The Fayetteville Observer
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The Fayetteville Observer is an American English-language daily newspaper published in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Founded in 1816, it is the oldest local newspaper published in North Carolina. The
Front page of the March 9, 1865 Fayetteville Observer
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North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Geo
The Fayetteville Observer
…to 2016, when it was acquired by GateHouse Media, which became Gannett in an acquisition in 2019. The Fayetteville Observer is the oldest newspaper in North Carolina. It was founded in 1816 as the Carolina Observer. The Fayetteville Observer was not published between 1865 and 1883, so the Wilmington Star-News (founded…
Ceremony of Secotan warriors in North Carolina. Watercolor painted by English colonist John White in 1585.
Sir Walter Raleigh, namesake of the state capital of North Carolina, Raleigh
John White returns to find the colony abandoned
Reconstructed royal governor's mansion Tryon Palace in New Bern