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My World

My World. My City: Hope Mills. Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census. Chartered in 1891, Hope Mills can trace its beginning back to 1766.

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My World

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  1. My World

  2. My City: Hope Mills • Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census. • Chartered in 1891, Hope Mills can trace its beginning back to 1766. • Due to the wealth of natural water power and the abundance of timber, a lumber camp, saw mill, grist mill and pottery business were established. • In 1839, construction of the first cotton mill powered by the Hope Mills Dam was completed and was the beginning of a new era for the town. • Much of the heritage and the town's name itself can be attributed to the cotton milling industry that followed. • Before it was known as Hope Mills, the area was known as Little Rockfish Village and as Hope Mills Number One. • The local cotton mill and many other buildings were burned by General Sherman and his troops during the Civil War.

  3. My County • Division of local government in the United States. • In the United States there are some 3,100 counties (254 in Texas alone); most are rural or suburban, but except where, as in Virginia, a city may be independent (not part of a county), every part of a state is also part of a county. • In some states, they can also be called “boroughs” or “parishes” • The major functions of county government in the United States include: • law enforcement, • the recording of deeds and other documents, • the provision and maintenance of public works such as roads and parks.

  4. Cumberland County • Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. • The county was formed in 1754 from Bladen County. It was named for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. • The county is divided into eleven townships: • Beaver Dam, • Black River, • Carvers Creek, • Cedar Creek, Cross Creek, • Eastover, • Gray's Creek, • Manchester, • Pearces Mill, • Rockfish, • Seventy-First.

  5. The Fifty States

  6. My State: North Carolina • Capital: Raleigh • State Abbreviation: NC • Governor: Pat McCrory • Entered Union: November 21, 1789 • State Symbols: • Flower:Dogwood • Tree: Pine • Bird: Cardinal • Mammal: Gray squirrel • Insect: Honeybee • Reptile: Eastern box Turtle • Rock: Granite • Song: “The Old North State” • Colors: Red and Blue • Fruit: Scuppernong grape

  7. My State • Nickname: Tar Heel State • Origin of the name “North Carolina”: In honor of Charles 1 of England • Land Area: 48,711 sq. mi • Number of counties: 100 • Estimated Population (2010): 9,536,483 • Famous People: • Virginia Dare: First person born in America of English parents • James K. Polk: President • Ava Gardner: Actress • Andy Griffith: Actor

  8. Economy • North Carolina's economy is experiencing a shift away from tobacco, furniture and textiles to knowledge-based enterprises such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences. • The state was ranked third best state for business in 2010 by Forbes magazine. • The major agricultural products are tobacco, corn, cotton, hay, peanuts, and vegetable crops. • The state is the country's leading producer of mica and lithium.

  9. Tourism • Tourism is also important, with visitors spending more than $1 billion annually. • Sports include year-round golfing, skiing at mountain resorts, both fresh- and salt-water fishing, and hunting. • Among the major attractions are: • the Great Smoky Mountains, • the Blue Ridge National Parkway, • the Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores, • the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, • Guilford Courthouse • Moores Creek National Military Parks, • Carl Sandburg's home near Hendersonville, • the Old Salem Restoration in Winston-Salem.

  10. My Country: USA • Capital: Washington D.C. • Area: 3,718,691 sq.mi. • Population: 313,847,465 • Monetary Unit: Dollar • Government: Federal Republic • President: B. Obama • Vice President: J. Biden • Number of states: 50 • Territories: 14

  11. My Planet

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