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34962
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Before modern technology, the only way to detect a wildfire was to watch from a tower. Many of these forestry towers, though not in use, are still standing and have become an integral part of Western North Carolina hiking trails. Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower, located near Pisgah National Forest, is the tallest in the Western half of the state.
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A pioneering female photographer, with a body of work including 600,000 photographs, also left behind the clapboard house where her career began. Among the accomplishments her historic house became the site of was designing the first Pepsi-Cola logo for the pharmacist who invented the beverage.
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The town of Brevard and the quality of music that is produced there every summer is profiled. The Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium and Brevard Music Center hosts more than 80 concerts over the summer, many of them free to the public. Students come from all over the country to study and perform with renowned musicians here. The music scene and its importance to the area are detailed.
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34892
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During the summer, the North Carolina town of Brevard becomes alive with the sound of music. For seven weeks, dozens of concerts are put on by a variety of musicians, from classical to bluegrass, many of which are conducted outside. A camp for music students coincides with the festival.
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The Gideon Ridge Inn in Blowing Rock, North Carolina has become a quiet getaway for many loyal guests. Originally built in 1941 as a summer retreat home, the house has since transformed into a secluded guest house that has kept its quiet charm.
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The Russell School in Durham is one of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools. 5,000 Rosenwald Schools were built for African Americans in the segregated south by Julius Rosenwald, the former president of Sears, Roebuck & Company. Durham’s Helen Rosenwald recently visited the school in Durham and connected with the alumni who attended the school founded by her cousin, Julius Rosenwald. Helen Rosenwald’s story as a Jewish refugee during World War II, the stories of alumni of the Russell School, and the history of the two groups and the school is detailed.
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Owen’s Restaurant in Nags Head, North Carolina has been around since before the area became a tourist site. The restaurant has been kept alive by family members of the first owner and chef, known as Miss O, who’s lasting legacy recipe is crab cakes and hush puppies.
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On Ocracoke Island, where old-timers claim kin from Blackbeard’s day, a new community is taking shape. Most of the newcomers are from Hidalgo, Mexico, and many are from the same extended family. The two cultures may not speak the same native language, but they understand that the best way to weather change is together.
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34883
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After several family emergencies, Sara Edi Boyd of Winston-Salem began to press flowers to find a way to connect family members to their loved ones. People from all over the country request that she press flowers of significance so that they can survive the test of time.
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34978
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The Turnage Farmhouse in Fountain, North Carolina was once a home, store, and post office for the neighboring houses. Through time though, the property became rundown until one family member, Earl Trevathan, decided to buy his mother’s childhood home and restore it.
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Each year dozens of parents bring their young babies to audition to play the most important non-speaking role in the Lost Colony: the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 4, September 2017,
p124-126, 128-129, por
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The Lost Colony play has been a staple for the Manteo community for 80 years and for a few lucky families, it gets to be even more a part of their lives. The play has incorporated using real babies for the part of Virginia Dare, the first European child to be born in the United States.
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The first forestry plan in the United States was created for Biltmore Estates by Gifford Pinchot. This would change how the country viewed forest conservation, making it both profitable and practical. Pinchot’s successor, Dr. Carl Schenck, created a forestry school to teach the new generation of forester management skills and techniques. Together, these two men created took European models and tailoring to the American landscape.
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34968
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North Carolina author Wiley Cash’s “The Last Ballad” focuses on the fallout of the 1929 Loray Mill strike in Gaston County. Set behind the historical and political backdrop of this time, Cash tells a story of motherhood and friendship and how it helped shape the labor industry of the South.
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