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for "Washington the Magazine"
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43790
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A native of Tarboro, Reggie Fountain's interest in boats began when he was eight years old. Fountain entered professional boat racing in the 1970s. His company , Fountain Powerboats built more than 10,000 boats and generated $1 billion in sales. In 2010, the company was sold to Iconic Marine Group.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May-June 2023,
p14-20, il, por
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19551
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The Tactical Response Team of Beaufort County take their jobs and the training required for it very seriously. Captain Russell Davenport, head of the team, drills and trains his teammates so they are prepared psychologically and physically for any situation that might arise. In addition to the regularly scheduled drills, the entire team also works out at a local gym together three days a week to keep themselves in peak physical shape.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Nov/Dec 2012,
p60-62, f
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19576
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In 1898, Washington, N.C. became one of the most technologically advanced fire departments in the state with its acquisition of a Silsby steam fire engine. This technological marvel was able to pumped between 500 and 600 gallons of water per minute and was used in its last fire in 1937. Today the Silsby sits on display in the front room of the current fire station, visible to those who travel by.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 2 Issue 3, Mar/Apr 2013,
p18-20, f
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21986
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Cedar Grove, a plantation built in 1839, was John Small's summer home. Union troops burned the house and outbuildings during the Civil War. Later in 1904, plans were developed to build a neighborhood along the park's half-a-mile of river shoreline that became known as Washington Park. Wilder's article, illustrated with historic photographs, recounts the history of the community.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Nov/Dec 2013,
p28-30, il
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41279
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The Elmwood 1820’s long history in the community includes serving as a hospital during the Civil War. This plantation had housed just seven families before its transformation into a bed and breakfast in 2015. Today, it is a repository for local history, represented in Elmwood-related memorabilia the current owners are collecting for its 200th anniversary.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 9 Issue 1, January/February 2020,
p38-42
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Plantations--Washington NC; Plantations--Washington--Elmwood ; Tayloe, David Thomas, 1826-1884; Architecture--Greek Revival style ; Civil War--Washington NC; Civil War--union camps--North Carolina ; Elmwood (Washington)--families--Samuel Grist; Elmwood (Washington)--families--Col. Joshua Tayloe; Elmwood (Washington)--families--George Hackney; Bed and breakfast accommodations--North Carolina--Washington
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21952
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Rumley describes Idylwild, a 1907 house built in Washington on Market Street. In 1901, Washingtonian Blake Baker Nicholson married Sally Davis Owens, a widow from Oxford, Mississippi, and built their home six years later. The house is a mixture of styles--Green revival, plantation, and Tudor.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 1 Issue 3, Mar/Apr 2012,
p34-38, il
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24770
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The Aurora Fossil Museum, located in Aurora, North Carolina, was founded in 1976 and was the first fossil museum in the region. The museum displays the fossils uncovered in phosphate deposits in the area. In 2016, the museum celebrates its fortieth anniversary and its rich history in educational outreach and promoting geology.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. Issue , Jan/Feb 2016,
p22-27, il, por
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21997
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Rumley recounts how an award-winning construction company, Washington Iron and Metal Company, now known as WIMCO, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, the Washington Daily News, worked together to renovate the 100-year-old building where the paper is located.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 3 Issue 3, Apr/May 2014,
p38-42, il
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21977
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Tom Garcia, a seventeen-year veteran of the US Air Force, discusses why he and his wife Nancy have taken up beekeeping in Washington. Most of them \"revolve around sustainability and environmental protection of the bees.\" Almost a third of American crops depend on pollination and that crop value is estimated at $15 billion. Garcia is the founder of the Beaufort County Beekeepers Association.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 2 Issue 4, May/June 2013,
p32-37, il
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19583
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Washington artisan Chip Shackleford continues to practice the art of glassblowing, a time honored tradition that is over two thousand years old. Shackleford considers conservation a key aspect of his art as over 90 percent of the materials he uses are recycled. Now he is attempting to get involved in the production of restoration glass for use in historic homes.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 2 Issue 3, Mar/Apr 2013,
p58-60 , f
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23079
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Veteran Captain Richard Andrews appeals to tourists and locals with his description of summer fishing on the Pamlico. After explaining the importance of tourist fishing for the coastal economy, he provides a detailed account of the fish species that enter the Pamlico Sound and Pamlico River during the summer.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. Issue , May/June 2015,
p47, il, por
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42725
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James Russell Boyd' is a collector of historic memorabilia and buildings. His acquisitions of historic buildings from the Pinetown community offers glimpses into that community's past. One noteworthy building in his collection is the former Wade Lilley Store from the Five Points neighborhood on N.C. Highway 32.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 9 Issue 3, May-June 2020,
p38-41
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37381
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A self-described “treasure hunter” has a collection that has made Washington a site for discovering and rediscovering treasure and treasured possessions. Pictures of his unburied treasure included a Spanish silver real coin from the 18th century and an epaulette from the 19th century. Proving treasure doesn’t have to be relic aged was a class ring, belonging to a soldier deployed in Iraq, who recovered his ring as a result of local Junius Swain’s discovery.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 8 Issue 3, May/June 2019,
p40-43
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21957
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\"They've been called blue grass and newgrass. Some have tried to pigeonhole its sound as country, Americana, indie roots rock.\" However, the music Carolina Still plays defies genre, and the best anyone can come up with is \"old-time moonshiner stomp.\" The band performs about 200 shows a year from Eastern Carolina (their home base) to Memphis and New York. Rumley talks with band members about their style and music over the past eight years.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 1 Issue 4, May/June 2012,
p27-29,31, 33, il, por
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42719
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Jim Preston, owner of Bath Creek Stables and Kathleen Slade, a 2017 North Carolina 4-H Horse Show junior grand champion settled a challenge between the two with a game of polo. That initial game has since gained a following with players and their horses coming from Greenville and Edenton to join. New Bern is also working to get a team.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 9 Issue 2, March-April 2020,
p34-41
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