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Henry Bacon, the notable architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial, also had deep roots in North Carolina. Having spent eight years of his childhood in Wilmington, Bacon returned to the area often during his lifetime, designing a number of homes for residents of Wilmington as well as several buildings in Linville, which the late Hugh MacRae began developing as a summer resort in 1891. Bacon died on February 16, 1924 and was buried in Wilmington.
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The famous Bailey Deer Park, started by James and Polly Bailey in 1875 as a private enterprise some two miles northwest of the present town of Spruce Pine, was the first wildlife preserve established in western North Carolina. To do it, they had to fight and win against resentful hunters. The only reminders of the park left today are a 15-bed wing added in 1959 to the Spruce Pine Community Hospital and a 1,200-acre development, Deer Park Lake Estates, opened soon thereafter.
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A theory advanced some time ago by Dr. F. W. Went, Director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, offers the explanation that the blue haze commonly seen over the Blue Ridge Mountains is due to the presence of organic matter which drifts into the atmosphere from trees and plants growing on the mountains.
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Ashton describes the North Carolina connection of Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer of Christian Science and founder of the world religion of that name. She arrived in Wilmington as a young bride on February 1, 1843 and was widowed in 1844 when her husband died there of yellow fever.
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North Carolina is home to several unique and rare trees, among them - Abies fraseri, Tsuga caroliniana, Crataegus roanesis. These trees are under control of the United States government in some areas and are an important part of North Carolina's ecosystem. Logging of these trees is restricted, and permits are required.
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Aquamarine, the sparkling, blue-green birthstone for March, is found and mined in about twelve North Carolina counties. The best-known mine is the Wiseman Mine on Carter Ridge near Spruce Pine. The deposit was discovered there around 1894.
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North Carolina's diverse vegetation and ecosystem are an important part of the state's appeal. Springtime marks the beginning of growth for the state as the Juneberry and Shadbush blossom. Native plants and trees such as the Dogwoods, Redbuds, and other fauna grow abundantly throughout the state. These numerous plants are an attractive element of North Carolina.
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North Carolina is the only state where significant quantities of emeralds have been found in the country. J. Adlai D. Stevenson, a prominent Statesville merchant and mineral collector, discovered the first emerald in Alexander County in 1875. Discoveries in Mitchell and Cleveland Counties followed shortly thereafter.
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Pigeon Roost resident, Harvey James Miller, was sole contributor to the Winter 1974 edition of FOXFIRE MAGAZINE, a publication dedicated to preserving the knowledge of folkways, folklore, and crafts of southern Appalachia. Miller's homespun writing style and grassroots reporting provide an authentic and thorough account of a vanishing lifestyle.
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Thomas Dixon, the well-known author of \"The Birth of a Nation,\" purchased 1,400 acres of mountain land called Wildacres in McDowell County with the vision of creating a campus for an artists' colony. The vision never was realized, and he lost the property in the crash of 1929. In 1936, I. D. Blumenthal purchased Wildacres for a mere $6,500. Under his direction, it has become the gathering place for groups seeking spiritual and intellectual refreshment, rest, and recreation.
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Topaz, an aluminum fluosilicate that crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and rates as an 8 on the Mohs scale, has been found in North Carolina. The Mineral Resources Division of the N.C. Department of Conservation and Development has noted the most extensive occurrence of Topaz in the state to exist on Bowlings Mountain.
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Varying in size and weighing up to 4.33 carats, at least fourteen known diamonds have been found in North Carolina. The first announced diamond find occurred in 1843 in Brindletown Creek, Burke County. Other finds have come from Mecklenburg, McDowell, Lincoln, and Cleveland Counties.
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Deemed by the United States Geological Survey as the most notable location in the United States where rubies have been commercially mined, North Carolina is a rich source for rock hounds as well as the American Prospecting and Mining Company for gem extraction. Found in Clay, Mitchell, Buncombe, Haywood, and Macon Counties, rubies found in North Carolina are in general, of the pigeon-blood variety, equal in color and brilliance to that of the Burma ruby.
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The CSS Hunley, the first submarine to sink an enemy ship as well as the forerunner for the modern day, atomic-powered model, was conceived by Captain Horace L. Hunley. Constructed in New Orleans, and later, Mobile, Alabama, the Hunley was shipped to Charleston, South Carolina via rail car for use in the Confederate Navy. Over 35 men died during trial runs in the sub, including the builder. On February 17, 1864, the Hunley was used successfully.
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Removed from Richmond, Virginia on 02 April 1865 and valued at nearly $13 million dollars, the Confederacy's, \"last treasure,\" was dispatched with Captain William H. Parker, C.S.N., and approximately sixty naval cadets for safe keeping. Packed into boxes, crates, and canvas sacks, the \"last treasure\"Â, moved from Washington to Georgia, via a multitude of stops, concluding in Abbeville, under the protection of the escort for President Jefferson Davies.
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