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For children desiring to sit in the driver's seat of a famous stock car or in the cockpit of a real airplane, the Greensboro Children's Museum is the place to go. The 45,000-square-foot museum, located downtown in a renovated car dealership, has attracted 40,000 visitors since its May 1999 opening. An outdoor exhibit/learning space is under construction, and long-range plans call for an Imax theater.
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4306
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Dr. John Weems retired in June 1999 as president of Meredith College, after twenty-eight years of service. Known as a visionary leader and thinker, Weems saw a number of changes during his tenure. The college had a $2 million deficit when he arrived; he leaves the school debt free and financially stable; enrollment up by 1,200; and faculty positions, as well as the number of degrees, almost doubled.
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In August 1999, Richmond County native Henry E. Frye was named the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Frye was appointed an associate justice in 1983 by Governor James B. Hunt and was elected to eight-year terms in 1984 and 1992. He was also the first African-American elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives since Reconstruction.
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Automobile racing is big business in Cabarrus County, from the huge $300 million Lowe's Motor Speedway to the local car builders, mechanics, and public relations firms. The industry has grown with zero public financing and pumps around $124 million annually into the area economy. Activities at the speedway are almost year-round, with 300 events scheduled. The largest is the Coca-Cola 600, which is held for ten days in May, attracts 500,000 fans, and generates $41.6 million.
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In the 1970s, when Cabarrus County's 1876 courthouse was threatened with demolition, concerned citizens saved it. That was the beginning of the county's preservation movement. In downtown Concord many stores and offices now operate from buildings dating back to 1885; Victorian homes were restored; several museums on local history opened; and many examples of 19th-century architectural brickwork have been preserved.
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