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13886
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Taylor describes how the early windmills of North Carolina operated.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 1, June 1950, p3, 19, f
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Record #:
31477
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In March 1981, Joe Stanley and his family acquired a windmill and became the first to use wind-generated electricity in the coastal Carteret County town of Emerald Isle. This article describes the history of windmills in North Carolina, and how Stanleys’ windmill generates power.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Apr 1982, p11, il
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35947
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Outer Banks residents might be expected to harbor a yen for hobbies signifying fishing village lifeways. The author’s grandfather reflected the rule in model ship building and decoy carving. He could be seen as a model for his models, some featured in accompanying photos. His works gained recognition outside of the Banks by being published in National Geographic in the 1950s and featured in Ben Dixon MacNeill's The Hatterasman.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Summer 1974, p28-29
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35998
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Among Mrs. Cynthia Rollinson’s recollections of life were the lives she helped delivered as a midwife. As for life from decades ago, she could attest to a time when homes had ice boxes instead of refrigerators. She could also attest to a way Hatteras Island seemed futuristic, even in its dependency on kerosene as a light source: it had windmills.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Spring 1978, p42-43