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Gannon takes readers on a tour of the state's gold mining area in the southern Piedmont. Gold discovered there in 1799 triggered the first gold rush in the nation fifty years before the famous California strike. Other areas to explore include Badin Lake, Lake Tillery, Morrow Mountain State Park, and the Uwharrie National Forest.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Apr 2013, p52-53, il
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This Yadkin Valley region offers a number of activities to visitors. There are thirty-six wineries in the region and Surry County, with twelve, is considered the heart of the region. The article lists a number of them. There are small towns like Mt. Airy that have interesting shops and restaurants and there are activities for outdoor enthusiasts.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Apr 2013, p54-55, il
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Literary guidebooks co-created by the North Carolina Arts Council celebrate the selected writings and their authors, representatives of the state's multicultural spectrum. This article, Tour 12 of the “Literary Trails of North Carolina” series, profiles novels set in North Carolina towns and writers such as O. Henry.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 51 Issue 4, April 2019, p32-33
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30852
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This travel guide describes fifteen travel destinations, three in each of five regions across North Carolina. The destinations are a mix of well-known and not-so-well-known places, places for kids, places for nature lovers, history enthusiasts and shoppers. Also provided is a listing of travel information resources.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 41 Issue 4, Apr 2009, p37-65, il, por, map
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This 2008 travel guide describes twenty new adventures, four in each of five regions of North Carolina. The destinations are a variety of places for travelers interested in history, art, science, nature, and wildlife. Also provided is a full list of travel information centers.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 40 Issue 4, Apr 2008, p45-82, il, por, map
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"Local musicians are honored at the NC Music Hall of Fame." Originally based in Thomasville, the hall opened in 1994 but moved to Kannapolis in 2008.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 55 Issue 12, December 2023, p18, il
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31189
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As the need for quality child care increases, options are becoming more available, thanks to caring providers, local agencies and the state of North Carolina. This article discusses the state of child care in North Carolina, child care options, state requirements, rating systems, and parents’ responsibilities. Also provided, is a list of child care resources for each county.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 34 Issue 2, Feb 2002, p13-16, por
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31054
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Among hundreds of festivals held across North Carolina, most celebrate products grown on the farm or caught off the coast. This article provides a list and descriptions of festivals co-sponsored by North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, occurring throughout the year. The list begins with the North Carolina Turkey Festival, starting on September 8.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 39 Issue 9, Sept 2007, p14-16, por
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The historic city of Winston-Salem offers a wide variety of activities and attractions for the tourist from historic buildings and crafts, to modern art museums and wineries.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 4, Apr 2012, p52-53, map, f
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Uprooting family mysteries can have unexpected and disappointing results, as the author illustrated in her article’s opening. What can help make the exploration easier, Gannon offered as follow up to her research journey. One was online tools, complete with an assessment for each. Another was recognizing limitations with finding particular categories of people, such as women, and limitations associated with certain types of resources, such as birth certificates.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 48 Issue 9, September 2016, p12-13
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Hurricane Floyd hit the North Carolina coast on Wednesday, September 15, and was one of the most costly storms the state has ever experienced. This article discusses how eastern North Carolina communities and electric cooperatives endured the impacts of Hurricane Floyd.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 31 Issue 11, Nov 1999, p4-5, il, por
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Farmers' markets provide customers fresh produce and give small farmers an outlet for their crops. The four state-owned regional markets - Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh - generate $140 million annually. The figure doubles when revenues from smaller markets is added.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 30 Issue 7, July 1998, p16-19, il
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The festival has been held since 1985. Liver Mush is described as a blend of head meat, liver, cornmeal and various seasonings blended together to form a mush which is then refrigerated in rectangular pans forming bricks which are then cooked. the concept is thought to have derived from German immigrants.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 55 Issue 9, September 2023, p24-25, il
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In 1933, the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression. One of President Franklin Roosevelt's plans to get people back to work was the National Industry Recovery Act of 1933. The act established the Subsistence Homesteads Division in the Interior Department. The purpose was to create towns that would help farmers and industrial workers by moving families to homestead farming communities and planned mill towns. Penderlea, in Pender County, was the first homestead farm project in the nation. Gannon describes the building of Penderlea, what life was like there, and what the town is like in 2007.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Feb 2007, p14-15, il
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