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Our State magazine features Weaverville, located in Buncombe County just north of Asheville, in its Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p30-34, 36, 38, 40-41, il Periodical Website
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Lindley's Mill, built in 1755 in Alamance County by Thomas Lindley, still operates today. Moose recounts the battle that occurred there on September 13, 1781, between Loyalists and American militia during the Revolutionary War. The battle left an estimated 52 dead and 180 wounded.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p44-46, 48, 50, il Periodical Website
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Eubanks discusses a number of African American authors who were associated with Durham's historic Hayti District.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p72-74, 76, 78-79, il Periodical Website
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Graff discusses the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, a scientific facility unlike anything else in the world.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p112-118, 120-122, 124-126, 128, il Periodical Website
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The lionfish has venomous spines. It eats everything. It reproduces at a staggering rate, and it has few known predators. Spotted off the North Carolina Coast in August 2000, it is the first marine invasive fish to have established itself in Atlantic waters. Maurer describes attempts to kill as many lionfish as possible using scuba divers in North Carolina waters.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p152-154, 156, 158, il Periodical Website
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A chance meeting in the 1940s between Dr. Richard Stelling, a Greensboro physician who formulated flavors in his basement, and Kermit L. Murphy, Sr., a local insurance salesman, led to the formation of a company, now called Mother Murphy's. The company is known for its high-end vanillas, in addition to the other 350 flavors it produces and sells. Its customer base extends from local bakeries to the military.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p160-162, 164-166, il Periodical Website
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12531
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Frances Apple had a career as a radiologic technologist. Now retired, she uses X-rays to peer inside flowers, revealing a hidden world in shades of black and gray. Shaffer discusses her creations, and those of her mentor, Jane Cox.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Sept 2010, p174-176, 178, 180, 182, il, por Periodical Website
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