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In 1980, Governor James B. Hunt established the North Carolina Film Office to give the state's economy a boost through the recruitment of movies, television shows, and other similar productions. He appointed as director Bill Arnold, who was serving as director of travel and tourism. Arnold went to Los Angles and visited film studios to learn what a film company wanted from a state film office. In 1981, Hollywood came calling with its first film for production, called Brainstorm. From being unknown as a film location in 1980, the state hosted fifty-nine features and produced $655 million in production revenues by 1985. Today, the state has a resident crew-base of more than 2,000 professionals, 400 in-state production and support-service companies, eight studio complexes, and 32 soundstages.
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Charlie Sutherland is the founder of Charlie's Soap, which is based in Mayodan in Rockingham County. The company has been in operation for over thirty years and makes cleaning products that satisfy customers around the state and around the world. He attributes the success of the business to having a quality product and dedicated staff members.
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At one time there were seventy gristmills operating in Wake County. Yates Mill, built around 1756, is the last one in existence. Jackson traces the ownership of the mill, which ceased operation in 1953. Although the mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it seemed destined to follow the other sixty-nine into oblivion. Through the efforts of local preservationists the mills was restored and now stands as the centerpiece of the Historic Yates Mill County Park.
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Jackson describes three avian-themed bed and breakfast accommodations that bird lovers, or anybody, can enjoy. They are the Robin's Nest Bed and Breakfast (Mount Holly); the Duck Inn Bed and Breakfast (Duck); and the Owl's Nest Inn and Engadine Cabins (Candler).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 11, Apr 2007,
p196-198, 200, 202, 204, il
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Brevard, in Transylvania County, is home to one of the few white squirrel populations in the country. The squirrels are not albinos. While a student at Brevard College, Bob Glesener founded the White Squirrel Research Institute. Now a Brevard associate professor of biology emeritus, he continues his study of the white squirrels. Glesener discusses the history of the Brevard population, which was accidentally introduced over fifty years ago. Since 2004, Brevard has celebrated an annual White Squirrel Festival, and the local White Squirrel Shoppe sells white squirrel products, including mugs, candles, and ornaments. The festival draws between 15,000 and 18,000 people.
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In 1854, Wilmington's town commissioners contracted for a new theater as well as a new city hall. The result was Thalian Hall, which opened in 1858 and could seat 1,000 people. The list of performers from that date down to the present reads like a who's who of national and international entertainers. Tony Rivenbark, who became the theater's executive director in 1979, has been associated with the theater over forty years--as a student at Wilmington College (now UNCW), as a performer in over seventy-five plays, and as a chronicler and preserver of the theater's history. Thalian Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 12, May 2007,
p86-88, 90, 92-93, il, por
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Jackson describes three inns that are located along waterways where guests can watch the water flow slowly by and release the tensions of the world at the same time. They are the River House Country Inn and Restaurant (Grassy Creek); River Lodge Bed and Breakfast (Cullowhee); and Lois Jane's Riverview Inn (Southport).
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In 1982, the East Carolina Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society became the new owners of a six-mile rail spur in Wake County. The society bought the line after the Southern Railway closed it down. Southern Railway assisted the society by selling the line at scrap value. The rail line was named The New Hope Valley Railway, and it runs from Bonsal to New Hill. The first trains ran on the line in 1906, and now a hundred years later they run for a different purpose--keeping alive North Carolina's railroading heritage.
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Oak trees are found all across North Carolina. For many people nothing beats relaxing in the shade of one of these giant trees. Jackson describes relaxing in three bed and breakfast inns that have the word “oak†in their name: the Corner Oak Man Bed and Breakfast (Asheville); the Double Oaks Bed and Breakfast Inn (Greensboro); and the Rowan Oak House Bed and Breakfast (Salisbury).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 4, Sept 2007,
p160-162, 164, 166, 168-169, il
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Jackson explores Durham County, which is home to the state's fourth largest city. Once a center for tobacco and textiles, the county now looks to biotechnology and tourism to fuel its economic base. Among places to visit are Duke University, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, The Regulator Bookshop, and Elmos Diner.
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Built in the 1920s by Betsy and Thomas Jefferson Penn, Chinqua-Penn Plantation in Rockingham County is a unique blend of gardens, architecture, and works of art, including tapestries and reverse-glass paintings. Calvin and Lisa Phelps bought the property in 2006 and have plans for a winery and overnight accommodations.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 8, Jan 2008,
p114-116, 118, 120-121, il
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Georgann Eubanks discusses her new book, LITERARY TRAILS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. It is the first of three books that will trace the works of writers in North Carolina. This area of the state has always been irresistible to writers, and over 170 have lived, visited, and written there. Eubanks takes readers and travelers to cities and towns and down roads and paths frequented by these individuals.
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Oriental, located on the Neuse River in Pamlico County, is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 11, Apr 2008,
p24-26, 28, 30-31, il, map
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Many North Carolinians enjoy gardening and passing their knowledge of plants on to others. One of these was Elizabeth Lawrence, who left a rich legacy of educational and inspiring writings of gardening and gardens.
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The Garden Club of North Carolina organized on November 6, 1925, when garden clubs in Reidsville, High Point, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Asheville came together to seek to broaden members' interest and knowledge in gardening. Club activities soon expanded statewide, such as placement of twenty-nine Blue Star Markers on state highways between 1949 and 1950 and creation of three memorial gardens--the Elizabethan Gardens (Manteo), Martha Franck Fragrance Garden (Raleigh), and the Daniel Boone Native Gardens (Boone).
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