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9951
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In the summer of 1865, James Ellis Malone was thirteen years old and living in the Yankee occupied Franklin County town of Louisburg. He recorded his recollections in a journal that was handed down to his grandson, Edward L. Best. Excerpts quoted directly from the journal make up the bulk of the article, and include references to General J. E. B. Stuart, the 1st N.C. Cavalry, and Union Generals William T. Sherman and Oliver O. Howard.
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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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10076
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A gravestone commemorating Aunt Abby House was erected deep in the woods of Franklin County where a crude wooden marker once stood. The inscription reads: “Aunt Abby House, Angel of Mercy to the Confederate Soldiers, Died April 30, 1881.†The stone was fashioned after those placed on Confederate soldiers' graves by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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10644
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The Cascine plantation, built in 1750 and located three miles south of Louisburg in Franklin County, NC, was selected by the advisory committee of the Historic American Buildings Survey as possessing exceptional historic or architectural interest worthy of most careful preservation for the benefit of future generations. The 1500-acre plantation is owned today by Bennett H. Perry, a Henderson attorney and direct descendant of one of the seven Perry brothers who settled the land in 1746. The Perry brothers came from Virginia after receiving the land by grant from the Earl of Granville.
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10649
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State Senator William A. Jeffreys, served from 1844-1845 and died from the ravages of typhoid fever on October 3, 1845. He was buried in tomb that was carved into a huge granite boulder. According to legend, Jeffreys had a great fear of being buried in the ground. Jeffreys' son had his father's body placed in a vault above ground while his unusual tomb was prepared. Once a vault had been carved out of the granite boulder and the body placed inside, the opening was sealed with a marble slab. The tomb can be found on US 401, approximately 19 miles north of Raleigh, where the state has erected an historical marker with the heading \"Unique Tomb.\"
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12267
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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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12290
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John Braxton, a young dairy farmer in Alamance County, constructs muzzle loading flint and cap lock rifles similar to the guns used in the Revolutionary War and Civil War. His guns have been fired in numerous marksmanship competitions and battle reenactments.
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12295
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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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12324
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The first flag of the Confederate States of America was designed by Major Orren Randolph Smith and constructed by Miss Catherine Rebecca Murphy with her aunt and Miss Nora Sykes assisting. The flag first flew on the Franklin County Court House Square in Louisburg. This marked the turning point of public opinion from apathy to pro-secessionist-Confederacy.
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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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24517
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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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24537
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The author presents a satire on how kudzu, Pueraria hunbergiana, was introduced to the United States. The author describes in this article how the Japanese sent the invasive species to America in the 1930s to weaken the country before World War II.
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24540
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The North Carolina Historical Marker E-5 is located near the Franklin-Warren County line and marks the grave site of Robert E. Lee’s oldest daughter. Annie Carter Lee died of typhoid fever while at Jones Springs Hotel.
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24552
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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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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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