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10135
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Pittard discusses the life and work of David Stick, who is the leading authority on the people and events that shaped the Outer Banks over the last four hundred years. The author of a dozen books and numerous articles, Stick donated his personal library and archives to the North Carolina Office of Archives and History in 1986, to be maintained as a public research center. Located in Manteo, the Outer Banks History Center opened to the public in 1989.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 76 Issue 1, June 2008,
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10167
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Kevin Duffus, author, researcher, and filmmaker, discusses his latest book, The Last Days of Black Beard the Pirate.
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10278
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Pittard discusses the life of Shelby native Attie Texas Bostick. Born in 1875 into a deeply religious family, she went to China as a missionary in the first half of the 20th-century. There she faced famine, illness, war, and imprisonment by the Japanese.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 76 Issue 4, Sept 2008,
p114-116, 118-120, il, por
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10282
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The United Service Organization (USO) was formed on February 4, 1941, with a mission of serving the GIs who were away from home. The first USO in North Carolina opened in Fayetteville on October 13, 1941. The number would grow to around 300 centers before World War II ended. The Jacksonville USO is the state's largest, and it is the oldest continuously operating one in the world.
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Sharon and Chris Smith and their two sons own and operate Mackey's Ferry Peanuts on Highway 64 near Jamesville. Whatever your favorite peanut taste--boiled, salted, right out of the shell, covered with chocolate, or peanut butter--visitors are sure to find it there. Besides peanuts, the store offers North Carolina products, crafts, and local barbecue. For many travelers to and from the Outer Banks, the store is a must stop.
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Fred and Dot Wagoner have been in the Christmas tree business since 1939 and have developed a loyal following in Raleigh and Greensboro. Compared with other tree growers their sales are small, with around 2,500 trees a year harvested at their Fraser Knoll Farm in Ashe County.
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Pittard describes parks in three of North Carolina's largest cities where residents can find a quiet space amid the hubbub of city life. They are Pullen Park (Raleigh), Freedom Park (Charlotte), and Center City Park (Greensboro).
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11266
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Public art is art not housed in a museum but found in the everyday environment, like paintings on buildings. The now-defunct Artworks for State Buildings Program was a state-supported program for public art. In 2001, Jeffrey York started Creating Places: A Community Public Art and Design Initiative. The program's objective is to pair community leaders and artists in an effort to develop projects for a specific community, such as the Fish Walk in Morehead City.
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James McConnell Smith built the house with his wife, Mary Patton Smith, around 1840. Smith was one of the region's wealthiest men, owning as much as one-third of Asheville and over 30,000 acres on the French Broad River. The home is the oldest surviving building in Asheville and the oldest brick structure in Buncombe County. It served as a second home for Smith, as the family's main dwelling was in Asheville. The house was later purchased at public auction in 1858, by Smith's daughter, Sarah Lucinda, and her husband William Wallace McDowell. The house was saved from demolition in 1975 by the Western North Carolina Historical Association and the Junior League. The Smith-McDowell house is home to the historical association and serves as a museum.
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