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for The State Vol. 62 Issue 9, Feb 1995
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Filmmaker Ken Burns, whose documentaries, THE CIVIL WAR and BASEBALL, have been seen by millions, has donated video and audio tapes and other documents from eight works to the University of North Carolina's Southern Historical Collection.
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Roanoke Rapids, founded as a cotton mill site in 1893 by John Armstrong Chaloner, is located on the Roanoke River in Halifax County. Mills are still the dominant industry in the town, with textiles and paper providing the economic backbone.
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If one has the urge to visit the big city, it can be done without leaving the state's borders by journeying to such places as Gaston County's Dallas, Lincoln County's Denver, Nash County's Nashville, and other same name towns.
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Judge William B. Rodman's anecdote about an Italian officer seeking the Italian Embassy and a confusing travel advertisement in the NEW YORK TIMES are examples of lighter moments that arise when Washington, N.C. is mistaken for Washington, D.C.
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Visitors to historic Halifax, founded in Halifax County in 1760 and site of the Halifax Resolves signing, find quiet, informative tours with no lines or fees. Currently seven restored historic structures sit on the 40-acre town historic site.
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Living conditions, including moderate climate, low crime and taxes, affordable housing, and a high quality of life, are attracting many out-of-state retirees to coastal areas like Topsail Island, the Wilmington area, and the Crystal Coast.
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Born in China in 1866, reared in North Carolina, and educated at Trinity College, Charlie Soong returned to China as a missionary, published a Chinese translation of the Bible, and was a major supporter of Sun Yat Sen's revolution.
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During World War II, Colonel Robert K. Morgan of Asheville was the pilot of the Memphis Belle, the first American bomber to safely complete twenty-five missions over Europe between November, 1942 and May, 1943.
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Forest Mendenhall, founder of the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering in High Point, has graduated hundreds of first-rate auctioneers over the past thirty-three years.