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North Carolina's largest Red Bay has been discovered in Wilmington. According to the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, the tree has a circumference of 121 inches and an estimated crown spread of 46 feet. The Red Bay tree is far larger than the state's previous record holder. Red Bay is a native North American evergreen tree.
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12163
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Durham is the 18th North Carolina city to be designated an \"All-America City.\" This article contains information on the specific projects that brought Durham the recognition.
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14177
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Kate Vestal runs a millinery shop in Siler City, North Carolina, attends to all the business details in connection with and is in her 89th year.
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Addis Cates is the founder of Addis Cates Company, the largest independent supplier of green and brined cucumbers to the pickle industry. The home office is in Faison and the operation centers are in Robeson County at St. Pauls and Parkton. The company ships to thirteen states and Canada.
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11846
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Bobby Murray founded Bobby Murray Chevrolet, Inc., in Raleigh in 1965. This article traces the growth of the company from that point.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 37 Issue 11, Nov 1979,
p154-155, 231, il, por
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17609
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The 1953 General Assembly witnessed the inauguration of Governor William B. Umstead, Lt. Governor Luther Hodges, and the Council of State.
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11494
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Commercial Printing Company, Inc., located in Raleigh, prints everything from business cards to books. The company was founded in 1894, and incorporated in 1907, making it one of North Carolina's earliest corporations. G. Akers Moore, Sr. purchased the company in 1922, and it is now in the third-generation of ownership.
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5838
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In 1989, Carroll Dashiell joined the East Carolina University faculty as director of the jazz studies program and the ECU Jazz Ensemble. Dashiell is profiled in this Edge article.
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Capitol Broadcasting Company, founded by A. J. Fletcher, began as a single AM radio station in 1938. The company has grown to include television (WRAL-TV), FM radio, a newspaper, several radio networks, sports publications, and the largest independent supplier of background music in the nation.
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12879
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Fearing that the developing Virginia railroad companies might purloin trade and commerce in North Carolina, delegates, especially John Motley Morehead, became instrumental in forwarding the progress of the North Carolina Railroad Company during the 19th-century.
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If you take the adjectives impressive, breath-taking, stupendous, remarkable, astounding, and roll them up into one, you will have a fairly good idea of what the mass parachute jumps at Fort Bragg were like.
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Eight of Duplin's ten incorporated towns lie on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and U.S. 117, including Wallace, Teacheys, Rose Hill, Magnolia, Warsaw, Bowdens, Faison, and Calypso. Kenansville stands west of the geographical center, while Beulaville lives alone in the mid-eastern section. A history of these towns and a profile of their individual industries and communities are illustrated in this article.
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In normal times 100,000 dozen pairs a week is the output of Adams-Millis Corporation in High Point. They are the largest manufacturers of medium-priced hosiery in the world.
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17878
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In the recent North Carolina primary, 11 counties used voting machines in varying numbers, and this number is growing.
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Seven hundred people celebrated the Rehobeth Church on its 150th anniversary. The church was noteworthy not just for its longevity but also for famous individuals who visited including Bishop Asbury.
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