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North American Mission Board The North American Mission Board (NAMB) is the domestic missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. Their defined mission is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, start New Testament congregations, minister to persons in the name of Christ, and assist churches in the United States, Canada and U.
North American Muslim Pow Wow The First North American Muslim Pow Wow was held in June 1993 in New Mexico, United States. The event brought together Muslims of diverse backgrounds to know one another, to increase trust, and to discover a common voice.
North American numbering plan expansion The North American Numbering Plan has been in use since 1947, and has endured that time with only minor changes. So far, unlike many other nations, it has not been necessary to lengthen phone numbers to accommodate expansion.
North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation is an ecumenical standing conference that has been meeting semiannually since it was founded in 1965 under the auspices of the Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA). It works in tandem with the Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops which has been meeting annually since 1981.
North American Plant Collections Consortium The North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC) is a group of North American botanical gardens and arboreta that aims to improve the continent's living plant collections, and enhance the availability of plant germplasm. The consortium is administered by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA).
North American Porcupine The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as Canadian Porcupine or Common Porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The Beaver is the only other rodent larger than the North American Porcupine found in North America.
North American Post The North American Post (Hokubei Hochi) is a newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. It was founded in 1902 and bills itself as "the largest and oldest Japanese-language newspaper in the Pacific Northwest.
North American Public Speaking Championship The North American Public Speaking Championship is organized by the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate and the American Parliamentary Debating Association. It is run in parallel with the North American Debating Championship, and alternates between host schools in the USA and Canada.
North American railway signaling North American railway signaling is dictated by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), which is a trade association of the railroads of Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Their system is loosely based on practices developed in the United Kingdom during the early years of railway development.
North American regional phonology In many ways, compared to British English, American English is conservative in its phonology. Dialect in North America is most distinctive on the East Coast of the continent; this is partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of British English at a time when those varieties were undergoing changes.
North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement, usually referred to as NARBA, is a treaty made in 1941 between the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti relating to the allocation of frequencies for AM radio stations in these countries. In accordance with the treaty, clear channel frequencies were set aside across the radio dial, at a rate of about one per 100 kHz, and reserved 1230, 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450, and 1490 mainly for local stations.
North American Religious Liberty Association The North American Religious Liberty Association (NARLA) is a regional chapter of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA). The IRLA was founded in 1983 and now has over 50 national and regional chapters around the world.
North American Review Founded in Boston in 1815, The North American Review (NAR) was the first literary magazine in the United States, and was published continually until 1940, when publication was suspended due to World War II. Publication subsequently resumed in 1964 at Cornell College (Iowa).
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado that promotes the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding for people with physical, emotional and learning disabilities.
North American Society for Oceanic History The North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history. NASOH is an affiliated society of the American Historical Association.
North American Sports Network NASN, (North American Sports Network), is a television channel available in Ireland and the UK, and now across Europe. Originally launched in December, 2002, NASN broadcasts a selection of top North American professional and collegiate sports leagues (MLB, NHL, NCAA, CFL, plus more) 24 hours a day on digital cable and digital satellite.
North American SuperCorridor Coalition The North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition, Inc., is a non-profit organization supposedly dedicated to developing the world’s first international, integrated and secure, multi-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America.
North American Time Capsule North American Time Capsule is a 1967 composition by American experimental composer Alvin Lucier. The piece was composed at the invitation of Sylvania Applied Research Laboratories, which offered Lucier the use of a prototype vocoder.
North American Van Lines North American Van Lines, or NAVL, is a large, United States based trucking company that is mainly dedicated to helping clients during the process of moving. The North American Van Lines trucks usually carry a client's home furniture or office equipment from an old location to a new one.
North American Vexillological Association The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) is an organization devoted to "vexillology as the scientific study of flags." Flag researchers, designers, collectors, activists, and other enthusiasts from the United States and Canada meet annually at NAVA conventions in order to present and discuss research papers, and to honor vexillological achievement with the following awards:
North American Weather Services North American Weather Services (NAWS) is a group of amateur and non-amateur weather enthusiasts, profession meteorologists, and data seekers from around Canada and the United States of America. They have a goal and aim to connect the public citizens of North America with weather conditions expected within the next month.
