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854:Pasquotank
814:Montgomery
634:Cumberland
373:2015-01-01
311:References
293:Back Creek
285:Amity Hill
147:80°48′19″W
144:35°43′15″N
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699:Granville
669:Edgecombe
639:Currituck
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574:Caldwell
569:Cabarrus
559:Buncombe
539:Beaufort
509:Alamance
297:Thyatira
253:cemetery
222:80002855
117:Location
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949:Tyrrell
914:Sampson
894:Robeson
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789:Madison
779:Lincoln
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279:History
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924:Stanly
869:Person
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443:Topics
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245:church
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