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Years
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Events
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1663 & 1665
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King Charles II of England grants charters for the
Province of Carolina. Carolina
becomes a British colony.
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1729
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The Province of Carolina is divided into North and
South.
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1775-1783
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American War of Independence (American Revolutionary
War) is fought between Britain and the new United States of America.
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1776
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July 2-4: United States Declaration of Independence is made public; proclaims independence
from Britain.
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1779
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Wayne County is formed (split off from Dobb County).
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1781
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British army under Lieutenant General Charles, Earl
Cornwallis marches from Wilmington NC north to Petersburg VA.
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1783
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The Treaty of Paris is signed; makes peace between
Britain and the new United States of America.
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1789
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November 21: North Carolina ratifies the Constitution,
becoming the twelfth state in the Union.
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1836-1840
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Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad is built from
Wilmington, on the Atlantic coast, to Weldon, on the Roanoke River. This is the first railroad to operate in
North Carolina, and the longest railroad in the world at 161 miles. The railroad runs through land which will
become the Town of Mount Olive.
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1840-1870
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Unincorporated village of Mount Olive grows near
railroad tracks.
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1847
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City of Goldsborough (Goldsboro) incorporated.
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1853
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U.S. Post Office opens. Railroad stop and Post Office are
officially named Mount Olive.
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1855
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Railroad renamed the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad.
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1861
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May 20: North
Carolina secedes from the Union.
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1862
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March 14: Federal troops occupy the town of New Bern.
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1862
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December 16: Federal troops from New Bern raid Mount
Olive and Dudley, damaging tracks, buildings, and rail cars.
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1865
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February 22: Federal troops occupy the city of
Wilmington.
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1865
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March: Federal troops occupy the city of Kinston.
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1865
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March: Federal troops move through Mount Olive in a
campaign to capture Goldsboro, with battles at Bentonville and Wyse
Fork. Afterwards, Federal troops
camp at Mount Olive, Goldsboro, and Faison.
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1865
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April 26: General Joseph E. Johnston signs formal
surrender of all Confederate forces in the Carolinas.
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1868
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July 4: North Carolina readmitted to the Union.
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1870
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Town of Mount Olive is incorporated.
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1880
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The first truck farm is established in Mount
Olive. Truck farming becomes a major
local industry.
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1883
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The Mount Olive Telegraph, Mount Olive's first
newspaper, is founded. The newspaper
goes out of business in 1890.
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1900-1902
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The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad is formed by merger
of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad with other railroads.
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1901
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The Bank of Mount Olive is founded. (Later renamed Southern Bank.)
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1904
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Mount Olive Fire Department is founded.
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1904
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Mount Olive Tribune newspaper is founded.
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1905
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An "electric lighting system" is installed
in Mount Olive.
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1913
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A North Carolina school attendance law is passed,
requiring all children between the ages of eight and twelve to attend
school at least four months of the year.
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1917-1918
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Worldwide influenza epidemic.
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1924
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Mount Olive Rotary Club established.
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1926
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Mt. Olive Pickle Company formally established.
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1930
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Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce is incorporated.
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1939
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Radio station WGBR opens in Goldsboro.
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1951
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Mount Allen Junior College (later renamed Mount Olive
College) is founded by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists.
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1952
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May 15-17:
"First Annual" Mount Olive Pickle Festival.
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1953
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Mount Olive College moves to the town of Mount Olive.
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1967
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The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad is formed by merger
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
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1973
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The Georgia Pacific Corporation (a wood products
company) establishes production facilities at Dudley, next to the railroad.
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1986
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Carolina Turkey builds its processing plant at Mount
Olive.
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1987
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CSX Transportation is formed through a series of
mergers and name changes. CSX owns
and operates the former Wilmington & Weldon Railroad through Mount
Olive.
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1987
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North Carolina Pickle festival becomes an annual
event.
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1990
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IMPulse NC, Inc. is established. The company is a manufacturer of
specialized electrical equipment for public transportation.
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1997
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The Mount Olive Area Historical Society is organized.
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1999
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The Mount Olive Historic District is listed with the
National Register of Historic Places.
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2001
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Lippman Aaron Long, Jr. and his wife, Christine sign
a 99-year lease to the property at 137 East Main Street, Mount Olive, for a
teaching and history museum.
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2003
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Mount Olive Family Medicine Center, a modern 16,000
square foot building, opens on Breazeale Avenue.
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2007
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April 28: The
David John Aaron Teaching and History Museum opens during the 2007 North
Carolina Pickle Festival.
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