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Encyclopedia > Joseph Winston

Joseph Winston (1746April 21, 1815) was an American pioneer and farmer from North Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was a major, fighting with the state militia. Winston later represented North Carolina as a U.S. Congressman. He and is buried in the National Park at the site of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present-day booming metropolis of Greensboro, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War in which 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis fought an American force under Rhode Island native General Nathanael Greene numbering...


External link

  • Winston's Congressional biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000642)


SEE ALSO WINTON-SALEM,NC


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Joseph Winston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (118 words)
Joseph Winston (born June 17, 1746 in Louisa County, Virginia; died near Germanton, North Carolina) was an American pioneer and farmer from North Carolina.
Winston later represented North Carolina as a U.S. Congressman.
The town of Winston, North Carolina (which later became part of Winston-Salem) is named for him.
Mi Deh -Yah - Jamaica Trip Reports - Jamaica Travel (4449 words)
Winston retrieves two of the trolling jigs from the milk-crate tackle-box and attaches them to three-foot wire leaders which in turn are attached to the fishing line that is wound around the plastic jugs.
Winston is standing in the stern, quietly scanning the surface of the water.
Joseph explains that the birds are fishing for the same bait-fish that our prey are after, that the birds are a sign that fish may be there.
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