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Although long associated with Guilford and Alamance Counties, Quakers first started meeting in Perquimans County, the result of a visit from the Society's founder, George Fox, in November 1672. At one time Quakers met in seven meeting houses in the county. Today two remain. Piney Woods Friends Meeting, founded in 1794, is the oldest continuous meeting place for religious worship in the state.
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Finding a restaurant that offers real home cooking while traveling on the interstate is a chore, and most travelers opt for the nearest fast food place. However, real food is there if one knows where to look. Martin explores I-85 from High Point to Linwood, with stops at Mr. K's Family Restaurant in Archdale, Jimmy's BBQ in Lexington, and Backcountry Barbeque in Linwood.
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Western North Carolina has a number of spectacular waterfalls. Setzer profiles five of them: Crabtree Falls (Yancey County); Hooker Falls and Courthouse Falls (Transylvania County); Middle Falls (Graham County); and Tom's Creek Falls (McDowell County).
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When his father died at the start of the 20th century, W. B. Aydelette dropped out of school and began selling ice cream in Greensboro to help support his family. In the 1930s he added hot dogs to his menu at his restaurant Yum Yum Better Ice Cream and his fortune was made. The restaurant soon became a Greensboro institution. Now owned by Aydelette's son and run by his grandson, Yum Yum's sold over 440,000 hot dogs in 2000.
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