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James Larkin Pearson

From the state marker
“Poet Laureate of N.C., 1953-1981; printer and editor. Published newspaper, The Fool-Killer, 1910-29. Grave 5 mi. S.”
State historical marker: M-55: James Larkin Pearson 1879-1981

1879–1981 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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1975

Issue of The State, the North Carolina magazine, for July 1975 (volume 43, number 2), carrying the motto Down home in North Carolina. Hillsborough and Orange County history share the issue with Jane Simpson McKimmon and home demonstration work, the poet James Larkin Pearson, Carteret County graves, Greensboro fire stations and miniature railroads in Charlotte.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Pearson, James Larkin, 1879-1981.

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Background

Historical marker M-55: James Larkin Pearson 1879-1981NC Highway Historical Marker Poet Laureate of N.C., 1953-1981; printer and editor. Published newspaper, The Fool-Killer, 1910-29. Grave 5 mi. S.

Records of the time

DigitalNC newspapers: 20 Orange County pages naming James Larkin Pearson Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers

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Local help

Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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