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13141
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There are many examples in North Carolina of nontraditional industries. The best example is North Carolina's rapid rise as a producer electronic equipment. Also, North Carolina's branch of the Associated General Contractors of America is the largest of its kind in the United States. North Carolina is a leader in railroads and motor carriers as well.
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13142
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Despite the fact that the farming population is declining, North Carolina still ranks second to Texas in the number of farms, and fourth in income from crops. Farms in the state have tobacco, dairy cows, sweet potatoes, poultry, peanuts, and apples to name but a few. The value of North Carolina's farm property has increased, as well as the position of farmers and crop yields.
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13143
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Over 300 minerals have been identified in North Carolina. The state leads the nation in production of mica, feldspar, pyrophyllite, china clay, and spodumene. North Carolina also produces tungsten, talc, quart, olivine, limestone, shale, copper, and clay. The stone, sand, and gravel industries are the most important in terms of revenue, as well as the production of granite and marble for building and ornamental purposes.
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13146
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This article details the history of Wilkes County as well as major industries and the current details of the county communities.
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13147
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The lives of four history-makers of Wilkes County are recounted in this article. Ben Cleveland, founder of the county, was a justice of the peace, rose to a colonelcy in the militia because of service against the Cherokees, and commanded the left wing against King's Mountain. For 57 years, Montfort Stokes held public offices in the state of North Carolina. He was named Indian commissioner in 1832 by President Andrew Jackson. James Wellborn and William Lenoir served under Ben Cleveland.
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13163
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Located near the Virginia-North Carolina state lines, Currituck has been explored and inhabited since the 18th-century. Experiencing topographical changes pertaining to the opening and closing of ocean inlets, the waters of Currituck sound have changed from salt to fresh numerous times.
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13165
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The only river between the Hudson and the Savannah reaching the Atlantic Ocean without being intercepted by a sound, the Scotman's River is North Carolina's most formidable. Comprising the largest lying drainage basin within North Carolina (8,570 square miles), the Scotsman's River is 320 miles long.
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13183
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Blanketing of the population of the United States is made possible by three of the country's largest blanket manufacturers, all in North Carolina - Beacon Manufacturing Co., of Swannanoa, Chatham Manufacturing Co., of Elkin, Leaksville and Charlotte, and Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. of Spray and Draper.
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13184
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A portrait of the Germanic customs and their settlements in the Piedmont is revealed in translated letters written in 1789 at Abbots Creek by the Rev. Mr. Roschen to his teacher in Bremen. The correspondence was originally published in the \"Historical Review\" in 1930.
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13193
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This article contains a listing by county of some of the historic homes and buildings in North Carolina.
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13218
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A continuation from a previous article in The State (April 7, 1956, Vol. 23, No. 23, pp. 16-17), this list details more of the historic buildings, by city, in North Carolina
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13226
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A spring located at the head of Allen Creek on the boundary of the Sunny Point Reservation in Brunswick County, provided 42 million gallons of pure fresh water a day into and out of McKenzie Pond; but no one has been able to figure out where it comes from. Bill Keziah believes it may be from an underwater river underneath Cape Fear.
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13246
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Jerry Ball, an employee of the Esso Standard Oil Company's North Carolina sales division in Charlotte, will do anything for a buck. Piano playing and fund raising are avocations of Ball's, as he puts on fantastic concerts to raise money, making him a local living legend in North Carolina.
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13253
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Lees-McRae College changes from an academic institution to a tourist vacation spot, Pinnacle Inn, in the summers. In co-operation with the North Carolina Hotel Association, Lees-McRae began the first two-year terminal education course in departmental hotel management offered in the state.
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13291
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The 31st Crash Boat Rescue Flight stationed at Southport, North Carolina are conducting a vigorous program of survival at sea and in rescue operations, and are on call 24 hours a day to proceed at once to the scene of a marine disaster or emergency.
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