Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "Rabb, Miriam"
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30802
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The summertime circuit of outdoor historical dramas in North Carolina starts in June. In Cherokee, Manteo, and Boone, staged shows present audiences a glimpse of life in the first English settlements, the struggle of the Cherokee Indians, and life as a southern Appalachia pioneer.
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30817
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Big rocks are famous in North Carolina, and they draw tourists to their spectacular views on some of the highest mountains in the eastern United States. Hanging Rock, Blowing Rock, Chimney Rock, and the Devil's Courthouse are just a few of the peaks that North Carolina offers for hiking, landscape gazing, and other outdoor activities.
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30819
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Just off the scenic motor routes, North Carolina's mountains offer hiking up some of the tallest peaks in the eastern United States. Over 1000 miles of marked trails for amateurs to the professional lead through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, even connecting the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.
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10319
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Rabb discusses the history and the restoration of a pre-Revolutionary War home known as the “House in the Horseshoe.†The home's name derives from its location in a horseshoe bend of Deep River just north of Carthage. The exterior walls still bear the marks of bullets fired in a Revolutionary War skirmish.
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30705
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With the addition of Mount Jefferson State Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina now has 33 State and National parks, forests, historic sites, and wildlife management areas across the state, along with 15 roadside picnic parks.
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30718
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North Carolina's vacation-lands are offering new and more tourist attractions, better highways for access, and more accommodations from mountains to sea. New links to the Blue Ridge Parkway and a new bridge across the Croatan Sound are just a few of the new access routes, while expanded golf courses, modern motor courts, and special attractions are bringing in tourists across the state.
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30760
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From Cherokee to Clingman's Dome in the Great Smokies Park in North Carolina, bears are one of the main attractions, and there are many chances to see them. But the National Park Service urges tourists to keep a safe distance for the sake of both the bears and the humans.
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30594
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St. Patrick's Day will be the opening day of the 1956 hunt racing and steeple chase season. The season will open in North Carolina with the Stoneybrook Hunt Race Meeting at Southern Pines, North Carolina. Sanctioned since 1953, the Stoneybrook race attracts well known horses, riders, owners and trainers from all over the United States.
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30635
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The western mountains of North Carolina feel like home to those searching for gemstones. Due to the substantial mineral deposits, North Carolina has been called "Nature's Mineral Sample Case," yielding 300 varieties of minerals. The state leads in the production of feldspar and most gem varieties are found due to feldspar mining.
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30684
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With names like Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, or Roaring Gap, North Carolina certainly has different and colorful place names. These place names relate to anything from historical events and hobbies, to horticulture and gemstones.
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30695
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A new publication available free from the North Carolina State Advertising Division, Department of Conservation and Development describes new vacation attractions on the North Carolina Outer Banks. It provides a guide to recent developments on the island, along with a summary of its colorful history.
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13346
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The regions of Southern Pines, Tryon, and Sedgefield are centers for organized fox hunting in North Carolina. Conducted as a drag or a traditional foxhunt, natives and tourists alike have enjoyed this sport within state lines since 1914.
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24670
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The formal foxhunting centers of North Carolina include Southern Pines, Tryon, and Sedgefield. The history of foxhunting is presented here, as well as the kinds of foxes hunted.
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30479
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Attached to North Carolina's summer vacation-land is the opportunity to gain college credits and new skills in arts and crafts. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic sea coast, nationally-known schools offer extension courses and handicraft skills in areas of typical tourist attractions.
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10299
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The Penland School of Handicrafts, at Penland, is marking its twenty-fifth anniversary. Founded by Lucy Morgan as a weaving school, it has grown from a small beginning to the largely and most widely known strictly crafts school in the country. Over the past twenty-five years, students from forty-seven states and thirty-seven foreign countries have been enrolled.
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