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45 results for "Gannon, Renee"
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40675
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What to see in a town touting legendary barbecue restaurants includes an annual air show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
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Goldsboro--History; Wayne County--History; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (Goldsboro); Seymour Johnson Air Force Base--Wings Over Wayne Air Show ; Air shows--Goldsboro; Wings Over Wayne Air Show--U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; Goldsboro--Mountains-To-Sea Trail; Goldsboro--NC African-American Music Trail ; NC African-American Music Trail--see also African American Music Trails of North Carolina ; Barbecue cookery--Goldsboro; Wilber's Barbeque (Goldsboro); Grady's Barbecue (Dudley)
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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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40697
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The family-owned Conrad & Hinkle Food Market is well known for its pimento cheese sandwiches. On the Daniel Boone Heritage Canoe Trail, guests of downtown restaurants like Conrad & Hinkle can burn off calories accrued. Lexington’s reputation can be built on perks other than its legendary barbecue.
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North Carolina Daniel Boone Heritage Canoe Trail (Lexington); Lexington--Description and travel; Barbecue--see also barbeque; Lexington--Economic conditions; Davidson County--History; Davidson County--Description and travel; Boone's Cave Park (Lexington); Lexington--hiking trails ; Davidson County--Industry; Davidson County--Economic conditions
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3821
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When Nash Community College started its Electric Lineman Technology two-year degree program in 1998, the state became home to the second such program in the country. Kansas was first. The 64-credit-hour degree enhances the lineman's communication, technical, and safety skills.
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4089
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Organized by farmers in 1888 in Siler City for the purpose of buying, selling, and exchanging goods and farm products, the Farmers Alliance Store is still in business, although changed over time. Citizens have petitioned the state to create a downtown historic district and to place a historical marker in the store, which is Siler City's oldest operating business.
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30658
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North Carolina’s state park system has thirty-six parks, four state recreation areas, and two state natural areas. These parks offer visitors the opportunity to learn about the area’s biodiversity, history and culture, and to experience wilderness, waterways and hiking trails. This article provides descriptions of eight new state parks that have opened since 2000.
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Carolina Country
(NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 46 Issue 4, Apr 2014,
p50-51, il, por, map
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44097
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Located in Highlands, this festival began as a part of the yearly fall Highlands Food & wine Festival. Profits from the festival benefit local land conservation efforts.
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40696
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Pettigrew State Park offers steps into Northeastern North Carolina’s scenic beauty. Somerset Place, situated within Pettigrew, offer a step back into North Carolina life, pre-Civil War. Such sites help to make the state, from mountains to coast, a popular tourist destination.
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Pettigrew State Park; State parks--North Carolina; Somerset Place (Creswell); Somerset Place (Creswell)--History; Plantations--North Carolina; Antebellum period--North Carolina ; Lake Phelps; Great Eastern Dismal--see also Great Alligator Dismal; Old growth forests--North Carolina--Lake Phelps; Dug-out canoes--Lake Phelps--Native Americans; Somerset Place--slaves--Sucky Davis family ; Somerset Homecoming--Somerset Place--slaves descendants; Historic homes--interpretive tours
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31179
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The Pisgah Covered Bridge is a cultural and historic structure that crosses over the Little River, and is one of the few remaining covered bridges in North Carolina. But in a torrential rainstorm on August 9, 2003, the river rose fourteen feet above normal and tore apart the bridge. The North Carolina Zoological Society in Asheboro is raising money to rebuild the bridge and its surrounding area.
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31292
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According to the Wake County Cooperative Extension office, water quality across North Carolina is good, even in rural areas, despite the possibility of a lurking problem in groundwater under rural farmland treated with pesticides years ago. This article discusses water quality issues in the state and offers a guide to maintaining private well water.
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35213
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This publication, coming from Joyner’s two decades of service, is more shared appreciation for what he contributed to Carolina Country than shared math puzzles and history riddles.
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4133
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Overhunting and increasing human population brought about the decline of the wild turkey across the country from millions to around 30,000 at the start of the 20th-century. The National Wild Turkey Federation sponsors Target 2000, a project that seeks to restore the wild turkey nationwide by the year 2000. By April, 1999, the state's wild turkey population will reach 100,000, with habitats in all 100 counties.
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28523
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Dubbed as Nature’s Playground, Burke County, North Carolina offers a variety of activities such as hiking, kayaking, hang gliding, and wine tours. South Mountains State Park provides a backcountry experience for all levels of outdoor enthusiasts. There are also a number of waterfalls and lakes to explore in the area.
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43016
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Thermal Valley Hang Gliding is located between Morganton and Lenoir. Near Wilkesboro, owners, Dima and Merin Sazinas of the Sky Retreat's Blue Ridge Paragliding Center are both professional ballroom dancers and paragliders. In the Peidmont, Statesville and Iredell County are home to balloon manufactuerer Firefly Balloons. Offering hangliding on the coast, Kitty Hawk Kites Flight School has multiple locations.
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31263
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This 1999 travel guide provides details on popular tourist destinations throughout North Carolina and a full list of travel information centers and tourism resources. The destinations are a variety of places for travelers interested in history, art, science, nature, and wildlife.
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