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In 1905, the Wilmington financier, Hugh McRae, began six colonies in southeastern North Carolina. Encompassing ten acres a piece, each colony was settled by a specific European Nationality; Italians settled in St. Helena, Poles in Artesia, Greeks in Marathon, Dutch in Castle Hayne and Van Eeden, and the Germans and Hungarians in New Berlin. Specializing in the dairy industry as well as the production of fruits and vegetables, three of the six colonies persisted.
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State Archivist H. G. Jones, a 37-year-old Caswell native, heads the largest department of archives in the nation. Guardian of documents for the entire family of four million North Carolinians, Jones is responsible for more than 7,000 cubic feet of records in the State Archives in Raleigh. Documents in Jones' charge include the 1663 Carolina Charter, county records, historical maps, and other valuable records of North Carolina's past.
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Dr. D. J. Whitener, a Tar Heel historian and college professor of social studies for over 30 years, believes history can be a powerful instrument in building local and state esprit de corps. Dr. Whitener, dean of Appalachian State Teachers College, believes history deserves presentation with more gusto, pride, and vigor to Tar Heel children and adults. Whitener considers local history so important that he has written a booklet on \"how to find and write history.\"
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Stanley A. Harris, America's pioneer scoutmaster is alive and well at 77 years of age. Born in Johnson County, Tennessee, Harris graduated from Aaron Seminary as well as the University of Chattanooga. Outside of his service to the Boy Scouts of America, Harris was also a principal, professor, manager of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, and business man.
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Initiated by Robert Lee Humper of Greenville, legislators appropriated one million dollars to purchase an art collection to match a gift of paintings worth another million by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. These works of art now hang in the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Other art galleries established across the state include galleries in Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Greensboro, Greenville, and Fayetteville.
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Stoneman's Raid, a Union harassing campaign during the Civil War, rained death, destruction, and terror on Western North Carolina. In an effort to research the 2,000 mile long trail of burning, pillaging, and unrest, Boone native, Dr. Ina Woestemeyer revisits this historic ordeal.
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Initiated by Robert Lee Humper of Greenville, legislators appropriated one million dollars to purchase an art collection to match a gift of paintings worth another million by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. These works of art now hang in the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Other art galleries established across the state include galleries in Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Greensboro, Greenville, and Fayetteville.
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The state of North Carolina is named after Charles I, a 17th century King of England, who ordered all land lying south of the Great Dismal Swamp, as far as Florida, to be named Carolina.
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Containing brief histories of: William H. Jones, Cpl. Seth L. Weld, Second Lt. Samuel I. Parker, Pvt. Robert L. Blackwell, Sgt. Ray E. Eubanks, First Lt. Charles Murray, Jack Lucas, Pfc. Bryant H. Womack, Jerry K. Crump, and P.F.C Charles George, this article recognizes native North Carolinians receiving Congressional medals of honor.
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24621
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There is much speculation concerning the origination of the colloquial name ‘Tweetsie,’ the narrow 16-gauge train that runs on a three-mile track between Boone and Blowing Rock. Some historians believe the name came from mountaineers whose homes flanked the tracks; the train whistle was much shriller than other trains of the day.
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31266
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North Carolina's newest and most modern state agency is setting up to shoot the state. The North Carolina Film Board is working to provide a first-class film library of North Carolina life. They are currently producing a dozen films interpreting Tar Heel citizens and changes taking place in the state.
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