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North Carolina Society of Historians
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Claude Hunter Moore |
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Claude Hunter Moore, a past-president of our society, was an amazing man who loved to study the War Between the States. He was founder of the Cabin Museum, which was his private museum in Turkey, North Carolina, and it was open to the public. The museum held an impressive collection of war memorabilia, from a military uniform to a weapon, all housed in two buildings which were located on his ancestral farm consisting of 200 acres. One of the buildings was built in 1770, the other was built ca. 1858. Claude Moore was a noted Sampson County historian from 1979 until his death. By profession, he was a teacher and school principal, he having once taught at Mt. Olive College from 1968 - 1981. When his teaching career ended, he became a columnist for the Mount Olive Tribune for fifteen (15) years. For his many contributions to the history of our state, and in honor of his memory, we named our journal award after him. The CLAUDE HUNTER MOORE JOURNAL AWARD
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