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"At a Martin County coliseum, all ages gather for horse shows and rodeos, tractor pulls and motocross, underscoring the enduring relevance of North Carolina agriculture." The Senator Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center has been a staple in Williamston for nearly 30 years. The facility is named for State Senator R.L. "Bob' Martin, who served for nine terms in the North Carolina Senate starting in 1985. Current manager for the Agriculture Center is Susan Tyre.
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"From Roanoke Rapids past Raven Rock, a natural divide has long guided water, wildlife and people -- and it's still shaping people today." Tom Earnhardt, one of North Carolina's great naturalists says this are is a biological hotspot. It's where transportation from the coast ended and power began. Significant communities along the Fall Line include Weldon, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and Fayetteville.
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"In 1944, a Jewish refugee from Berlin started a summer camp near Blowing Rock, nurturing a generation of boys in an idyllic world of nature, music, art, theater, and literature." Vera Lachmann was one of the last Jews to escape Nazi Germany in 1939. Camp Catawba had once been a summer camp for girls. Lachmann closed the facility in 1970.
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"During the first half of the 20th century, North Carolina's textile mills found respite in dope wagons -- mobile carts stocked with relief." Essentially, dope wagons were mobile refreshment stands that were brought directly to the worker.
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"In Johnston County, some who till the soil still know the value of plowing with a mule." The 2025 Benson Mule Days is scheduled for September 25-28. In its early history, Benson was a mule trading town. Billy Brown is president of the Mule City Mule Club, charged with keeping the ancient art of mule plowing.
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