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At springs in Chatham County, mineral water pours from two pipes, one is for 'health' and the other for 'beauty.' Resort facilities sprang up around them for people seeking cures. In 1850 John Washington, descendant of President George Washington, drank regularly from the springs, and his kinsman built a home hear them. Because of the Washington Influence, the name of the area changed in 1926 from Ore Hill to Mount Vernon Springs. In 1837, William Bowen opened a health resort here and began advertising the springs. John M. Foust later bought the hotel-resort, made improvements, and draw visitors from all over the nation. While Mount Vernon Springs enjoyed its 'golden era,' soft drinks which were sold in many North Carolina and South Carolina cities were bottled here. In 1882, a post office and the Mount Vernon Academy opened. A newspaper called the Mt. Vernon Springs Star began publication the following year. After World War I, however, the crowds quit coming and the hotel closed in 1931. A few people still stop to drink the magical waters, although there are no signs left indicating which spring is for health and which is for beauty.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 53 Issue 3, Aug 1985, p15,38, il
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7748
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A 6,000 square foot museum to preserve the memory of tobacco farm life was established in Kenly. The museum houses collections which range from quilts to farm equipment. Admission is free.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Aug 1986, p22-23, il
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14883
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Atkinson's Mill, located on the Little River near Clayton in Johnston County, was built in 1757 and is one of the state's oldest grist mills still operating. It was rebuilt in 1950 after fire destroyed the original. The mill is operated by Jim Wheeler and his family, who purchased it in 1971. Their business grew slowly but steadily, and the mill now operates twenty-four hours a day, six days a week, utilizing a staff of thirty-two. The water-powered mill grinds over 100,000 bushels of corn a year, in addition to other items like hush puppy mix.
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8114
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Chapel Hill's 'famous flower ladies' are a dying breed. In the late 1960s and early 1970s a city ordinance forced sidewalk peddlers into the alleys, but the North Carolina National Bank invited the flower ladies to move into the plaza. Rosie Bell Stone spent the past fifty years selling flowers just off Franklin Street. Her mother started the tradition in Durham about sixty years ago and eventually it spread to Chapel Hill. There used to be eighteen flower ladies working at one time, but now there are only a few. According to Rosie Stone, the flower ladies' daughters don't want to take over the tradition. The flower ladies grow the flowers themselves and have to work late and get up early. Although the number of customers have also dwindled and their buying habits have changed the flower ladies passion for selling flowers remains the same.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 53 Issue 9, Feb 1986, p10-11, por
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7983
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When California native Chuck McKinnon moved to North Carolina on business, he decided to design a cement boat in his spare time. He had to move back to California before he could finish it, so he left the boat in the backyard of A. D. Cobb in Guilford County because of its proximity to the building site. The boat is forty-five feet long, twelve feet deep, and twelve feet wide, which causes locals to refer to it as the ark. Cobb would love to put the boat in the water, but it was docked on land upside-down.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 53 Issue 2, July 1985, p15, il
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Glenn Matthews of the Pleasant Hill community near Liberty hatched a winner when he started making furniture in his mother's two 210-foot-long chicken houses. He decided in 1977 there was a better opportunity in making and selling furniture then driving someone else's product to market. Greenbriar Furniture, Inc. started small and today is a $500,000 with twenty-three employees. He also operates Matthews Trucking Co., a ten truck, twenty-one trailer business that hauls the furniture.
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7854
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From 1875 to 1906, the town of Graham, North Carolina, was known for selling corn whiskey made by locals. Saloons stayed open until 10 or 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on Saturdays. But by 1906, the prohibition era had started and practically all of the saloons were closed. In 1908, North Carolina approved prohibition, and bootlegging took over the market that had previously been operated by businessmen. Even after prohibition was lifted in 1933, the influence of Miss Carry Nation, a prohibitionist, still lingered, and liquor by the drink was never popular again in the area.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 10, Mar 1987, p16-17, il, por
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12992
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The North Carolina Motor Carriers Association, which changed its name to the North Carolina Trucking Association in 1985, is observing its sixtieth year of operations. The authors recount the organization's history.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 47 Issue 11, Nov 1989, p58-60, 62-64, por
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7768
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On August 5, 1781, a battle between Revolutionary War Patriots and Tories took place at the home of Mrs. Phillip Alston in Moore County. Mrs. Alston surrendered to the Patriots to save the lives of her children. Known as the House In The Horseshoe because it is located in a C-like bend in Deep River, the Alston home changed ownership several times before the Moore County Historical Society acquired it in 1954. The state then took ownership, restored it, and furnished it with colonial period decorations. Each year, during the first weekend in August, a reenactment battle is held.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 5, Oct 1986, p16-17, il
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2827
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Bill Payne and Wash Turner, the state's most notorious outlaws, robbed the Bank of Candor, in Montgomery County, September 29, 1937. Brought to justice by J. Edgar Hoover, the two were executed in 1938 for murdering a state trooper.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 56 Issue 4, Sept 1988, p14-16, il
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9373
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Faith Rock marks the site of Andrew Hunter's daring escape from the infamous Tory bandit David Fanning and his band of killers. The out-jutting boulder sloping into Franklinville's Deep River afforded a nearly impossible escape route for Hunter and the mare he had stolen from Fanning.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 6, Nov 1974, p27-28, il
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According to legend, Prince, Greensboro's Eagle Hose Company's fire department's firewagon horse, liked to drink whiskey. Prescribed for him by a veterinarian in 1896, Prince developed a habit of expecting whiskey upon returning from fires. It did not interfere with his jod responsibilities, and he was a very intelligent and faithful friend. He retired in 1908, and died in 1911. A large coffin was built by a Greensboro carpenter, and his firemen friends buried him at a farm outside the city.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 2, July 1975, p18, il
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At one time the rail yards in Spencer were one of the largest staging and repair centers in the country. Now Historic Spencer Shops is a museum that interprets the bygone era of the steam locomotive.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 7, Dec 1987, p10-13, il
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