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This quilt was created by a group of volunteers in 1976 for the Bicentennial Ball at Rockingham Community College. The quilting squares include patriotic symbols including the North Carolina state flower (a dogwood), the state mammal (gray squirrel), the John Motley Morehead House, Chinqua Penn, Willow Oaks, and the Daughters of the American Revolution seal.

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Title Rockingham County Bicentennial Quilt, 1776-1976
Date (Text) May 26, 1976
Date 1976-05-26
Geographic Coverage Rockingham County (N.C.)
Subject (Topic) Quilts--North Carolina.
Emblems, State--North Carolina.
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Subject (Name)
Type Physical Object
Format Quilts
Language English
Dimensions 6 x 6.7 feet
Digital Exhibit Rockingham County Legacy: A Digital Heritage Project
Standard Rights Statement http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information Rockingham County Public Library | Administrative Office Collections | Linda Vernon Genealogy Room | 611 Burton Street | Madison, NC 27025 | www.rcpl.org; genealogy@rcpl.org
Digital Collection Images of North Carolina

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