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The newly opened Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum in downtown Kinston features a restored 1922 American LaFrance fire truck, a Browden life-saving machine, and other fire-fighting accessories.
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The Belhaven Memorial Museum is an eclectic assemblage of items collected by Eva Blount Way, who died in 1962 at age 92. Occupying one floor of the town hall, it includes 30,000 buttons, a whale skull, and photographs of hurricanes.
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Hurricane Bertha, which struck the eastern part of the state in July, 1996, left her mark on a number of towns, including Emerald Isle, New Bern, Southport, Beaufort, and Wrightsville Beach.
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A number of citizens are carrying the Olympic flame on its journey through the state, June 22-26, 1996. They include Tommy Forney (Shelby), Alex Brown (Washington), Greg Lawson (Roanoke Rapids), and Michael Longmire (Raleigh).
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The Buy Back the Hill Task Force, a Chapel Hill committee created to stem the proliferation of guns in the town, recently bought back over 100 guns using money collected from fund raisers.
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Opened February 1, 1995, the New Charlotte Convention Center is the largest public building project in state history. The center, with a price tag of $148 million, is among the nation's twenty largest in terms of total exhibit space.
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1587
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Concerned citizens in Charlotte have created a committee to fight parole for violent criminals and to lobby the parole board on behalf of the citizenry.
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1588
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Community leaders have begun to recognize the value of historic theaters as catalysts for downtown revitalization, and have commissioned renovation projects to restore these theaters. Humphries features three theaters in Durham, Goldsboro, and Wilson.
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1123
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North Carolina cities and towns have various ways of honoring longevity in the work force.
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Begun in 1994 in Greene County, the Community Work Program pays low-risk prison inmates for short, local government projects, like weeding and painting. Currently 17 prison units are providing 56 crews for work.
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11.Cities' Carousels Merrily Go 'Round by Humphries, Tara L. Southern City Vol. 49 Issue 1, Jan 1999
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4077
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Carousels, with wooden horses fixed in galloping positions and music gaily playing, have entertained parents and children for generations. Today slightly over 170 of them remain. Five reside in the state. Burlington's and Raleigh's are on the National Register of Historic Places. Shelby has just registered its carousel and is seeking registration.
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2464
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Begun in Southern Shores, Project Blue Sky seeks to develop safer building practices and materials to withstand natural disasters. Now involving federal and state agencies, together with educational institutions, it has become a national pilot program.
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995
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A number of cities, including Charlotte and Raleigh, have introduced bilingual programs, such as bilingual utilities policy manuals, bilingual emergency dispatch operators, and language programs for municipal employees, in an effort to accommodate and assist Spanish speaking citizens.
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The Fox Creek Nature Lab, a fifty-two acre outdoor learning project in Louisburg, Franklin County, features a trail with learning stations on water quality, living wetlands, wildlife enhancement, and forestry management.
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1751
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Cornerstone, a joint effort between the state and federal governments, is a single facility that provides transitional housing and services for the homeless in Raleigh.
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