North American X-15 The North American X-15 rocket plane was perhaps the most important of the USAF/NASA/USN X-series of experimental aircraft, after only possibly the Bell X-1. The X-15 set numerous speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of space and bringing back valuable data that was used in the design of later aircraft and spacecraft.
North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault (NAF) (Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu Fayı) is one of the most energetic earthquake zones in the world. Turkey is set on a minor tectonic plate which is being squeezed westwards as the Arabian and the Eurasian plates move together.
North Andover High School North Andover High School is a public secondary school located in the town of North Andover, Massachusetts. The town of North Andover is about 40 minutes north of Boston and located in southern Essex County, bordering the city of Lawrence and the town of Andover.
North Anna River The North Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about 70 mi (115 km) long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.
North Aral Sea The North Aral Sea is the portion of the original Aral Sea that is fed by the Syr Darya river. Multiple attempts to save the North Aral Sea by building a dike have failed due to lack of funding to construct it adequetly.
North Arlington High School North Arlington High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in North Arlington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the North Arlington School District. The public high school consists of grades 9-12.
North Arm Cove North Arm Cove is a small waterside hamlet in Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. It was considered to be the site of the national capital before Canberra was chosen and as a result has many dirt roads laid out in the bushland.
North Asia North Asia or Northern Asia is a subregion of Asia. There are two common definitions of the term, of which the former is more common in politics , while the latter is used more often in geographical and social contexts:
North Atlantic Cooperation Council The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) was a NATO organisation founded on 1991 December and was the precursor to the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. It initially brought together NATO and nine central and eastern european nations in a consultative forum.
North Atlantic Council North Atlantic Council is the most senior political governing body of NATO established by [Atlantic Treaty#Article 9|Article 9] of the North Atlantic Treaty. The NAC can be held at the Permanent Representative Level (PermReps), or can be comprised of member states' Ministers of State, Defense, or Heads of Government.
North Atlantic Deep Water The North Atlantic Deep Water is a water mass, built in the Atlantic Ocean. It is largely formed in the Labrador Sea and in the Greenland Sea, where the North Atlantic drift ends in the northeast Atlantic (northeast of Iceland) by the sinking of dense overflow water from the Greenland Sea.
North Atlantic oscillation The North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) is a climatic phenomenon in the North Atlantic Ocean of fluctuations in the difference of sea-level pressure between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High. It controls the strength and direction of westerly winds and storm tracks across the North Atlantic.
North Atlantic Tracks North Atlantic Tracks are trans-Atlantic routes that stretch from the northeast of North America to western Europe across the Atlantic Ocean. These heavily-traveled routes are used by aircraft from North America travelling to/from Europe.
North Atlantic Treaty The North Atlantic Treaty is the treaty that brought NATO into existence, signed in Washington, DC on April 4, 1949. The original twelve nations that signed it and thus became the founding members of NATO were the following:
North Ayrshire North Ayrshire (Sìorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. The mainland portion of it lies in the traditional county of Ayrshire, and borders onto the areas of Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire.
North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency) North Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post voting system.
North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency) North Ayrshire and Arran is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This constituency was created for the 2005 general election from the old Cunninghame North constituency, plus five wards from the old Cunninghame South constituency.
North Bačka District North Bačka District (Serbian: Severnobački okrug or Севернобачки округ, Hungarian: Észak Bácskai Körzet, Croatian: Sjevernobački okrug, Slovak: Severobáčsky okres, Rusyn: Сивернобачки окрух, Romanian: Districtul Bacica de Nord) is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the Bačka region in the autonomous province of Vojvodina.
North Bahr al Ghazal North Bahr al Ghazal (Arabic: شمال بحر الغزال; transliterated: Shamal Bahr al-Ghazal) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 33,558 km² and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region.
North Ballarat Football Club The North Ballarat Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Ballarat and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. The Roosters are a successful club in country football and with an alignment only just reached with the Kangaroos FC now in place, success in the VFL may not be far away.
