Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1868 North Carolina railroad bonds scandal
a) |Notability is established through sources such as http://www.jstor.org/pss/30139716 this article in the Florida Historical Quarterly or http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kk4V1u_qhdoC&pg=PA457&dq=swepson+1868&hl=en&ei=79UOTYfRNcuPcfHn2bsK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=swepson%201868&f=false the entirety of Chapter XIX of ''Western North Carolina: A History from 1730 to 1913''. (b) OTNEWS is overcome through the assertion in the article (backed by the sources) that the event had long-lasting historical significance, due to its effect in "stagnating the state's railroad development
— User:DustFormsWords, 04:07, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N||WP:NOTNEWS (Wikipedia:Notability)