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12850
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The Preserve America Community Program \"is a federal effort to encourage and support preservation and enjoyment of America's cultural and natural heritage.\"Â Twenty-nine communities across the nation received the award this year. Five of them were from North Carolina: Asheboro, Hendersonville, Hillsborough, Waxhaw, and Transylvania County.
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12852
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Paul DellaCourt is vice chairman of Raleigh-based North Hills, Inc. The company is one of the Southeast's largest real estate development firms, with more than five million square feet of income property, 2,700 apartment units, and more than 4,000 acres of residential and commercial environments.
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12856
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The Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., a natural gas utility headquartered in Gastonia in Gaston County, is marking its fiftieth year of operation. Charles Branson Zeigler founded the company in the 1930s and went on to create a statewide natural gas distribution network.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 46 Issue 6, June 1988,
p24, 26, 28, 50-51, il
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12857
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First Union's beginning was modest. In 1908, H. M. Victor put forth a proposal to organize The Union National Bank of Charlotte. After raising a $100,000 through stock sales, he set up his office at a desk in the main lobby of the Buford Hotel, and the bank began. In 1988, First Union marked its eightieth anniversary.
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12858
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Alfred Williams was born in Franklin County in 1805 and moved to Raleigh when he was sixteen. Although Alfred Williams and Company today is synonymous with quality office furniture and supplies, it all began 150 years ago with the founding of a drugstore firm named Williams and Haywood.
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12871
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Offering a multitude of facts pertaining to the Civil War, this article contains information relative to battles, ammunition, statistics, battle marches, soldiers, officers, and population figures.
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An excerpt from the May 1859 issue of HARPER'S, this article covers the opening of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, offering details of the CALYPSO, the first boat to travel through the canal.
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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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Rich in minerals and a popular spot for rock hunters since 1872, Macon County is home to several mines. Brooks Mine, Bowers Mine, Corundum Hill Mine, and the Mason Branch Mine, have been sources of rubies, chromite, copper, emory, graphite, schist, kaolin, and kyanite.
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12887
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Located in the Southern Appalachians, in Macon County, the Highlands Biological Station, parented by the Highlands Museum of Natural History, served to supplement the western part of the state as a facility for educational institutions. First used in 1931, the biological station expanded in 1958 with funds obtained from the National Science Foundation.
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12890
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Held from 13-17 October 1959, the North Carolina State Fair will feature the, \"Old Village,\" an educational exhibit established in 1951 that informs patrons of living conditions and traditions from earlier periods.
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12891
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The clothing worn by the 1960 Miss North Carolina, Judith Lynn Klipfel, is displayed in ten different photographs, covering a two page spread. Indicative of the clothing worn by pageant goers during the 1960s, the ensembles cover sleepwear, outdoor attire, casual dress, as well as formal dress.
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12893
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An article offering peculiar facts pertaining to the peopled history of Harnett County. Scottish ancestry, Klan relations, as well as notable natives, are mentioned.
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12895
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Offering brief blurbs regarding the towns in Harnett County, this article includes information relevant to Dunn, Erwin, Angier, Coats, Olivia, Bunnlevel, Mamers, Johnsonville, and Spout Springs.
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12897
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Operating between Greensboro, North Carolina and New York City via the Southern and Pennsylvania Railways, the Theater Train is a, \"party on wheels.\"Â Aimed at drawing crowds of the female persuasion, the Theater Train has successfully drawn in crowds exceeding 200 individuals over the past two years.
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