North Banat District North Banat District (Serbian: Severnobanatski okrug or Севернобанатски округ, Hungarian: Észak Bánsági Körzet, Croatian: Sjevernobanatski okrug, Slovak: Severobanátsky okres, Romanian: Districtul Banatul de Nord, Rusyn: Сивернобанатски окрух) is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the regions of Banat and Bačka, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. As of the 2002 census, the district has a population of 165,881. The seat of the district is Kikinda.
North Bay Trappers The North Bay Trappers were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from North Bay, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and later the OHA Jr.
North Beach, San Francisco, California North Beach is a San Francisco, California neighborhood bounded by the former Barbary Coast, now Jackson Square, and the Financial District south of Broadway (except North Beach institutions extend down Columbus to Washington and Montgomery where the Black Cat originally was), Chinatown to the southwest of Columbus below Green, and then Russian Hill to the west, Telegraph Hill to the east and Fisherman's Wharf at Bay Street to the north.
North Beach, Western Australia North Beach (; post code: 6020) is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 16 km from Perth's central business district (CBD) via Mitchell Freeway and Reid Highway. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.
North Bend Plantation North Bend Plantation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. It is located off State Route 5, a scenic byway which runs between the independent cities of Richmond and Williamsburg.
North Bend Rail Trail The North Bend Rail Trail is a 72 mi (114 km) rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. It is operated by West Virginia State Parks and is part of the American Discovery Trail.
North Bengal plains North Bengal plains starts from the south of Terai region and continues up to the left bank of the Ganges. The southern parts of the district Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur baring some extreme northaern regions, South Dinajpur, Malda and Cooch Behar districts constitute this gepgraphical region.
North Bentinck Arm North Bentinck Arm is short inlet about 17 km in length in the central British Columbia Coast. It is a sidewater of Burke Channel and is linked via that waterway and Labouchere Channel to Dean Channel, which is one of the largest inlets of the BC Coast.
North Bergen High School North Bergen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Bergen, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the North Bergen School District.
North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League The North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League, abbreviated NBIL or NBIAL, is an athletic conference of twelve high schools located in the northern part of Bergen County, New Jersey. The current (2005-2006) NBIL League President is John J.
North Berwick North Berwick is a small Scottish seaside town in East Lothian, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, about 25 miles east of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the 19th century because of its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay and the West Bay, and continues to attract holiday makers to this day.
North Berwick Law North Berwick Law is a conical hill which rises incongruously from the surrounding landscape (indeed, this is the definition of the Scots word 'law'). It overlooks East Lothian town of North Berwick and stands at 613 ft (187 m) above sea level.
North Berwick witch trials The North Berwick witch trials were the trials in 1590 of a number of people from East Lothian, Scotland, accused of witchcraft in the St Andrew's Auld Kirk in North Berwick . They ran for two years and implicated seventy people.
North Berwick West Links One of two golf courses within North Berwick, the West Links is by far the more renowned. It regularly holds various championships and is used as a qualifying venue when The Open Championship is held at Muirfield (most recently 2002).
North Billerica, Massachusetts North Billerica is a village of the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts and is the home to Faulkner and Talbot mills and the North Billerica Train Depot. The Middlesex Canal was built through the village in the 1783 and the Boston and Lowell Railroad was put through in the 1840s.
North Birmingham Busways North Birmingham Busways is a small bus operator established in the mid 1990s, and based near Erdington, in Birmingham. Their services operate throughout North Birmingham, using, in the main, a distinctive livery of green and cream.
North Bonnevoie-Verlorenkost North Bonnevoie-Verlorenkost (, , ) is a quarter in southern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Within the quarter lies some of the area of Bonnevoie, most of which lies in the quarter of South Bonnevoie.
North Borneo North Borneo was an independent state and British protectorate under the sovereign British North Borneo Company from 1882-1946, and subsequently a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1946-1963. It is located on the northeastern end of the island of Borneo.
