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Carl Ernest Duckett, born in Swannanoa, North Carolina in 1923, served as the Central Intelligence Agency’s top science official. A collection of declassified documents unveiled Duckett’s role as a key player in high-tech espionage at the height of the Cold War, which he quietly helped win. Duckett oversaw secret programs including U-2 surveillance flights, the agency’s CORONA spy satellites, and its Glomar Explorer mission to raise a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the ocean’s depths.
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At 6,683 feet Mt. Mitchell in Western North Carolina is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Before the building of the Blue Ridge Parkway, visitors had two ways of reaching the summit--the Mt. Mitchell Railroad which opened in 1915 and the Mt. Mitchell Motor Road which opened in 1922.
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In 1890 a geyser was built on the grounds of the Round Knob Hotel, a favorite railroad stop in Old Fort, and it ceased functioning in 1903. Enter George Baker, a New York banker and board member of many railroad companies. He commissioned a new one to be built to honor his friend, Colonel Alexander Andrews, a noted Confederate soldier who oversaw the building of the Western North Carolina Railroad, and the 120 men who died building it through the NC mountains. In 2012, Andrews Geyser marked its 100 years of operation.
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"For a few decades, at least, the kingdom thrived as one of the only independent enclaves of its type in the American South. But then, almost as suddenly as it appeared, the Happy Land became a veritable lost colony." In exchange for needed farm labor, Serepta Davis sold the group of former slaves 180 acres of her planation that became the nucleus for "The Happy Land".
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At an annual ceremony at the Carl Sandburg Home in Flat Rock, North Carolina, immigrants from around the world officially become U.S. citizens.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 8 Issue 5, September/October 2014,
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43064
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During the nation's golden era of amusement parks (1950s-70s, North Carolina became a mini mecca of distinctly themed parks. discussed are; Tweetsie Railroad, Land of Oz, Santa's Land, Gold City, Ghost Town in the Sky, Cherokee Wonderland and Frontier Land.
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For decades, Steve Martin has evolved and diversified his career, finding a refuge in bluegrass of late. In an interview with Martin, he discusses his banjo playing, song writing, life in Asheville, and his band the Steep Canyon Rangers.
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Hunter, former vice-president of sales with Brevard based Sylvan Sport launched Black Folks Camp Too in 2019 as a for profit enterprise engaged in assisting outdoor gear companies and government tourism agencies in promoting outdoor recreation to more Black folks.
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There has long been a plentiful demand for native Western North Carolina gems and minerals. Alan Schabilion’s family business, Emerald Village in Little Switzerland, is a thriving tribute to the Spruce Pine Mining District, an area that has claimed more than seven-hundred mines that have yielded more than one-hundred different gems, minerals, and rocks. These minerals have been a crucial part of the region’s natural history, culture, and economy.
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The Great Flood of 1916 wreaked destruction in Western North Carolina. After a recording breaking 22 inches in 24 hours, the French Broad crested at over 23 feet. Memories of the resulting devastation in Asheville, Henderson County, Rutherford County, and Gaston County, still haunt the area. Building codes and general awareness keep Western North Carolina citizens prepared for the next major storm.
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