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Meadowlark Gliderport recently opened in Franklinton, bringing gliding to Franklin County. Owned and operated by Dr. William Via of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Dentistry, the gliders are launched from the ground using an engine-powered winch. Depending on air currents, glide times range from five minutes to forty-five minutes. Via hopes to employee a certified glider flight instructor in the near future.
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9861
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In the 1960s, the Franklin County Historical Society began photographing and cataloging old homes in the county. The North Carolina Department of Archives and History became involved and worked to secure documents and sketches of the houses. Two hundred and thirty-five buildings were examined, and thirty-five have been recommended for addition to the National Register of Historic Places.
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24562
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Green Hill Place, located in present-day Franklin County, is a pre-Revolutionary home that was owned by a man named Green Hill, who left his mark in the county by establishing the Methodist Church in the South.
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8150
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Bamboo grows well in North Carolina. It works well in flood-prone areas; can be used as a windbreak or bird habitat; and even can be pickled. Although small shoots can sprout up in unwanted areas, it is easy to cut them back.
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The Kittrell Springs Hotel was transformed into a hospital for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Today the small Vance County town holds one of the few designated Confederate Cemeteries in the state. The graves of fifty-two soldiers who died at the hospital are individually marked, and their names are all listed in the church records, except for four \"unknown soldiers.\"Â
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The small town of Kittrell, North Carolina was once a refuge for Confederate soldiers and is now the site of the Confederate Cemetery, which is made up of 52 graves of soldiers who died in Kittrell Springs Hospital.
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24486
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Richard (Adria) Alston of Franklin County has devoted her life to studying and preserving the old art of making fine bobbin lace by hand. This article presents the history of bobbin lace making and the various techniques Alston uses in making her own.
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9961
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Parachutists flock to Franklin Airfield to sky dive at the Franklin County Parachute Center. Here, skydivers can earn their Class A license after completing 25 free falls in an approved manner. More seasoned jumpers can earn the Jump Master or Instructor licenses.
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24584
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E. H. McFarland of Louisburg, North Carolina collects old musical machines, such as player pianos and nickelodians; he restores and rebuilds the machines.
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The Experimental Aircraft Association, which has three chapters in North Carolina, is made up of pilots and airplane builders, most of who are over forty and fly strictly for enjoyment. Within this group, individual enthusiasts are primarily interested in building and design, racing and acrobatics, or restoration of vintage planes.
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Folk music has been passed down for generations spanning two hundred years in western Franklin and eastern Granville Counties in the Kearney-Preddy-Blackley families. Many play guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo interchangeably, practicing a seemingly endless repertoire without a word or note of written music.
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Snapping turtles are found throughout North Carolina, and there is still a market for turtle meat. The author accompanies several friends who are turtle hunters in Franklin County. The hunters catch turtles by placing in a lake bed a bamboo pole that has a line and hook attached. With any form of meat as bait, the hook is left overnight. The following day the lines are checked and any caught turtles are hauled into a boat. Turtle catchers avoid injuries by handling the animals with care. Turtles are sold while still alive, and those who can stand the danger and smell receive fifty cents per pound for their catch.
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9304
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The seventh volume of NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS 1861-1865, A ROSTER has just been published. The book gives brief biographies of 10,000 Confederate soldiers in the 22nd through 26th Regiments of North Carolina Troops.\r\n
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The Old Timer’s Reunion Show is held every year in southeastern Guilford County near Climax and allows people to come together to experience machinery used to make work easier in the pre-electric and pre-small tractor days. Machinery included vintage wood saws, horse-drawn carts, old farm vehicles, and steam powered automobiles.
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Malinda Blalock, under the pseudonym “Sam Blalock,†joined the Twenty Sixth North Carolina Regiment of the Confederate army commanded by Zebulon B. Vance in order to be near her husband, L. M., or Keith. Both eventually left the Confederates and served as Yankee spies for a Michigan Regiment.
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