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18700
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Abernethy describes Kawana, located in Avery County, and the surrounding area. It is one of the most isolated sections of the state, yet some of the most wonderful mountain scenery is found there. One of the most widespread family names there is Clark.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 19, Oct 1942, p8-9, il
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20608
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Abernethy writes that some people are of the opinion that the city of Asheville is the only interesting place in Buncombe County. He describes a trip around the county that he feels will change peoples' minds.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 29, Dec 1945, p8-9, il
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14734
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Compared with bright leaf, there is not much difference in the process of cultivation of burley tobacco. But when it comes to harvesting - it's a plant of a different color.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 23, Nov 1944, p9, 18-19, f
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14974
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Records pertaining to Valentine Derr illuminated living conditions in the state during pre-Civil War years. Valentine Derr was born 1795 and grew into a 'jack of all trades.' He farmed, mined, became a blacksmith and a merchant, and was the first postmaster of Stanley Creek. Derr owned a store in Lincolnton and ledgers from that store illuminated popular goods and prices for commodities through the 1830-1840s. Derr died November 20, 1872 but documentation from his past endeavors has lived and presented a piece of history otherwise lost.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 40, Mar 1944, p4-5, il
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14634
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David Crockett was born in what was then North Carolina and he spent part of his youth in the state before becoming an outstanding political figure in Tennessee and a hero in Texas.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 1, June 1944, p6-7, 26, f
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19291
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Hunter was born in Ireland and came to America at age four with his widowed mother. They settled on a farm near Charlotte. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he joined the army and during the war was recognized as one of the state's outstanding soldiers. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister after the war in 1789 and in the same year married Jane Ross, the daughter of a physician. For the next thirty-eight years he established Presbyterian churches in the North Carolina Piedmont and also practiced his needed medical skills in the backcountry.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 33, Jan 1944, p9, 21-22
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14639
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The free Negro of ante-bellum days occupied an unenviable position in the South. In a system of white freemen and black slaves, he was an anomaly that was restricted and supervised by the courts, even in his freedom.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 2, June 1944, p6-7, f
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32686
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George Washington Ivey was an unassuming, unsophisticated, old-fashioned Methodist circuit rider, but his life’s work entitles him to be ranked as a truly great citizen of the state. Thirty years after his death, he is still remembered fondly for his eccentricities.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 33, Jan 1945, p6-7
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18454
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Hawksbill Mountain in Burke County takes its name from its peak where overhanging rocks project the striking likeness of a hawk's beak. At 4,000 feet the mountain is one of the few locations in the state's mountains where you can get a completely unobstructed view in every direction. Abernethy relates some of the interesting things visitors will find there.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 29, Dec 1941, p10-11, il
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19158
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One of the most unusual town names in the state is Democrat, located in Buncombe County on the Big Ivy River. It's a rural community with a few churches, a post office, a filling station, a country store, and several dozen dwellings. The Carter Mill, built in 1800 by Solomon Carter, is still in operation and still family-owned.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 20, Oct 1943, p6-7, il
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19205
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Women played an important part in the Revolutionary War. Abernethy recounts a few outstanding incidents, including Susan Twitty, Mary Slocumb, and Elizabeth Steele.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 31, Jan 1944, p3-4, il
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The Uwharries Mountains are located mainly in Stanly, Montgomery, and Randolph Counties. These little mountains aren't very high, but all the same, there's a quiet loveliness about their gently rounded contours which gives them a charm all their own.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 4, June 1945, p4-5, 22, f
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18823
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North Carolinians are proud of their highway system which has gotten them out of the mud and onto paved roads. However, there are still a few numbered state highways which are not paved. N.C. 105 is one of them, and it runs almost north and south between Linville Falls and Lake James. Abernethy describes a ride on nineteen miles of it, which includes some of the roughest, steepest driving in the state.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 25, Nov 1942, p6-7, il
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19246
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Abernethy looks back over two hundred years and examines the types of currency in use in North Carolina.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 32, Jan 1944, p1-2, il
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14804
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Inscriptions on ancient tombstones were an of an entirely different type 150 years ago, each of them expressing thoughts and feelings that shed light on the times.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 36, Feb 1945, p3-4, 22, f
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