1863
Population of Hillsborough Approximately 751
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Historical Context
Number of States in the US – 24 in the Union, 11 in the Confederacy
President – Abraham Lincoln
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1861 -- Lincoln elected president; states secede; firing on Ft. Sumter begins the
Civil War, 90% of all eligible men will fight during the war
1863 – Emancipation Proclamation issued; Battle of Gettysburg
1865 – Lee surrenders at Appomattox and Johnston surrenders at Bennett Place;
Reconstruction begins
1868 -- NC ratifies 14th Amendment and is admitted back into the US;
Governor William Holden is elected
1870 -- NC passes Shoffner Act to combat KKK;
Holden is impeached
1877 -- Reconstruction ends
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Based on Original Research and the Unidentified Map Below
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This map is in the collection of the Orange County Historical Museum. It's title is "Plan of the town of Hillsboro taken Oct 1863," but it contains no identifiable author nor any statement regarding why it was drawn. It depicts the lot numbers and names of the property owners. The original text was done in brown ink. At some point, additional names of property owners were added in pencil.
