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=Slaves in North Carolina=

Slaves were found in every North Carolina county. Even mountain counties, where poor soil and remote location hindered any kind of economic growth, had slaves as part of their population. The old Albermale sound counties, for example, had large numbers of slaves because the Dismal swamp Canal allowed the cheap transportation of a variety of goods. Otherwise, slaves were scattered across the landscape, one or two in small areas where the soil was above average in its fertility.