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8766
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Two natural areas located in the Piedmont abound in natural beauty and are home to trees, plants, birds, and animals not commonly found outside the mountain regions. They exist because they formed along north-facing slopes that are cool and damp, similar to the environments found in the higher elevations of the mountains. Silcox-Jarrett describes the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, located in Orange County, and the White Pines Nature Preserve, located in Chatham County.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 11, Apr 2007, p88-90, 92, 94-95, il Periodical Website
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9418
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The Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group of three young musicians, have rediscovered and are keeping alive the traditions of African American string bands of the Piedmont. The group's name is derived from a 1920s string band, The Tennessee Chocolate Drops. The group has been mentored by legendary musician, Joe Thompson, who at age 88, received one of eleven National Heritage Awards bestowed by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2007.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 4, Sept 2007, p108-110, 112, 114-115, por Periodical Website
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9445
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Virginia Boone of Canton is ninety-four years old and braided the first of her colorful, long-lasting rugs in 1945. Her rugs are known for their longevity and extra thickness. Choosing colors and coordinating them is one of her skills. Her rugs have found a place in all fifty states and in seven foreign countries. Since 1950, her rugs have been featured at the North Carolina State Fair's Village of Yesteryear.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 5, Oct 2007, p92-93, 96, 98, 100, il, por Periodical Website
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9600
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Two retail centers, the Salisbury Emporium in Salisbury and the Olde Southport Village in Southport, utilize buildings from the early 20th-century. Silcox-Jarrett describes the restoration of the buildings and how their merchandise links buyers back to an earlier time.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 3, Aug 2007, p78-80, 82, 84-85, il Periodical Website
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9610
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Jolly's Jewelers is the oldest family-owned jewelry story in North Carolina. Silcox-Jarrett recounts the history of the store which was founded in 1881. The store, now in its fifth-generation of owners, has a history of serving its customers with quality and high standards.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 6, Nov 2007, p102-104, 106, 108-109, il, por Periodical Website
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9611
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The line of preachers began with Marvin Earl Tyson, who started preaching at age 26. Then his six sons took up the work, as did some of their children. For those who grew up in Eastern North Carolina over the past seventy years and were a Methodist, the chances are good that a Tyson shared the gospel with, wed, or buried them.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 6, Nov 2007, p124-126, 128, 130, por Periodical Website
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7698
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Burke Brothers Hardware in Raleigh has been in business since 1936. The store began in front of the family's lumber mill. Part of it contained a grocery and butcher shop. When big grocery chains came to Raleigh in the 1950s, the store began to focus entirely on hardware. Burke Brothers prides itself on customer service and old-fashioned hardware knowledge. If a customer can't find what he wants at Burke Brothers, the chances are it doesn't exist.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 10, Mar 2006, p148-150, il, por Periodical Website
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7701
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Family reunions are an important event in the lives of North Carolinians. The gatherings can involve several hundred people over a weekend or a dozen or so family members for lunch. It is the connection to the group, the traditions, and the heritage that is important. Silcox-Jarrett discusses three North Carolina families who have long-running family reunions: the Powell family, dating to 1588; the Brooks family, dating to the mid-1700s; and the Burgin-Lytle family, dating to 1677.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 10, Mar 2006, p66-68, 70, 72-73, il Periodical Website
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7781
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Silcox-Jarrett traces the history of the Raleigh Rose Garden. Some sixty varieties of roses grow in the formal garden, with over one hundred throughout the entire garden.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 11, Apr 2006, p136-138, 140-141, il Periodical Website
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7795
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Mrs. Jessie Stevens Taylor served as Southport's volunteer weather observer and storm warning display woman from 1900 to 1961.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 12, May 2006, p166-168, 170, 172, il, por Periodical Website
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7858
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Camp Flintlock, located on sixty-eight acres of pine trees and fields in Johnston County, gives campers an opportunity to experience life as a colonial North Carolinian. The campers, ages nine to fifteen years, attend for one week. Boys and girls attend on alternate weeks. There are no video games, televisions, or cell phones. Campers dress as colonials and learn how to shoot a musket, throw a tomahawk, make leather crafts or rag dolls, cook chicken, and make homemade bread. Tim Langdon, founder and owner, started the camp in 1999.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 1, June 2006, p142-144, 146, 148, il Periodical Website
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7935
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The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry has maintained and preserved a proud tradition of service for 213 years. It was commissioned in 1793, under the Militia Act passed the previous year in Washington's administration. The company has responded with active service to the nation's conflicts from the War of 1812 to World War I. Individual members have served in World War II and every conflict since then. It is recognized as the official state historic military command. The Fayetteville Light Infantry Armory and Museum's collection includes two centuries of well-preserved documents, uniforms, and artifacts, including the coach the Marquis de Lafayette rode in during his visit to his namesake city in 1825.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 2, July 2006, p84-86, 88, il Periodical Website
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Ron Jones, a past president of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild, comes from a family of storytellers and has been immersed in the oral tradition all of his life. His style is straightforward, but he also uses his guitar to weave music into the tales he tells. He holds a master's degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked twenty-two years in the Wake County Library System. Much of his storytelling has been connected with the Wake County Public Libraries and public schools. Now retired, he spends his time storytelling across North Carolina and in surrounding states.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 6, Nov 2006, p110-112, il Periodical Website
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7112
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Boyd Allred and his brother James, from the small community of Liberty in Randolph County, joined the U.S. Army in 1948. When the Korean War broke out, both were sent to Korea. Both were captured by Chinese Communist soldiers and imprisoned. James was held for 999 days and Boyd for 961. The brothers recount their experiences in harsh prisoner of war camps.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 10, Mar 2005, p102-104, por Periodical Website
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7136
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North Carolina's governor's mansion in Raleigh was completed in 1891, but little money was given to creating a landscape. When Daniel G. Fowle, the first governor to occupy the mansion, visited the Biltmore Estate, George Vanderbilt asked him how the house was coming. Fowle replied that the grounds were hopeless. Vanderbilt then dispatched Gifford Pinchot to Raleigh to work on the gardens. Silcox-Jarrett traces the development of the mansion's landscaping from Pinchot's early work to the present.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 11, Apr 2005, p114-116, 118-119, il Periodical Website
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