North Borneo Federation The North Borneo Federation (NBF) was a proposed political entity which would have comprised the British Colonies of Sarawak, British North Borneo and the protectorate of Brunei. The proposed federation was particularly favoured by the Brunei People's Party, as an alternative to joining the Malaysian Federation; which was seen as an unnatural and unfavorable union by some.
North Borneo Railway The North Borneo Railway was an enterprise of the British North Borneo Company, who built the initial rail line from the Bukau River, north to Beaufort and south to Weston, on Brunei Bay, in the 1890's in what later became Sabah.
North Brabant North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant, ) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
North Branch (NJT station) North Branch is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg Township, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center.
North Branch Millers River The North Branch of the Millers River is a river in southwestern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Millers River, which flows west to the Connecticut River, which in turn flows south to Long Island Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
North Branch Westfield River The North Branch of the Westfield River starts at the town of Savoy, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. It flows southeasterly to the town of Cummington where it follows Route 9 to the junction with the Swift River.
North Brazil Current North Brazil Currents is a term of the complexion of Atlantic Southern equatorial current and the Atlantic equatorial counter current, Guinea current. These stream in opposite directions, and fluctuate in their strength, thus making it very difficult to sail fast in the respective area.
North Bridge Road North Bridge Road (Chinese: 桥北路) is a road in Singapore north of Singapore River, that starts at the junction of Crawford Street and ends before Elgin Bridge, which the road becomes South Bridge Road. The road is one of the oldest roads in Singapore and was outlined in Raffles' 1822 Town Plan.
North British Locomotive Company The North British Locomotive Company of Scotland (NBL or North British) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow companies, Sharp Stewart, Neilson and Company and DĂĽbs and Company, creating the largest locomotive building company in Europe. It built steam locomotives for countries as far afield as Malaysia and New Zealand.
North Briton North Briton was a term used for a Scottish person who identified themselves as Scottish and Unionist by supporting the continuation of the United Kingdom. The term is sometimes derogatory or comedic in usage on the rare occasions when it is used today.
North Broad (SEPTA station) North Broad is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located on Broad Street near Lehigh Avenue along the SEPTA Main Line. Unlike most stations, such as Wayne Junction, only the R5 and R6 lines serve this station, while most trains pass by the station.
North Broward Preparatory School North Broward Preparatory School is a co-educational private school located in Coconut Creek, Florida. The school is home to almost 2,000 students in the South Florida/Tri-County Area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
North Brunswick Township High School North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, as part of the North Brunswick Township Public Schools. The school’s current principal is Salvatore Mistretta.
North Brunswick Township Public Schools The North Brunswick Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
North Burial Ground The North Burial Ground is a 110-acre cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island, dating to 1700. Providence had no public burial ground and no Common until the year 1700 (64 years after its founding) because Rhode Island's religious and government institutions were so rigorously kept distinct,dating back to its founding by Roger Williams in 1636.
North Burnaby North Burnaby is a general name for a large neighbourhood in the City of Burnaby that includes a number of smaller ones. It stretches from Boundary Road in the west to Burnaby Mountain with Simon Fraser University in the east and bounded by Burrard Inlet to the north and the Lougheed Highway to the south.
North Callahan North Callahan (August 7, 1908-December 28, 2004) was an American historian and scholar. Born in Sweetwater, Tennessee, he was educated at the Tennessee Military Institute and the University of Chattanooga, where he graduated cum laude in 1930.
North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprised of 15 suburbs with 15,150 dwellings housing 40,455 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census). Many of the oldest dwellings are in the inner-north suburbs.
North Cape May, New Jersey North Cape May is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is part of the 'Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area'.
North Cape Tunnel North Cape Tunnel or Nordkapptunnelen is a subsea road tunnel under Magerøysundet from the mainland to Magerøya island. The tunnel was built between 1993 and 1999, is 6,875 metres long, and reaches a depth of 212 metres below the sea level.
North Carolina 1861 5 cents banknote The 5 cent bill from 1861 was among the smallest denomination bills printed during the confederacy of North Carolina. It was also one of the smallest physical bills, measuring approximately 3" by 1 5/8".
