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22582
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This article details the work of a woman's father, who had an affinity for fixing cars.
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31141
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This article features citizen reports of sightings in the North Carolina wilderness. Among the sightings are stories of a golden eagle, bald eagle, wild boar, bottlenose dolphins, bears, and red fox.
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31160
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During the 1950s and 1960s in rural North Carolina, going to church was a weekly special event for all members of the family. During this time, there was no air conditioning and Sundays in August were different than today. Perry Comer, a pastor in Wadesboro, describes in detail what church was like without air conditioning and how people stayed cool.
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31234
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In this article, citizens describe and share stories about the best things that ever happened to North Carolina. The most prominent events and features in North Carolina history were the development of the Blue Ridge Parkway, fusion of diverse cultures, the tobacco industry, electricity, and the Andy Griffith Show.
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31297
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Personal and family stories are important parts of North Carolina’s history. This article presents selected stories about unusual events, such as a mule at Hardbargain Creek near South Mountain, and family stories about Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, the Lost Colony, and the Civil War.
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34590
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Seward describes his great-grandfather, Joseph Glover, crossing Union lines to enlist with the Union army. Glover did not support North Carolina’s secession and walked at night towards the northern line to escape Confederate conscription. Glover was stationed at Fort Macon with Union troops during the war and remained in Beaufort after the war.
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34593
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Brinson discusses the hurricane preparation his family, and others, undertook during his childhood. While flooding and power loss were guarantees, few residents left during a hurricane and chose instead to stock up on resources.
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35710
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A seemingly eccentric schoolteacher in North Carolina confessed to be an important French refugee who was hiding in America until Napoleon Bonaparte could claim the French throne.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Aug 1975,
p67-69, il
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