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Louisburg

Town in east-central North Carolina, 45 km/28 mi northeast of Raleigh, on the Tar River; population (1990) 3,000. A tobacco, cotton, and timber trade centre, it is home to Louisburg College (Methodist; 1787).



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As the siege of Louisburg was one of the most remarkable events that ever the inhabitants of New England were engaged in, Grandfather endeavored to give his auditors a lively idea of the spirit with which they set about it.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Portions of their attire had probably been worn at the siege of Louisburg, and the coats of most recent cut might have been rent and tattered by sword, ball, or bayonet, as long ago as Wolfe's victory.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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