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Researchers are using the method of dendrochronology to determine the construction date of the historic Cupola House in Edenton.
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North Carolina Preservation (NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 83, Fall 1991, p1, il
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46
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Brenda Reese, the supervisor for exceptional children in Watauga County, offers her views on year-round schools.
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Outcome-Based Education (OBE) is a pupil-centered, results-oriented system premised on the belief that all individuals can learn.
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3199
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The coastal region contains some of the oldest and most interesting cemeteries in the state. The Old Burying Ground in Beaufort, graveyards at New Bern's Christ Episcopal Church and Cedar Grove, and Cedar Island cemeteries are profiled.
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3200
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History can be read on tombstones in Beaufort's Old Burying Ground and New Bern's Cedar Grove. Among those interred are Otway Burns, William Gaston, Pierre and Annie Henry, and a girl in a keg.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Mar/Apr 1997, p7-10, il Periodical Website
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3205
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Knowledge of tombstone materials, symbols, and designs can reveal much about the deceased. For example, because there was no native stone in coastal Carolina, only the wealthy could afford to order a grave marker from New England prior to the 1830s.
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3343
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Sand dune destruction is common during hurricanes. Mark Kane, a professor at the University of Florida, is researching the genetic code of sea oats to determine which plants will grow best in what areas, to stabilize dunes and combat erosion.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , May/June 1997, p10-14, il Periodical Website
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3416
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Trinity Center on Bogue Banks occupies sound-to-sea property donated by Alice Hoffman. Owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, it is used for camps, conferences, and retreats by nonprofit groups.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Summer 1997, p16-20, il Periodical Website
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3811
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While pfiesteria looms large in the headlines, it is only one of a number of thousands-of-years-old, harmful algal blooms that can flourish under the right conditions. Others include red tides and brown tides. The algae can cause illness and death in humans and affect coastal businesses.
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3812
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Scientific teams, assembled by the N.C. Sea Grant College Program from four state universities, including East Carolina University and N.C. State, studied the effects of pfiesteria. Among the areas researched by the ECU scientists were the health of crabbers compared to that of nonfishers and whether crabbers set out pots.
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3825
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A section of Wrightsville Beach that had been ravaged by Hurricane Fran is 1996 is being restored through a unique approach. The town allowed a Florida grower to harvest sea oat seeds in return for grown plants. Now over 25,000 sea oat plants are helping to stabilize and trap sand on the new dunes.
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3900
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Striped bass fishing is at its best off the Outer Banks from September to March. However, it was not always so. In the 1970s, the species was in decline. Congressional passage of the Emergency Striped Bass Management Act began the recovery, which now allows fishermen once again to enjoy fishing for striped bass.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Autumn 1998, p28-30, il Periodical Website
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3901
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Construction has a great deal to do in determining whether or not a house survives a hurricane or coastal storm. Building techniques include deep piling foundations on ocean-front homes and commercial shutter systems.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Autumn 1998, p31-33, il Periodical Website
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3933
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Many coastal towns, including New Bern, Swansboro, Morehead City, and Beaufort, welcome in the Christmas season with a flotilla, boats lit with brightly colored lights.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 1998, p16-17, il Periodical Website
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5213
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historical preservation. The 2001 winners include the Beaufort Historical Association; the Brittain Building Committee in Summerfield, Guilford County; and the Washington Town Community Association in Forsyth County.
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North Carolina Preservation (NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 121, Spring 2002, p6-9, il