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12133
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Addressing the local histories of ten towns encompassing Johnston County this article chronicles: Clayton, Four Oaks, Kenly, Micro, Pine Level, Wilsons Mills, Princeton, Selma, and Smithfield.
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12135
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Step by step, the state, its institutions and communities are filling out the spheres which appeal to the intellectual, scholar, and aesthete. Noting famous works of art, architecture, and plays, this article is dedicated to revealing the state of North Carolina's efforts in improving cultural holdings.
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12137
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In 1825, the State of North Carolina engaged the services of Hamilton Fulton, described as a distinguished engineer from England, to ascertain the importance, practicability, and expenses of reopening the inlet at or near Nag's Head. Fulton's report favored such changes, commencing a quarter century of agitation to accomplish the most ambitious and fascinating project in the state's history to that time. This article is a two-part series and contains the beginning of Fulton's report.
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The largest pump in the world has just been installed in Cherokee County. Capable of pumping 1,750,000 gallons of water per minute, the pump was installed at TVA's Hiwassee Dam and will serve as a combined pump and turbine.
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12139
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In 1825, the State of North Carolina engaged the services of Hamilton Fulton, described as a distinguished engineer from England, to ascertain the importance, practicability, and expenses of re-opening the inlet at or near Nag's Head. Fulton's report favored changes and commenced a quarter century of agitation to accomplish the most state's ambitious and fascinating project to that time. This article is a two-part series and the first part of this series can be found in the following issue, October 1956, Vol. 24, No. 11, p9-10.
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12145
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In 1825, the State of North Carolina engaged the services of Hamilton Fulton, described as a distinguished engineer from England, to ascertain the importance, practicability, and expenses of reopening the inlet at or near Nag's Head. Fulton's report favored such changes, commencing a quarter century of agitation to accomplish the most ambitious and fascinating project in the state's history to that time. This is the concluding article in a series digesting the report of Major Walter Gwyn to the N.C. Internal Improvement Commission in 1840.
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12150
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William Henry Belk opened his first department store in Monroe, North Carolina, in 1888. Offering fixed prices instead of forced haggling, Belk's store flourished. Spreading to South Carolina by 1895, William Henry Belk had officially begun his franchise which would go on to total more than five hundred stores.
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12154
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Brandon Hodges and his commission suggest a new tax structure for North Carolina in 1956.
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12162
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F. J. Boling, Jr. is president of The Boling Company. Founded in 1904 in Siler City, the company makes chairs for offices, schools, homes, and other institutions. The firm still operates in its original location, although it has expanded there and elsewhere.
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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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12164
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North Carolina's eighteen designated All-America cities are a diverse group. This article lists the cities and how they achieved the honor.
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12165
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L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. is president of Branch Banking and Trust Company. He assumed the presidency in February 1982 just a few days after the sudden death of Thorne Gregory, who had headed the bank for a number of years. Lowe is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine Businessman in the News section.
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12167
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Lucius H. Harvin, III, is president and CEO of Rose's Stores, a firm founded by his grandfather, P. H. Rose, in 1915. He is only the fourth person to lead this family-owned retail chain of 240 stores which employ around 13,000 people in thirteen southeastern states. Rose is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine Businessman in the News section.
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12168
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J. A. Hackney & Sons started in Washington, North Carolina in 1946. The company is not to be confused with Hackney Bros. Body Company in Wilson, which specializes in refrigerated van bodies. The companies are separate but are managed by cousins. James A. Hackney, III is president and CEO of what is now Hackney, Industries, Inc. located in Washington. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 41 Issue 7, July 1983,
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12170
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Carolina Power & Light Company began operations in 1908. Few individuals at that time could foresee that the small Raleigh-based utility would eventually provide electric service to over three million people in North and South Carolina.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 41 Issue 7, July 1983,
p46-48, 57-58, il, por
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