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for Carolina Comments Vol. 51 Issue 3, July 2003
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Tourism in North Carolina is a $12 billion industry, with shopping, beaches, and historical places among the most favored activities by tourists. Heritage tourism, or visiting an area for cultural enrichment, continues to be a significant niche market. Among the new developments in the heritage area are a Civil War trails program, modeled after the one in Virginia, and a trail system of agricultural/cultural tourism sites.
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In 1997, the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm in Surry County created the Southern Heritage Apple Orchard to preserve the varieties of the fruit which are rapidly disappearing. Today 650 trees are growing to maturity. The orchard is the only state-supported one in the country dedicated to preserving the old varieties of apples.
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Thornton W. Mitchell, North Carolina state archivist from 1973 to 1981, died May 24, 2003. Mitchell was instrumental in the formation of organizations such as the North Carolina Genealogical Society in 1974; the recipient of many awards, including the Christopher Crittenden Award in 1981; and the author of books, including North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1990.
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The outbreak of World War II caught the United States short of cargo ships to send vital war supplies to the Allies, along with a means to protect them. Knapp discusses shipbuilding in the state during the war, particularly in Wilmington where 243 ships were constructed. He also discusses the blimp station in Weeksville in Pasquotank County, where the lighter-than-air aircraft that patrolled the Atlantic for submarines were based.
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