Joseph Jones was a pioneer, farmer, militiaman, and statesman from Pasquotank County, North Carolina. When North Carolina established a revolutionary government in 1777, he was a member of the state senate. He introduced the bill that led to the creation of Camden County.
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“Your organization is not a praying institution. It’s a fighting institution. It’s an educational institution right along industrial lines. Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!”
—Mother Jones (1830–1930)