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for Our State Vol. 92 Issue 11, April 2025
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"In the early 20th century, textile mill owners sponsored baseball teams, providing entertainment for their employees and nurturing a passion for the game that's been handed down through generations of North Carolinians." Among the dozens of mill-supported teams that blanketed the Piedmont region were the Kannapolis Towelers, the Chatham Blanketeers, the Gastonia Spinners, the Mount Holly Yarners and the Valdese Textiles. While early on, most teams were made up of employees, mill owner would bring in professional players when rivalries became intense Two players noted from among these teams are Homer Lee Fink Sr. and Grey Clarke..
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44384
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"A daytrip to Hiddenite has great prospects: Whether you're digging, creeking, sluicing -- or all three -- you could uncover some of our state's buried treasure." Located in Alexander County County, Emerald Hollow Mine opened in 1986. It is the only emerald mine in the world where the public can prospect. The only significant deposits of emerald located in North America occur in Alexander, Mitchell and Cleveland Counties.
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44410
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"Tucked into a historic neighborhood, a backyard in Forsyth County hold hundreds of Southern wildflowers collected by one wild flower woman." Emily Allen's enthusiasm for wildflowers cultivated a partnership between her and Kenneth Bridle. The two worked together to put land she owned into an easement through Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC).. Today this is known as the Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve.
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44409
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"A Jacksonville attorney came home to practice law and continue a family legacy of making moonshine using a cherished recipe more than a century old." Don Walton Jr.and cousin Norwood Rochelle relied on a recipe used by their family for generations in making illegal liquor. Walton built his distillery in Jacksonville in 2013.
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