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14981
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Doctors during the antebellum period dealt with illness despite a lack of general knowledge of disease and very few hospitals. Common antebellum diseases included dysentery, influenza, malaria, and small pox. Children were most susceptible to illness, for example the state reported 427 croup related deaths and 400 whooping cough fatalities. Those severely sick could not go to a hospital unless an individual's physician ran a private infirmary. Medical practices for the period relied on \"the 'four Ps' pukes, purges, plasters, and phlebotomy.\"
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19205
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Women played an important part in the Revolutionary War. Abernethy recounts a few outstanding incidents, including Susan Twitty, Mary Slocumb, and Elizabeth Steele.
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19206
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Tryon County, at one time one of the leading counties in the state, was formed in 1769, yet vanished ten years later when it was divided between Lincoln and Rutherford counties. Abernethy recounts some of the events in its lively existence.
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19246
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Abernethy looks back over two hundred years and examines the types of currency in use in North Carolina.
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19291
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Hunter was born in Ireland and came to America at age four with his widowed mother. They settled on a farm near Charlotte. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he joined the army and during the war was recognized as one of the state's outstanding soldiers. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister after the war in 1789 and in the same year married Jane Ross, the daughter of a physician. For the next thirty-eight years he established Presbyterian churches in the North Carolina Piedmont and also practiced his needed medical skills in the backcountry.
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19424
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Plank roads formed an interesting link in the progress of transportation in the state during the antebellum period and were the forerunner of the present good roads in North Carolina. This type of road was a Russian invention. Getting goods to eastern markets from the Piedmont region was hampered by a lack of good roads and railroad lines. Legislation passed in 1849 authorized construction of plank roads in which flat wooden planks were laid closely to make a firm roadbed.
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Abernethy reminisces about a local tradition in Stanley, Gaston County called the \"Farmers' Picnic and Old Soldiers Reunion.\" The event's main functions served to honor and remember Confederate soldiers. Its secondary role provided Gaston County residents with a mid-summer social gathering. People arrived by car and train to partake of the festivities which included a parade, music, food, and closed with a baseball game.
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15008
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Steele Creeks is the largest rural Presbyterian Church in North Carolina and in all probability it may be the largest rural church of any denomination in the State. It is located in the western portion of Mecklenburg County and is one of the seven original Presbyterian churches established in Mecklenburg in colonial days.
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15009
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General Thomas Clingman was the first to explore the Great Craggies, noted for their scenic beauty - and their inaccessibility. During recent years they have had few visitors, other than nearby residents, but today, by foot or on horseback, visitors arrive in droves, especially during rhododendron season.
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19080
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Rutherford County does not have towns of any size. There are no industries of consequence and while there is no spectacular scenery, there is plenty of the relaxing type. Still the county has many interesting things once a visitor leaves the main road. In the nation's early days most the gold was mined there, and the famous Bechtler mint produced over $2.5 million. The Gold Star Mine still operates. Mica is mined there for the war effort. The log post office at Gilkey is one of the state's smallest ones.
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19158
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One of the most unusual town names in the state is Democrat, located in Buncombe County on the Big Ivy River. It's a rural community with a few churches, a post office, a filling station, a country store, and several dozen dwellings. The Carter Mill, built in 1800 by Solomon Carter, is still in operation and still family-owned.
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18462
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North Carolina has at least two mountains bearing this name. One is in Macon County and the other is in Burke County. Abernethy describes Shortoff Mountain in Burke County, including the magnificent view of Lake James, the precipitous cliffs, and the best season to climb.
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The Brushy Mountains are not as high as some of the peaks in western North Carolina, but they offer viewers beautiful and interesting scenery. They extend from Lenoir some 65 miles northeast to Pilot Mountain and include parts of Caldwell, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin and Surry counties. Abernethy's article covers the mountainous area between Lenoir and the Yadkin County line, about 35 miles distant.
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18700
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Abernethy describes Kawana, located in Avery County, and the surrounding area. It is one of the most isolated sections of the state, yet some of the most wonderful mountain scenery is found there. One of the most widespread family names there is Clark.
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18823
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North Carolinians are proud of their highway system which has gotten them out of the mud and onto paved roads. However, there are still a few numbered state highways which are not paved. N.C. 105 is one of them, and it runs almost north and south between Linville Falls and Lake James. Abernethy describes a ride on nineteen miles of it, which includes some of the roughest, steepest driving in the state.
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