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5030
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While the North Carolina Zoo is Randolph County's major drawing card, visitors can find a variety of other attractions including pottery at Seagrove, the Petty family stock car racing museum, and the Peddycord Foundation for Aircraft Conservation Museum.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 2001, p60
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5059
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In 1951, William Neal Reynolds willed his home and property, Tanglewood, near Winston-Salem, to Forsyth County, to use as a public recreational park. The park offers a wide variety of recreational activities on its 1,100 acres. Golf is a major attraction, and visitors can also enjoy tennis, cycling, hiking, fishing, boating, and swimming in an Olympic-size pool.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 59 Issue 5, May 2001, p44, il
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5192
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The Ballantyne Resort Hotel is Charlotte's entry into the world of gracious living and golfing. Hensley describes the hotel and what it can offer to people who come to golf or to attend a convention.
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5271
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Hensley examines the rankings of North Carolina's inns and restaurants as determined by the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Mobil. Only one North Carolina property received AAA's 5-Diamond rating and Mobil's 5-Star rating - the Fearrington House near Pittsboro.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Mar 2002, p64, il
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What many golfers look forward to while playing a round are the finishing holes in the course - often the three most challenging ones. NORTH CAROLINA magazine's Golf Panel rates the Old North State Club course in Montgomery County as having the three best finishing holes in the state. The course was designed by Tom Pazio.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Mar 2002, p30, 32, il
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5284
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Hensley examines the names of the state's more than 600 golf courses. His findings reveal at least 20 with the same name, 34 with some form of \"pine\" in the name, and a number named after mountains, ridges, rivers, and hills. Only two courses have North Carolina in their titles, however.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Mar 2002, p44, il
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5289
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Just outside Concord lies the Lowe's Motor Speedway, the \"Mecca of Motorsports.\" Each year the track hosts major NASCAR Winston Cup races, which fill the 107,000-seat speedway. Hensley discusses the races and the numerous other events that take place at the speedway during the year.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 8, Aug 2002, p52, il
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5316
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The Anderson Creek Golf Club has been rated the state's best new golf course for 2001 by the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Golf Panel. The course was designed by professional golfer and North Carolina native Davis Love. Briar Creek Country Club in Raleigh placed second.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Mar 2002, p20, 22-23, il
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The cost of playing golf is rising, but courses can still be found that \"offer terrific golf at reasonable rates.\" The NORTH CAROLINA magazine Golf Panel indicates over 100 courses in the state meet that measure. Tanglewood Park in Clemmons near Winston-Salem is rated number one in giving the \"Best Bang for the Buck.\"
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Mar 2002, p26, 28, il
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5328
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U.S. Highway 64 stretches from North Carolina's western border to the ocean, and along its 543 miles are a variety of interesting things to see and do, including the John C. Campbell Folk School, the state zoo in Asheboro, and the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Apr 2002, p64, il
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5432
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Jackson County, lying in the southwest corner of the state, covers 491 square miles of some of North Carolina's most outstanding scenery. Hensley describes some of the attractions to be found, including the towns of Sylva and Dillsboro, waterfalls, and the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 11, Nov 2002, p64, il
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\"Pete\" Murphy, along with his father and brother Wendell and sister Joyce, owned and operated Murphy Family Farms, one of the country's biggest producers of pork, until its recent merger with Smithfield Foods of Virginia. Now he is handling other business and community activities. Murphy is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 60 Issue 10, Oct 2002, p58-61, il
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5507
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Hensley discusses why so many golfers from around the country come to North Carolina to learn how to improve their game.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 61 Issue 1, Jan 2003, p56, il
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5971
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Weekend getaways for people living in a state blessed with historical sites and recreational opportunities are described by Hensley. Among the places listed are Waynesville, Boone, Beaufort, Wilmington, and New Bern.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 61 Issue 9, Sept 2003, p16, 18, 20-28, il
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The NORTH CAROLINA magazine Golf Panel again voted Pinehurst No. 2 the top golf course in North Carolina. Six other courses in the top ten moved up, down, or off the list. Charlotte Country Club, the state's oldest Donald Ross-designed course, edged into the top ten rankings. The article also includes the ranking of the next 90 courses, often called “The Mighty 90.”
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 62 Issue 3, Mar 2004, p46-47, il
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