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for "Pleasant, Paul"
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13419
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Charles Brantley Aycock went further than he dreamed. As governor of North Carolina he led the state to undertake a crusade for public education.
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13423
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From the mountains of Roan come firs, spruce, balsams, and pines. In the Sandhills the business of pines, cones, holly, and other evergreens is growing. Clarendon Gardens at Pinehurst have the largest collection of holly trees in the south, and the coast offers cedar, holly, mistletoe, and yaupon.
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13441
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The boundary dispute in the 1740s between North and South Carolina found Anson County caught in the middle. Continued confusion over land rights resulted in forced land seizures, and land holders refusing to pay taxes to North or South Carolina. The dispute and confusion continued until after the Revolutionary War.
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13511
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Peace has not always rested on Winston-Salem and Forsyth. Political, social, and economic fights have left scars on sensitive memories, if not on history.
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13526
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The Triassic belt is quite a slice of old times. In Lee County it runs on or near the surface until about two miles south of Sanford, then dips beneath a layer of volcanic slate. Over the years, mining this belt has been important to Lee's industry.
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13545
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The richest strike every made in North Carolina is not copper or gold, but $25,000,000 worth of black tungsten taken from the Hamme mine in Vance County.
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13570
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Lacking the equipment and staff to provide adequate education across the state, North Carolinians are now facing overcrowding in schools. Pleasants describes the poor state of affairs and the funding required to bring North Carolina schools up to par with the rest of the nation.
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13573
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Automatic counters installed on North Carolina highways yield new information regarding traffic patterns. Highlighting busy cities, popular routes, and offering a comparison of local versus extended travel, this article provides information that can help understand the habits of state-wide drivers.
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13575
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At a time when the General Assembly is reconsidering the North Carolina liquor laws, Pleasants chronologically recounts the, \"never ending legislative controversy\" surrounding alcohol within the state.
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13625
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The Belltones of Chapel Hill made the first recording of \"Way Up in North Carolina,\" a song whose popularity is climbing up the Billboard charts.
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13636
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One of the most romantic scenes of the Carolina fall countryside, the all-night vigil of the fire-feeding tobacco farmer, is vanishing.
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13664
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Kannapolis is a mill village that grew up to be one of North Carolina's largest cities, and it's most unique.
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13670
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Brunswick County is the latest county to share in the South's military boom. Brunswick has been tentatively selected as the site of a large ammunition loading depot near Sunny Point.
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13694
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Three races of Native Americans populate Robeson County; they are the Doegs, Melange, and Malungeons. The author suggests that this can be attributed to inter-racial procreation between Native Americans and the lost colonists from Roanoke.
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13698
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North Carolina still has land available. So far this year, 9 out of 13 claims to vacant or unappropriated land has been granted, making 1952 one of the busiest claiming years in history.
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