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Rural Beginnings 1730-1772

1768 - Creating New Counties

From western Mecklenburg County, Tryon County has been created. By 1850, it will be divided into several smaller counties: Cleveland County, plus Lincoln and Gaston counties, which border Mecklenburg along the Catawba River

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1750 - Slavery

In West Africa, men, women and children are captured and forced onto ships bound for the American colonies. These people will be sold as slaves. Although the Africans have their own beliefs, language, families and culture, their owners will not care. The slaves will lose the rights of free people to act and live as they choose.

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