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34849
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Author T. Edward Nickens discusses the prevalence of palmetto bugs in their beach house in Morehead Island. He sees them as a part of the household that guests need to learn to accept.
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34863
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R. Wayne Bailey was instrumental in bringing the wild turkey population of North Carolina back from the brink. In 1970, there were only 2,000 wild turkeys in the state; now, there are over 265,000. Author T. Edward Nickens pays homage to Bailey while detailing his own experiences with wild turkeys.
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27528
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The Hardaway Site is one of North Carolina’s greatest archaeological repositories. Located in the Uwharrie Mountains, the site has yielded a plethora of arrowheads, including Palmer, Kirk, and Stanly points. These artifacts help indicate how Native Americans lived in the region 12,000 years ago.
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27529
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The Hardaway Site is one of North Carolina’s greatest archaeological repositories. Located in the Uwharrie Mountains, the site has yielded a plethora of arrowheads, including Palmer, Kirk, and Stanly points. These artifacts provide insight into Native American hunting practices 12,000 years ago.
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27820
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Early spring welcomes the return of green grass and blooming flowers. In the woods and mountains of North Carolina, the Redbud tree returns.
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28648
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Crawdads or crayfish are common in North Carolina but the streams and creeks in which they live are facing a number of stresses. According to the author, the lack of children playing outside and trying to catch them is more worrying than the environmental problems crawdad’s are facing. The author discusses his childhood, the changing nature of child’s play, and the current situation crawdad’s are facing.
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29022
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Memories of the Bailes Old Mill north of Greensboro, the history of millponds in North Carolina, and a family’s history are told. The author describes how his grandmother, Berta “Bee” Roberts, created a painting of Bailes Millpond and how the mill was tied to his family’s history.
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34894
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In this Ramblin’ Man column, author T. Edward Nickens recounts his adventure on a deep-sea charter out of Moreheard City, North Carolina. Fishing in the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina results in large, colorful catches.
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34969
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Joyce Locklear, a member of the Coharie tribe of North Carolina, has acted as a cultural and educational liaison for the Coharie communities for almost 40 years. During her tenure, she taught classes of tribal crafting, visited congressman, and held dance competitions as ways to get tribal youth interested in their heritage.
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Bob Timberlake is one of North Carolina’s most celebrated painters. He is known for his landscapes of rural life in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as few portraits. While he has made a career as a furniture designer, he had been painting for years, and continues to do so at age 80.
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Knowledge about a religious sect settled in Salem between the mid-18th and early 20th centuries and archival conservation process can be found in this profile of D.H. Hill Library. More about Moravians can be mined in the million pages plus of documents chronicling everyday life in nearly every day detail. How manuscripts are conserved can be better understood by factors accounting for their unique appearance and unusual fragility.
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24934
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The fall line between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain is an important aspect of North Carolina history and geology. The side of the fall line that early settlers lived on greatly influenced their lives and their line of work. Today, however, many people don’t understand the significance of this geologic marvel.
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26730
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Long ago during the first colonization and exploration of North Carolina, travelers remarked at the almost “prairie” of the Piedmont, and it was later compared to the prairies of the Midwest. There are efforts now thanks to the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department to help preserve and care for these areas.
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26731
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The placement of roads in Western North Carolina dates to colonial times, when settlers created better roads (the Trading Ford, and the Trading Path) to connect themselves to the market of Asheville. Today, major highways cover much of the historic roads, utilizing the same area North Carolinians used hundreds of years before.
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27285
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When one considers bears in North Carolina, they often think the majority of the species’ population is in the mountains. However, the coastal plains are now home to more bears than the western part of the state.
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