Local History & Historical Maps

Discover North Carolina's history

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Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection

Read digitized content from over 1,000 of North Carolina's county newspapers with articles dating as far back as 1803.
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Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina

Get access to large-scale, historic maps of North Carolina towns and cities.

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