Western Carolina University - Nash to Rutherford Counties

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Nash and Edgecomb Counties

Battleboro Advance (Battleboro)
(On reel with Mountain Voice)
Aug. 18, 1871; Jul. 15, 1872; Jan. 3, 1873

Battleboro Progress (Battleboro)
(On reel with Mountain Voice)
Jan. 2, 1880

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New Hanover County

North Carolina Gazette (Wilmington)
(On reel 1 of Wilmington Gazette)
Nov. 20, 1765; Nov. 27. 1765; Feb. 12, 1766; Feb. 26, 1766

Cape Fear Mercury (Wilmington)
        (On reel 1 of Wilmington Gazette)
        Nov. 24, 1769-1770; Jan. 13, 1773-Sept. 1, 1775
        (Publication suspended Fall, 1774-Spring, 1775) (Holdings incomplete)

Wilmington Centinel and General Advertiser (Wilmington)
        (On reel 1 of Wilmington Gazette)
        June 18, 1788
        Indexed in : Index to North Carolina Newspapers, 1784-1789

Wilmington Chronicle: And North-Carolina Weekly Advertiser (Wilmington)
(On reel 1 of Wilmington Gazette)
July 3, 1795-Aug. 4, 1796 (Holdings incomplete)

Hall's Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington)
(On reel 1 of Wilmington Gazette)
Feb. 9, 1797-Nov. 29, 1798

Continued by:

Wilmington Gazette Wilmington
Mar. 7, 1799-Apr. 27, 1815 (Holdings incomplete)

Continued by:

Wilmington Gazette, Commercial and Political (Wilmington)
(On reel with Wilmington Gazette)
Jan. 13, 1816; Apr. 6, 1816

Daily Herald (Wilmington)
June 22, 1854-May 1, 1861 (Holdings incomplete) (Negative Copy)

Daily Journal (Wilmington)
Sept. 8, 1851-March 3, 1877
(Publication suspended Feb. 18, 1865-Sept. 28, 1865; Sept. 28, 1876-Jan. 19, 1877)

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Orange County

North Carolina Gazette (Hillsborough) (1785)
        (On reel with Encyclopedian Instructor, and Farmer's Gazette)
        Oct. 6, 1785; Feb. 16, 1786
       Indexed in:Index to North Carolina Newspapers, 1784-1789

Hillsborough Recorder (Hillsborough) (1820)
Mar. 1, 1820-Sept. 13, 1825; Mar. 7, 1827-Mar. 5, 1879 (Holdings incomplete)
[Continued by: Durham Recorder, Durham (1879-1895)]

Hillsboro Recorder (Hillsborough) (1887-1888)
(On reel 8 of Hillsborough Recorder)
Aug. 11, 1887-Aug. 2, 1888

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Pitt County

Tar River Beacon (Greenville)
(On reel with Old Constitution)
Feb. 24, 1876; Sept. 21, 1876

Greenville Express (Greenville)
(On reel with Old Constitution)
July 8, 1880; July 21, 1881

Greenville Index (Greenville)
(On reel with Old Constitution)
Apr. 13, 1894

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Polk County

Polk County News (Columbus)
        1902-1911; 1914-1915; 1918-1926
        (On reel with Old Constitution)
        July 8, 1880; July 21, 1881

Southern Voice (Bethel)
(On reel with Mountain Voice)
Feb. 28, 1890

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Rowan County

North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser (Salisbury)
June 27, 1799-Aug. 13, 1801 (Holdings incomplete)

Western Carolinian (Salisbury)
June 13, 1820-Sept. 16, 1842 (Holdings incomplete)

Carolina Watchman (Salisbury) (1832-1867)
July 28, 1832-April 20, 1861; Sept. 30, 1861-Dec. 26, 1864; Jan. 8, 1866-Dec. 30, 1867 (Holdings incomplete)

Daily Carolina Watchman (Salisbury)
(On reel 8 of Carolina Watchman)
May 23, 1864-Jan. 21, 1865

Old North State (Salisbury) (1866-1868)
(On reels 8, 9 of Carolina Watchman)
April 16, 1866-Dec. 11, 1867; Feb. 11, 1868-Dec. 24, 1868

Merged with Carolina Watchman to form:

Watchman and Old North State (Salisbury)
(On reel 9 of Carolina Watchman)
Jan. 10, 1868-Dec. 25, 1868

Continued by:

Old North State Salisbury (1869-1871)
On reels 9, 10 of Carolina Watchman)
Jan. 8, 1869-Sept. 15, 1871

Continued by:

Carolina Watchman Salisbury (1871-1898)
(On reels 10-18 of Carolina Watchman (1832-1867)
Sept. 22, 1871-Dec. 27, 1894; Aug. 8, 1895-Sept. 1, 1898 (Holdings incomplete)

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Rutherford County

North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser (Rutherfordton)
March 26, 1830-Feb.28, 1835 (Ceased 1835)

Carolina Gazette (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
Aug.11, 1836; Feb.23, 1837; May 18, 1837

Western Star of Liberty (Rutherfordton)
May 12, 1840; May 19, 1840; June 9, 1840-Dec.8, 1840

Continued by:

Rutherford Intelligencer (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
May 13, 1841-June 3, 1841; Oct 28, 1841: March 17, 1842; Sept.14, 1842; April 26, 1843

Republican (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
Jan.22, 1844; May 2, 1845

Continued by:

Western North Carolina Republican (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
July 29, 1847

Mountain Banner (Rutherfordton)
        (On reel with Rutherford Banner)
        July 20, 1848; Aug.25, 1848; Oct.4, 1848; Dec.6, 1848; Dec.13, 1848; Jan.3, 1849; Feb.21, 1849; Nov. 7, 1849;
        April 9, 1850-June 28, 1850; July 30, 1850

Rutherford Enquirer (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
March 6, 1860

Western Vindicator (Rutherfordton)
        March 23, 1868; April 13, 1868; Octl12, 1868; Nov.23, 1868; Nov.30, 1868; Dec.7, 1868;
        May 23, 1869-Nov..22, 1869; June 26, 1871; July 22, 1872; Feb.10, 1873-April 7, 1873
        (Ceased 1873)

West Carolina Record (Rutherfordton)
(Continues Rutherford Star)
Jan.18, 1873-Jan.30, 1875

New Regime (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vinidcator)
Feb.12, 1876; Feb.19, 1876

Pen and Plow (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
March 4, 1881

Mountain Banner (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Rutherford Banner)
Aug.12, 1881-April 25, 1884

Continued by:

Rutherford Banner (Rutherfordton)
July 15, 1886; Nov.17, 1887

Democrat (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vinidcator)
Jan.17, 1896; Jan.24, 1896; Feb.28, 1896

Rutherford Tribune (Rutherfordton)
(On reel with Western Vindicator)
Sept.5, 1901; March 13, 1902; April 10, 1902-Dec.1, 1904

Spindale Sun (Spindale)
June 12, 1941-Dec. 28, 1950

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