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12255
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Pigeon Roost resident, Harvey James Miller, was sole contributor to the Winter 1974 edition of FOXFIRE MAGAZINE, a publication dedicated to preserving the knowledge of folkways, folklore, and crafts of southern Appalachia. Miller's homespun writing style and grassroots reporting provide an authentic and thorough account of a vanishing lifestyle.
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Aquamarine, the sparkling, blue-green birthstone for March, is found and mined in about twelve North Carolina counties. The best-known mine is the Wiseman Mine on Carter Ridge near Spruce Pine. The deposit was discovered there around 1894.
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Barter between the early Carolina traders and the Cherokees and other tribes was well organized, and its total annual volume amounted to \"big business\" in the Carolinas. Prior to 1715 the names of some 100 Carolina traders were noted in the public records, and many more appeared there between 1715 and 1750. Best known, perhaps, of these early traders was James Adair, an Irishman, who landed in America in 1735 and was the only trader to write a book about his experiences. Other traders known to have successful interactions with the Cherokees include Thomas Nairne, Price Hughes, Eleazer Wiggan, Joseph Cooper, Robert Dunning and David Dowie.
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At least ten forest monarchs of North Carolina have made the Sylvan \"social register\" originated in 1940 by The American Forestry Association. As presently listed by the association, the largest Carolina hemlock, shortleaf pine, red spruce, holly, sourwood, hornbeam, witchhazel, rosebay, and yellow poplar trees in the country can be found in North Carolina.
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Henry Bacon, the notable architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial, also had deep roots in North Carolina. Having spent eight years of his childhood in Wilmington, Bacon returned to the area often during his lifetime, designing a number of homes for residents of Wilmington as well as several buildings in Linville, which the late Hugh MacRae began developing as a summer resort in 1891. Bacon died on February 16, 1924 and was buried in Wilmington.
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The Roan Mountains on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina are famous for circular rainbows, known as Anthelions. Mentioned in Margaret W. Morley's THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS, these rare rainbow formations have only been found in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Scottish Highlands.
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Thomas Dixon, the well-known author of \"The Birth of a Nation,\" purchased 1,400 acres of mountain land called Wildacres in McDowell County with the vision of creating a campus for an artists' colony. The vision never was realized, and he lost the property in the crash of 1929. In 1936, I. D. Blumenthal purchased Wildacres for a mere $6,500. Under his direction, it has become the gathering place for groups seeking spiritual and intellectual refreshment, rest, and recreation.
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North Carolina is the only state where significant quantities of emeralds have been found in the country. J. Adlai D. Stevenson, a prominent Statesville merchant and mineral collector, discovered the first emerald in Alexander County in 1875. Discoveries in Mitchell and Cleveland Counties followed shortly thereafter.
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The famous Bailey Deer Park, started by James and Polly Bailey in 1875 as a private enterprise some two miles northwest of the present town of Spruce Pine, was the first wildlife preserve established in western North Carolina. To do it, they had to fight and win against resentful hunters. The only reminders of the park left today are a 15-bed wing added in 1959 to the Spruce Pine Community Hospital and a 1,200-acre development, Deer Park Lake Estates, opened soon thereafter.
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The CSS Hunley, the first submarine to sink an enemy ship as well as the forerunner for the modern day, atomic-powered model, was conceived by Captain Horace L. Hunley. Constructed in New Orleans, and later, Mobile, Alabama, the Hunley was shipped to Charleston, South Carolina via rail car for use in the Confederate Navy. Over 35 men died during trial runs in the sub, including the builder. On February 17, 1864, the Hunley was used successfully.
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This is an excerpt from the newspaper Raleigh News and Observer about some superstitions regarding love and marriage.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 1967,
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10808
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Various authorities including the latest edition of Encyclopedia Britannica, now agree that a considerable amount of sheet mica from the North Carolina mountains eventually ended up in ancient burial mounds in southern Ohio. The mound builders were once considered a separate race that pre-dated the Indians, whom the earliest white explorers found on the North American continent. Anthropologists now believe that these mound builders were actually ancestors of the tribes who were found occupying the land when Columbus arrived.
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For the first time in more than a quarter-century, ore is being brought out of the famous Cranberry Iron Mines in Avery County. Between 1881 and 1931, miners exploited more than a million and a half tons of high grade magnetic iron, or magnetite.
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Ashton describes the North Carolina connection of Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer of Christian Science and founder of the world religion of that name. She arrived in Wilmington as a young bride on February 1, 1843 and was widowed in 1844 when her husband died there of yellow fever.
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North Carolina's diverse vegetation and ecosystem are an important part of the state's appeal. Springtime marks the beginning of growth for the state as the Juneberry and Shadbush blossom. Native plants and trees such as the Dogwoods, Redbuds, and other fauna grow abundantly throughout the state. These numerous plants are an attractive element of North Carolina.
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