v. Morganton Dyeing Finishing Core is another significant...of these fabrics for subsequent sale. Morganton is a fabric dyer. The parties standard...For its part, Leadertex alleged that Morganton defectively dyed the fabric while Morganton...
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A Frenzy of Selling
Magazine article; American Journalism Review, Vol. 21, May 1999
Subjects: Editor and Publisher Company Inc.--Statistics, Newspaper publishing--Acquisitions, mergers, divestments, Newspapers--Circulation
...Enquirer-Journal (1997) 12,832 (*)Morganton News Herald (1994) 11,918 (*)Morganton News Herald (1996) 11,918 Raleigh News...Enquirer-Journal (1997) Paxton (*)Morganton News Herald (1994) Tomlin, Knapp...
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Ebony Fashion Fair Chairpersons
Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 60, September 2005
Subjects: Fashion shows--Directories, Fashion shows--Management
...Cleveland, Ohio Oct. 23 Deloris F. McDowell NAACP Morganton. N.C. Nov. 2 Miriam West Links Cincinnati...Tues., 11/1 7:00pm Convention Center <br/ Morganton, NC Morganton Municipal Wed., 11/2 7:15pm Auditorium <br...
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Public Safety Concept in the Post-9/11 World
Magazine article by Leonard Matarese, Kenneth Chelst, Gayle Fisher-Stewart, Albert Pearsall; PM. Public Management, Vol. 89, May 2007
Subjects: Community policing, Consolidation, Law enforcement, Local government, Problems, Public safety
...limited public safety resources. The Morganton, North Carolina, Department of Public...According to City Manager Sally Sandy, "In Morganton, the public safety concept works because...Chief Talbert has 22 years with the Morganton public safety department and believes...
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newspaper articles on: Morganton  - 12 results

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Last Message Written in Soldier's Own Blood
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 24, 2007
Subjects: Soldiers--Military aspects
...who sent it from the nearby town of Morganton, N.C. As fate would have it, three...on the old Swan Ponds Plantation near Morganton in Burke County, N.C. Named after...thoughts to his aging father at home in Morganton. Paralyzed on the right side and apparently...
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Terps Live Up to Advance Notices
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, November 15, 1998
...One of the freshmen is Casey Rogers, a highly decorated 6-foot point guard from Morganton (N.C.) Freedom High School. His father, Terry, coached Morganton to 603 victories over 25 seasons before being named a Catamounts assistant this...
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What Big Eyes You Have, Dear, but Are Those Contacts Risky?
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2010
...whites."Ive noticed a lot of girls in my town have started to wear them a lot," said Melody Vue, a 16-year-old in Morganton, N.C., who owns 22 pairs and wears them regularly. She said her friends tended to wear circle lenses for their Facebook...
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Obituaries
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), April 8, 2010
...Oakland, Bill Graves of Springfield, Ohio, Sherdian Graves of Murphy, Tommie Graves of Farner, Tenn., and Randy Graves of Morganton, N.C.; three sisters, Kate Hartness of Andrews, N.C., Mary Jo Dockery of Murphy and Marylee Wolethmath of Roanoke...
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Highly Rated Terps Attempt to Get It All Together in Opener
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, November 14, 1998
...maturing process. The impact newcomer is expected to be Casey Rogers, a three-time all-state point guard who guided Morganton (N.C.) Freedom High School to the 4-A state championship. But it doesnt matter if its Casey Rogers or Roy Rogers...
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encyclopedia articles on: Morganton  - 2 results

 
 
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Morganton
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MORGANTON town (1990 pop. 15,085), seat of Burke co., W N.C., on the Catawba River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts...
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Ervin, Samuel James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ERVIN, SAMUEL JAMES ur vin, 1896 1985, U.S. senator (1954 75), b. Morganton, N.C. Admitted to the bar in 1919, he became a distinguished jurist, serving as a judge on a county criminal court (1935...


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