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34282
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The state boundaries of North Carolina are more than just lines on a map; they have led to tales of love and murder, pride and confusion, new islands and old disputes. Twenty stories describe how history, geography, race, culture, politics, and geophysical events that have shaped North Carolina, the Outer Banks and newly formed Shelly Island.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 12, May 2018, p90-121, il, por, map Periodical Website
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26730
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Long ago during the first colonization and exploration of North Carolina, travelers remarked at the almost “prairie” of the Piedmont, and it was later compared to the prairies of the Midwest. There are efforts now thanks to the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department to help preserve and care for these areas.
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19354
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The 2010 Educator of the Year Award recipient was Professor Ronald Mitchelson of East Carolina University. In his 30 years as a professor, Dr. Mitchelson advised 166 graduate students and 56 undergraduates. Throughout his career he taught at The Ohio State University, University of Georgia, Morehead state university, and finally East Carolina University (1999-2009).
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34312
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Concerns about the impact of human settlements on the available land suitable for agriculture have been rising rapidly during recent years. A study by the Pennsylvania State University Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources determined the extent and geographic distribution of soil productivity for land presently under urbanization in the contiguous United States. Specific results for North Carolina are provided in this article, and show the status of soil resources in relation to urbanization.
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35975
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For longtime inhabitants of an area, the landscape itself becomes more than a physical setting for action, becoming impregnated with memories, history, and values. With this in mind, an examination of Eldreth’s ghost stories can yield new insights to the relationship between narrative and place.
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34083
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Geographers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will develop methods to predict how climate change may affect local water resources across the southeast. Atmospheric and hydrologic models will be created to predict the occurrence of locally induced storms under various climate scenarios.
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21206
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This article reproduces four diaries of Monrovian settlers as they traveled through western North Carolina and Virginia with appropriate background information. The diaries relay in detail the landmarks and traveling conditions of western North Carolina and Virginia during the period of the Reconstruction.
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13647
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Just exactly where is the geographical center of North Carolina? It is near the town of Gulf, located in Lee County, just a short distance from the Chatham County line, at a community known as Cumnock.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 24, Nov 1951, p6, map
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