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===Etymology=== This place-name is derived from the English surname [[Albemarle (disambiguation)|Albemarle]]. According to a 1905 publication by the United States Geologic Survey, based on research by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill history professor [[Kemp P. Battle]], it was named specifically for [[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|General George Monck]], the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original [[Lord proprietor|proprietors]] of the colony of Carolina, which included the town.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0258/report.pdf|title=The Origin of Certain Places|last=Gannett|publisher=United States Geological Survey|year=1905|location=Washington DC|pages=19}}</ref>
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