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The North Carolina Mining Museum opened at the McKinney Mine last month. The museum tells the story of mining in North Carolina, beginning with the Cherokee Indians and ending soon after the end of World War II. The museum manager, Charles Robert Buchanan, worked in the mine with his father. For a fee, visitors can dig for precious metals at the underground museum's dump areas.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p7-9, 42, il
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When night-wandering dogs threatened the lives of David P. Dellinger's chickens, he appealed to the General Assembly to make Dellview a town in 1925 so that the residents could legally shoot the trespassing dogs. Eighty-five-year-old Mrs. J. Henry Dellinger was named mayor of 52-acre Dellview at its founding, and has been the only mayor the town has ever had. The current eight residents, all family of the mayor, have no intention of expanding their little town, either in size or population.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p10-11, il
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8990
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Tazewell Lee Hargrove, born April 6, 1830, was the Lieutenant Colonel of the 44th North Carolina Troops. Although war reports vary, it is believed that with a company of only eighty men, Hargrove defended the South Anna Bridge for four hours against a Yankee force of 1500. The bridge was ultimately captured by the Yankees. Hargrove is buried in Townsville.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p12-15, 32, il, por, map
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8991
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Jerry Darnell of Southern Pines is a colonial blacksmith of modern times. An ornamental blacksmith, Darnell makes mostly chandeliers, pot hangers, and fireplace sets. Although his shop is one of the best-equipped that he has seen, Darnell is always collecting new tools. When not in his shop, he teaches high school physics. Darnell's work can be purchased at Westmoore Pottery in Westmoore, and the County Bounty store in Jamestown.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p16-17, il
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Novelist Minna Clark was born in Illinois in 1879. Married to a miner in 1902, she moved around the country with her husband, John George Fletcher. Mrs. Fletcher began her career as a playwright in 1920. She went on safari in Africa in 1928. Her first children's book, THE WHITE LEOPARD, was published in 1932. She became known as Inglis Fletcher and moved to North Carolina. One of her best-selling novels was RALEIGH'S EDEN, published in 1940.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p18-20, 40, il, por
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8993
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Opened in 1865, The T.L. Norris Grocery store in South Mills has changed hands many time over the years. Today the store sells mostly hardware and is owned and operated by T. Lloyd Norris. Very much a tourist attraction, the store also sells old family bibles, clothing, and real slate pencils.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p24-25, 40, il
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Built in the 1880s, St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Germanton has five members. The church has no electricity, no plumbing or heat, and no priest. The five members work to repair and restore the church. Last summer, Reverend William S Wells of Winston-Salem conducted services in the church on Sunday afternoons. Since the Stokes' county seat has been moved to Danbury, activity in Germanton has slowed, and in 1959, the courthouse was torn down.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p26, por
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8995
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Built in 1885 by J. Erwin Calloway and author Shepherd M. Dugger, the Grandfather Hotel burned to the ground in 1912. Few remember the hotel that stood at the base of Grandfather Mountain. The hotel was owned and operated by Calloway and his wife, Texie, until 1909, after which it was used as a private residence. Shepherd wrote about the hotel in his unpublished autobiography. After the hotel burned, Texie built a the Calloway Inn which she ran for many years.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p28-29, il, por
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8996
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The dipping pool, located in Martin County's Griffin Township, was used as a swimming hole by children. It served a dual purpose, however, as ministers used it in baptism services. Quite often, in winter, ice had to be broken to reach the water. No longer used either for swimming or baptisms, today the hole is almost completely hidden by overgrowth.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p30, il
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