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15441
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Atkins describes one of the finest examples of Colonial cabinetmaking in the state. Located in the home of Richard M. Rhyne in Gaston County, is a cabinet built by Peter Eddleman, who was said to have been one of the most skilled craftsmen ever to live in the United States. Thomas Rhyne built his house in 1789, and the cabinet was constructed in 1799. It stands ten feet high and is made of solid walnut with inlays of satinwood.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 31, Dec 1934, p5, il
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14295
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The article draws attention to Gastonia, located in the heart of the textile region. The town's prosperity is credited to the textile industry; however, the article outlines Gastonia's other industries as well as statistical information about overall quality of life in the town.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 27, Dec 1948, p18-23
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15303
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Atkins profiles Dave Mitchem, who, at age 78, is considered North Carolina's greatest fox hunter. Mitchem lives in the little town of Lowell in Gaston County and has been hunting foxes since he was nine years old.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 24, Nov 1934, p7, 26, por
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15476
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The North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital at Gastonia is a large institution that has straightened the twisted limbs of thousands of children from needy families and which owes its existence to Robert B. Babington and the newspaper story he read of a widow and her handicapped son in 1908.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 28, Dec 1935, p1, 24, f
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15387
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Throughout the 19th-century, the state's western mountain region experienced a great deal of volcanic activity. Volcanoes, and subsequent earthquakes, were noted in Buncombe, Haywood, Macon, and Cherokee counties. These events were well documented by Sen. Thomas L. Clingman of Asheville, a respected politician and amateur geologist. The latest volcanic activity occurred in Cherokee County 1874.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 14, Aug 1935, p2, 20, il
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