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36454
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Western North Carolina played an important role in the state’s economic and occupational development, through its railroads delivering raw materials such as lumber and mica across the state. Pictorial evidence Western Carolina University preserves includes the accompanying photo of the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Through such endeavors, acknowledgment of railroads’ place in North Carolina history chugging along.
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36455
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Unflattering portrayals of locals in writings such as Look Homeward, Angel, was a roadblock on the journey toward Wolfe’s native son level recognition. It was also after Wolfe’s death that his childhood home, pictured, became a major tourist attraction.
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6871
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John William Bardo, chancellor of Western Carolina University at Cullowhee, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's “executive profile.” Kirk discusses changes the university has undergone since Bardo assumed the chancellorship in 1995. These include raising standards, increasing enrollment, and increasing spending for new buildings, expansions, and renovations.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 62 Issue 9, Sept 2004, p22-25, por
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31497
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When the North Carolina General Assembly convened in July of 1967, it had created not one, but four new university campuses separated and apart from the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Attaining new status were East Carolina University, West Carolina College, Appalachian State Teachers College, and North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College.
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