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15375
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Early July 1935 the first \"legal liquor store\" opened in Wilson. Sixteen of seventeen counties voted for liquor control, with Rockingham County the only one against with a 300 vote majority. Other counties would open their own liquor stores after Wilson included: Pasquotank, Martin, Pitt, Nash, Lenoir, Halifax, Carteret, Onslow, Warren, Wilson, Edgecombe, Vance, Beaufort, New Hanover, Craven, and Greene.
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11133
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Railroading began in North Carolina in 1833 when fifteen miles of track were laid from the Virginia border to the town of Weldon. Other construction would soon follow. Today, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which came into being on July 1, 1967, has one-sixth of its total mileage, or 1,600 miles, in the state. Seaboard employs over 4,000 people with an annual payroll of $44 million.
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10843
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Now open to the public is the 1805 Stevenson House, one of the few structures surviving more than a century and a half on the Tryon Palace Square in New Bern. Completely restored and appropriately furnished by the Tryon Palace Commission, the handsome, three-story frame dwelling is regarded as an excellent example of early 19th century architecture.
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10376
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In 1771, Johann Matthew Miksch opened a tobacco shop in the Moravian village of Salem along with a log-cabin tobacco manufactory. Both buildings have now been restored and authentically furnished as part of the Old Salem Restoration project. To date, eight village buildings have been restored to their original appearance.
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17482
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Eleven pages dedicated to listing all newly elected city officials for 1937.
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7034
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In the fall of 1941, the East Carolina Teachers College football team played to an undefeated season. The feat has never been duplicated. This article provides a summary of each of the seven games and a roster of the players.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Fall 2004,
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12834
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The population counts for North Carolina's one hundred counties, for the year 1960, are provided in the form of a list.
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6078
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The North Carolina Business Award, established in 1983, recognizes businesses that have shown vision and creativity in promoting the protection of the state's architectural resources. Branch Banking and Trust Company of Wilson received the 1985 award for its consistent and significant support of historic preservation through generous gifts of property and funds.
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6040
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Jack O. Boyte of Charlotte received the 1985 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Boyte, noted restoration architect, has overseen a number of preservation projects both in the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area and statewide.
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6032
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The 1985 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Robert L. Stallings, Jr. Stallings has numerous achievements in historic preservation: Mayor of New Bern in the 1950s; Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development in the 1960s; chairman of the Tryon Palace Commission; pioneer in developing the New Bern historic district.
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6035
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel in Cary are the 1985 award winners. The structure is the only remaining building associated with the town's founder, Frank Page. The award will assist in restoration costs.
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6041
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Catherine W. Bishir received the 1986 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Bishir, historian, scholar, writer, and administrator, has \"had a central role in the recognition and preservation of historic properties in North Carolina.\"
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6033
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The 1986 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Rosalie Huske Kelly, of Fayetteville. Kelly is well-known for her work in preserving the town's history. Among examples of her preservation leadership are saving the 1834 Belden-Horne house and restoration of the ancient Cool Spring in downtown Fayetteville.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in an effort to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Carteret County Historical Society received the 1986 award for preserving the former Camp Glenn United Methodist Church for use as the Carteret County Museum of History.
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6051
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The Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. Flora Ann Bynum of Winston-Salem is the winner of the inaugural award. For over forty years Mrs. Bynum has devoted her energy, leadership, talent, and time to historic preservation in the areas of research and restoration of gardens and landscapes.
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North Carolina Preservation
(NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 70, Awards Issue 1987,
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