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North Carolina boasts the largest sport-fishing fleet on the eastern coast operated by one man, Ottis Purifoy. Purifoy's \"Lucky Seven,\"Âoperated out of Morehead City, is comprised now of nine boats with another currently being built. In addition to providing boats and guides, Purifoy has a fish house where he can clean and ice the catch, providing an outlet for his commercial fishing business as well.
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Boiling Springs in Brunswick County is noted as the largest real estate development in North Carolina, already selling over 2,000 building lots. The Brunswick County landscape is dominated by the presence of 50 lakes and ponds, the longest 2.5 miles long. Homes designed especially for senior citizens are anticipated, likely making Boiling Springs popular among retirees.
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According to the author, a \"Historical Triangle\" should be created in southeastern North Carolina, as the area between New Bern, Wilmington, and Morehead City have a variety of attractions appealing to the tourist. The tour could take in Tryon Palace in New Bern, followed by a tour of Wilmington, finishing with Ft. Macon in Morehead City.
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In visiting a new area, people often ask about the location of good restaurant fare and entertainment, eliciting the response from most locals that there is little good to eat or fun attractions. The fiction that high-priced eating places will draw immense local crowds persists, and continues to trap enthusiastic people into making foolish investments. Drawing on the local restaurant fare and available leisure activities, a list of fine motels, outdoor dramas, and travel improvements aid the local and tourist alike in finding acceptable alternatives in North Carolina.
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Pinehurst, defying the usual fate of old resorts, shows no sign of decay and decline, but has grown in popularity and prosperity over the years. Its growth continues with its connection by scheduled airline from Raleigh, tapping both the east and Midwest airlines. This year for the first time, the corporation will inaugurate s summer season, making Pinehurst a year-round resort.
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Chosen for the flowers, weather, and charm existing throughout the city, Tryon, North Carolina was deemed one of the four prettiest towns in the United States by New York Times column writer, Don Culross Peattie. Inspiring a similar article, specifically related to equally awe arousing towns in North Carolina, Old Trudge mentions Southern Pines, Blowing Rock, Chapel Hill, Beaufort, and Belhaven as equal contenders in the prettiest towns debate.
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No longer restricted as places to visit in the summer, beach resorts are becoming more popular as year round homes. The same social clubs, churches, and organizations available to inland folk are more available in beach towns, drawing in a larger number of semi-retired or retired persons. Specifically mentioning Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, and Nags Head, the author notes the downsides as well as benefits of living on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Addressing charter fishing ventures in North Carolina and their slow decline, Old Trudge highlights the decline is fish availability, the most sought after specimens, as well as record breaking catches. Hugo Rutherford, Dr. J. C. Overby, Mrs. Ross Walker, and a few others are mentioned for their roles in the history pertaining to fishing in North Carolina.
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A. B. Cook and his brother Richard, started a Buffalo Ranch near Concord, North Carolina. Utilizing five buffalo that A. B. Cook corralled himself, in Drake, Colorado, the Cook brothers have increased their holdings to forty. In addition to buffalo, the Cook Brothers also possess Texas Longhorns, Scot Highland Cattle, deer, midget cattle, and horses.
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Lake Norman, the largest man-made lake in North Carolina, is under construction. Funded and owned by the Duke Power Company, Lake Norman will be 33 miles long, contain 400 miles of coastline, and span some 32, 510 acres. The dam forming the lake will be on the Mecklenburg-Lincoln line, stretching 100 feet tall and 5,649 feet in length. It is hoped that the lake will be open to the public in late 1963, early 1964.
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Occurring June 11 through 25, residents of New Bern will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of North Carolina's second oldest city.
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The fishing pier business in North Carolina is booming. For many years there was only one fishing pier in North Carolina at Kure Beach. After Hurricane Hazel the Southeastern North Carolina Beach Association listed eleven, with one in the works. Fishing piers are big business and studies are being done to survey for locations, soundings, tides, and weather, while consulting engineers, owners, contractors, and builders. But there are quite a bit more than those listed by the Association, with piers at Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Atlantic Beach, and Emerald Isle, to name a few. Each pier provides a unique atmosphere for fishing, dining, and scenic views.
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The largest breeder of purebred Shetland Ponies in the southeast, Dowd Pony Farm, started in 1953, is located in Chatham County. Beginning with a herd of 14, Dowd Pony Farm expanded to 127 ponies by 1956. Fetching between $5,000 and $5,600 per pony, the Dowds run a lucrative business from their country ranch, located near the Devil's Tramping Ground.
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In 1954, passports were issued to 5,642 North Carolinians, which is an increase of over 300 percent of foreign travel over the last five years. And according to the World Travel Service of Charlotte, the sort of North Carolinian that is traveling is the housewife. The easing of world tensions, travel restrictions in many countries, increased cross-Atlantic sailings and flights, and the urge to see the world are all prompting North Carolinians to travel abroad.
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Thousands have awakened to the natural opportunities of North Carolina. One of the major breakthroughs of higher standards of living is ownership of a pleasure boat. North Carolina's boating waters are hard to beat, with the Inland Waterway passing through the state to Florida, dozens of rivers, and calming shoals.
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