
Lawson's Voyage to the Carolinas
Season 6 Episode 3 | 28m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn the remarkable story of British naturalist John Lawson.
In 1701, an English adventurer and scientist named John Lawson left Charleston, South Carolina, on a journey of discovery that would eventually take him to the North Carolina coast near present-day Bath. Historians from North and South Carolina discuss why John Lawson may be the least known, and yet, most important, of our early citizens.
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Exploring North Carolina is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
UNC-TV, Natural World Productions, LLC, WRAL-TV and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Lawson's Voyage to the Carolinas
Season 6 Episode 3 | 28m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1701, an English adventurer and scientist named John Lawson left Charleston, South Carolina, on a journey of discovery that would eventually take him to the North Carolina coast near present-day Bath. Historians from North and South Carolina discuss why John Lawson may be the least known, and yet, most important, of our early citizens.
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