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10155
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Located in the south-central portion of North Carolina, the Sandhills is one of the country's finest fruit producing sections and hunting areas. It is also known as the winter golf capital of the nation with its two famous resorts--Pinehurst and Southern Pines.
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10180
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The All-America City Award, presented by the National Civic League, annually recognizes communities that engage in creative collaborative problem solving, inclusiveness, successful innovation and civic improvement. In North Carolina, Lenoir and Reidsville received the award for 2008.
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10182
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The Municipal Administration course is offered by the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to municipal managers, department heads, and other officials. At the close of instruction, class members vote anonymously for the student who best meets the criteria for the George Franklin Award. Franklin was a former counsel for the N.C. League of Municipalities. Mujeeb Shah-Khan, assistant city attorney in Charlotte, received the award in 2008. Dan Porter, planning director of Camden County, received the Edwin M. Gill Award.
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10207
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Arguments for and against the issuance of $25 million in bonds for school building purposes are presented.
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10270
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Ten counties in North Carolina have been abolished, absorbed, or otherwise are gone off the maps of today's North Carolina. A map accompanying the article indicates where the counties were formerly located.
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10287
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Before the advent of the new hard-surfaced highway on the Outer Banks, bus travel to Hatteras could be a long, often thrilling experience. The Midgett family has operated the route for almost thirty years. The trip could take as much as six hours to complete. Travel was over the sand trails, with detours into the surf at times in order to find firmer sand and crossing Oregon Inlet was by ferry.
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10290
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The article describes the establishment of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The area set aside is the nation's national seashore.
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10292
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The article discusses the effect a ruling by the United States Supreme Court to support or to strike down school segregation would have on North Carolina, which maintains separate but equal public schools.
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10293
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A number of dude ranches which offer a variety of activities are located in western North Carolina and include Cataloochee, the oldest and best-known, Bent Creek, Wayah Bald, Pisgah View, Sunset Farms, Smoky Mountain, and Queen's Farm.
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10295
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William Rufus King was born in Sampson County in 1786 and after a legislative career in North Carolina, moved to Alabama in 1818. The article recounts his distinguished service to the nation. King was elected Vice-President, but died in April 1853, shortly after taking the oath of office.
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10296
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Hackney Bros. Body Co., of Wilson, is a pioneer manufacturer of refrigerator truck bodies and school bus bodies. W. N. Hackney, a wheelwright, founded the company in 1854, and soon earned a reputation for producing wheels that would stand up to hard travel. Soon the business expanded to wagons and buggies. As transportation vehicles changed, so did the company to meet the needs of businesses. In 1954, Hackney marks its 100th anniversary in business.
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10301
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One of the oldest and most traditional sporting events in North Carolina is riding to the hounds. Of the 112 organized hunts recognized by the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America, three are in North Carolina. They are the Moore County Hounds, at Southern Pines; Tyron Hounds, at Tryon; and the Sedgefield Hunt, near Greensboro and High Point.
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10307
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With the passing of Robert Stipe, North Carolina has lost one of its champions of historic preservation. He held positions at the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served as the director of the state Division of Archives and History before joining the School of Design at North Carolina State University in 1976. He was a prolific writer of articles and books and the recipient of numerous awards for his historic preservation work.
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10314
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The new Art Museum opened in Raleigh April 6, 1956. It is the first major art collection in the nation that was purchased with funds appropriated by the state. The collection contains over 200 paintings valued at over $2 million.
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10315
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Business leaders from the state and across the nation gathered in Winston-Salem in June to pay tribute to and to review the career of P. Huber Hanes Sr., who is retiring from active management of the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company. The company organized by him, his father, and other family members in the early years of the 20th-century grew to be one of the country's largest manufacturers of knitted underwear.
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