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Indigenous Peoples & Archaeology

The Occaneechi, archaeology, and the county's deep past.

“Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.”

State historical marker: G-31: Trading Path

162 works in the index name this theme.

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Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this theme. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.

Ghost Fields

Bradley, John · 2021

The Harris Family of Orange County, North Carolina

Scarlett, Beverly A. · 2019 · Lulu Publishing

Archaeological Assessment of St. Mary's Chapel Cemetery, Hillsborough Vicinity, Orange County, North Carolina

Joy, Deborah · 1995

Hillsborough's Representation of History and the Incorporation of the Occaneechi Story

Smith, Lisa A · 1994 · University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UNC

An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County

1988 · Orange County Planning Dept.

The Historic Occaneechi: an archaeological investigation of culture change : final report of 1986 investigations

1987 · Research Laboratories of Anthropology, University of North Carolina

The Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change (Final Report)

Dickens, Roy S · 1986 · Research Laboratories of Anthropology, University of North Carolina

To the freemen of Orange, Wake, and Person counties

1819

Circular letter from representative James S. Smith to constituents about recent activities of 15th Congress and his intention to seek reelection. Primarily about Andrew Jackson and Seminole War. 1819. Folder: NC1

Bean Woman

Wynters, Criss · 2024

Our People: Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation

Knick, Stanley G · 2008 · Native American Resource Center, UNC Pembroke

"Occaneechi people talk about their history and culture, about their sense of what it means to be Occaneechi. Their words, interwoven with images of past and present reveal the primary landmarks of Occaneechi identity, …

In the Heart of Tradition: The Eight State-Recognized Tribes of North Carolina

Knick, Stanley G · 2005 · Native American Resource Center, UNC Pembroke

UNC

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