This week in history: the Roanoke colony is lost, three years to the day after the birth of Virginia Dare. Also: Orville Wright is born in 1871; the first African slaves are brought to Virginia in 1619; and the Third Provincial Congress meets in Hillsborough in 1775, part of the runup to the American Revolution.
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.
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