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Grizzle describes three luxury bed and breakfast establishments found in North Carolina's three geographic areas. These three grand inns are the Swag Country Inn in Waynesville (mountains); J. H. Adams Inn in High Point (Piedmont); and the Verandas in Wilmington (coastal).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 3, Aug 2004,
p132-134, 136, 138-139, il
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William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil was born in Asheville in 1928 on what had been his grandfather's estate. The estate is now known to the world as Biltmore. In the 1950s, Cecil returned to his birthplace to transform the crumbling 250-room structure into the historic treasure and tourist attraction it is today.
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As a young naval lieutenant-commander during World War II, Herbert Hitch of Charlotte was sent to China in 1944 to make contact with Chinese Communist leader Mao Tse-Tung. Mao gave him a confidential letter to bring back to Admiral Frank King. The contents of the letter, if acted upon, could have altered the course of history.
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North Carolina is home to a number of small publishing companies, including Coastal Carolina Press, McFarland & Company, and Algonquin Books. These and other local publishers are becoming a force in the book world. The emphasis is on quality. Books generally have small runs, but some, like Gap Creek, run to 600,000. Titles are those New York publishers don't consider profitable, like The Volcano Registry; Japanese Baseball, A Statistical Handbook; and The Greek Filmography.
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At the mouth of the Cape Fear River sits the small town of Southport. Grizzle describes how to spend a perfect weekend there, enjoying nature, history, and especially the great seafood.
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Hugh Morton is a strong promoter of North Carolina. He headed the first Azalea Festival in Wilmington in 1948; fought to save the USS North Carolina and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; fought twelve years to keep the Blue Ridge Parkway from going over his mountain (It went around. The viaduct on Grandfather Mountain is an engineering marvel.); built the Mile-High Swinging Bridge on Grandfather Mountain; and for sixty years took photographs of the state and its people.
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Beaufort, incorporated in 1722 in Carteret County, is the state's third-oldest town. Grizzle describes how to spend a perfect weekend there, enjoying nature, history, Harkers Island, and great seafood.
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Located in Buncombe County, Asheville, with a population of slightly over 60,000, is home to Biltmore and a variety of other attractions. Grizzle describes how to spend a perfect weekend there, enjoying a wide selection of unique eating establishments, shops, and Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Friends and colleagues of Charles Kuralt remember the famous broadcast-journalist in his early days before he went off to New York and the CBS network.
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The North Carolina Zoological Park is marking its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1999. Having opened in 1974 with a forty-acre Interim Zoo, the park now covers 1,450 acres and features over 1,100 animals and 60,000 plants.
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Steve and Sandy Forest started Brushy Mountain Bee Farm in their kitchen over twenty years ago. The farm, located near Wadesboro, had revenues of over $2 million in 1998. The Forests not only raise bees and sell honey, but they also have a web site, publish a catalog, and supply beekeepers worldwide with supplies through a mail-order service.
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Macon County is the seventh fastest-growing county in the state. Between 1990 and 1998, the people moving into the county accounted for over 21 percent of its population growth. Most came from the larger cites of the North and South. Such growth fuels service and retail sectors, which helps to offset the decline in the county's manufacturing jobs. While some residents fear the influx of people, the prohibition against building on the county's 152,000 acres of national forest helps to control population sprawl.
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With four acres under roof, Asheville's Biltmore Estate is the country's largest private home. When Christmas at Biltmore began in 1976, $50,000 was spent on decorating, and a few thousand visitors came. Today over $1 million is spent on decorations, and over 200,000 come to look at them between November 6 and January 2. Among the decorations are 38 Christmas trees, some 40 feet high; 300 wreaths; and 4 miles of garland.
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Old Salem and the Moravians are historical fixtures around Winston-Salem. Less well known is Afro-American life in Salem, the relationship between Afro-Americans and Moravians, and their neighborhood of Happy Hill. New research is bringing this to light.
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Stokesdale, in Guilford County, faces a choice that confronts many small towns: leave things as they are or change them. Change, which would attract business, developments, and more people, could cause the town to lose its small-town appeal.
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