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14253
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Paul L. Smith has built an air park off the beaten path located in the hills of Randolph County, with two runways, a hangar, and a restaurant.
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14258
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Indications are that the biggest crowds in the history of Morehead City and Atlantic Beach will visit that section of North Carolina this summer.
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14264
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If you want to see the progress in the western half of North Carolina along all lines - industrial, agricultural, delightful living conditions - then The State suggests you pay a visit to Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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In 1948 President Harry Truman visited North Carolina and stopped specifically in New Bern. While there, he attended church services at the First Baptist Church. Afterwards, Truman composed a letter of gratitude to the pastor, which is included in the article.
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The article reprints portions from a previous publication called \"The North Carolina Speaker.\" It was compiled by Eugene G. Harrell and John B. Neatherly in 1887 and published by Alfred Williams & Company. The work collected short stories and poems about North Carolina and the authors cited in this article are: Henry N. Blount, James A. Delke, Zebulon B. Vance, and Z. W. Whitehead.
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A concerned citizen of Greensboro took it upon himself to educate the local populace about the Holy Land. After returning from a tour of Egypt, Palestine, and Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Arnold decided to use souvenirs they bought to educate the community about these exotic places, especially Palestine with its links to religion. This developed into a Y.M.C.A. program which exposed Greensboro youth to the Arnold's artifacts.
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14313
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Western North Carolina proved a rough country in the late 18th Century. In this article, the story of Samuel Davidson is told. He attempted to settle the area beyond the Blue Ridge in 1784. Unfortunately he met his demise after he encountered a band of Cherokee Indians. A year later the first permanent settlements would take hold in that area.
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14344
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The early history of Yancey County has long intrigued the historian as being representative of pioneer days in the unbroken wilderness of the Southern Appalachians. The men of that country of high peaks and tremendous ranged had the experience of Indians, and old tales accord this ability to Nate Dempsey and Tom Wilson, who have been kept alive by legend, as they lived as neighbors and fought as friend or foe.
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14369
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The article describes Person County Native Americans and their activities including church and school attendance.
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14371
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This article provides a brief history of Camp Lejeune, the main training ground for the Second Marine Division that sent many of its young troops into the Second World War.
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14374
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The article looks at the growing number of summer camps across the state. Camps' outdoor activities range from hiking to sailing, taking advantage of natural resources. Other exercises incorporate arts and crafts and sometimes music to make the children well-rounded citizens.
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14391
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The Agricultural and Technical College (A. & T. College), located in Greensboro, was established as an educational institute for African American students. It was one of the largest African American colleges in the country, with more than 8,000 students enrolled in vocational training programs.
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The author retells a story that includes mix of historic fact and folklore of Andrew Hunter's daring escape that took place at Faith Rock, near Franklinville, during the Revolutionary War. Hunter, an outspoken patriot was hunted by Colonel David Fanning, commander of all Tories in the state. The evidence of his escape, now obliterated, was once seen on the river banks at Faith Rock.
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Greensboro opened a memorial room in honor of two men who became famous through names other than their own. To honor the 85th birthday of America's short story classicist, William Sidney Henry, O. Henry, the Greensboro Historical Society arranged the memorial in the atmosphere of Dr. Porter's Drug Store, coincidentally where Lunsford Richardson was the creative genius behind the trade name Vicks.
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14412
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Kanuga Lake, about six miles west of Hendersonville, is more than half a mile in length and a couple hundred yards wide. It is a beautiful body of water surrounded by wooded hills with facilities for bathing and boating.
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