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad The North Carolina & Virginia Railroad (AAR reporting mark NCVA) is a short-line railroad. The NCVA started November 1st 1987 on a former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad from Boykins, Virginia, to Tunis in Cofield, North Carolina.
North Carolina attorney general The attorney general of North Carolina is the head of the state's Department of Justice and provides legal representation and advice to all state agencies. He or she does not have the authority to prosecute specific crimes unless requested to do so by a local district attorney.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) is a land-grant doctoral/research intensive university located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1891, NC A&T now (fall 2005) enrolls 11,103 students from across the United States and 33 foreign countries.
North Carolina Annual Conference The North Carolina Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the eastern half of the state of North Carolina, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is a science museum located in Kure Beach, North Carolina at Fort Fisher. It is one of three state-operated aquariums in North Carolina and has been accrediated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
North Carolina Arboretum The North Carolina Arboretum (434 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, southwest of Asheville, North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is open daily except for Christmas Day.
North Carolina Army National Guard The North Carolina National Guard is comprised of both Army and Air National Guard components. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions.
North Carolina Baptist Assembly The North Carolina Baptist Assembly is a Christian retreat owned and operated by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the state's largest church. The grounds of the retreat, on the eastern end of Oak Island, is the former site of Fort Caswell, a military base that was occupied by various branches of the U.
North Carolina Bicycle Route 3 North Carolina Bicycle Route 3, the Ports of Call Route, is one of nine bicycle routes designated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It runs along North Carolina's coast for 300 miles from South Carolina to Virginia near major ports of the US colonial era—Southport, Wilmington, New Bern, Bath, and Edenton.
North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 North Carolina Bicycle Route 4, knowns as the North Line Trace, is a bicycle path that runs from east to west across North Carolina just south of the state's border with Virginia. The route, which is nearly 400 miles in length, reaches six state parks and several other recreation areas, including Stone Mountain State Park, Pilot Mountain State Park, Hanging Rock State Park, and Merchants Millpond State Park; Hyco Reservoir, Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston Recreation Areas; and the Dismal Swamp and Currituck Sound areas.
North Carolina Bicycle Route 5 North Carolina Bicycle Route 5, the Cape Fear Run, travels 160 miles along the Cape Fear River from Apex through the southeast coastal plain to Wilmington at the sea. In Wilmington, it connects with North Carolina Bicycle Route 3, the Ports of Call Route.
North Carolina Botanical Garden The North Carolina Botanical Garden (about 700 acres, plus 210 acres of nature preserves) is a botanical garden operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is open daily without charge.
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture The Commissioner of Agriculture is the head of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as well as chairman of the state Board of Agriculture. As an executive officer elected statewide, the commissioner is also a member of the Council of State.
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance The North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance regulates the insurance industry in North Carolina, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints. The Commissioner also oversees the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is responsible for a host of other services that affect North Carolinians’ daily lives.
North Carolina Community College System The North Carolina Community College System is a statewide network of fifty-eight (58) public community colleges and one "technology center." Each college has a distinct governance system and policies.
North Carolina Confederate Currency The Confederate State of North Carolina issued currency during the years 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864. The most recent state currency issue prior to this were the Colonial banknotes issued during the 18th century.
North Carolina Constitution The North Carolina Constitution governs the structure and function of the North Carolina state government. The constitution is the highest legal document for the state of North Carolina and subjugates North Carolina law.
North Carolina Council of State election, 2008 Elections to choose members of the North Carolina Council of State (who head various executive branch departments) are set to be held in November 2008 at the same time as the 2008 elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
North Carolina Ferry System The North Carolina Ferry System is a division of NCDOT that is responsible for the operation of over two dozen boats that transport passengers and vehicles to several water-locked island communities along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
North Carolina Fund The North Carolina Fund was a series of experiemtal programs conceived of at the request of North Carolina governor Terry Sanford. Established by it director George Esser in 1963, it was a non-profit corporation to operate for only five years to create experimental projects in education, health, job training, housing, and community development.

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