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17730
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Pelagic birders and fishermen have uncovered secrets in the swirling waters of the Gulf Stream off North Carolina's coast: they have exposed a global community of an astonishing accumulation of species of aquatic birds cruising about or floating in the waves.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 2010, p16-20, f Periodical Website
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42648
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Alan Willis, president of the Bogue Sound Watermelon Growers Association says the unique growing conditions in his area guarantee watermelons sweetness.
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28680
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The newer workers at Vanguard Furniture in Hickory, NC are carrying on the traditions of the old guard. The craftsmen who make the furniture by hand at Vanguard discuss the importance of knowledge passed down through the generations. This knowledge has helped them and the company remain a success despite the changing industry.
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34903
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Kure Beach Fishing Pier has been a staple in the community for decades. It has passed down in ownership through the Kure family line and each person has brought a new approach to the table. It has evolved from a simple fishing pier to a 24-hour open area with fishing, games, food, and ice cream.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 1, June 2017, p160-164, il, por Periodical Website
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43460
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"Although North Carolina is home to 175 public cemeteries, thousands of other burial grounds -- beneath trees, behind churches, and inside nondescript gates -- shelter fragments if history, Sometimes celebrated but often forgotten, their beauty and their stories wait to be discovered. The article covers Howard family graves in Ocracoke, W.T Alexander Slave Cemetery in Mecklenburg , Owl Scottish Graveyard in Carthage, Hidden Cemeteries of Fontana Lake and Fort Nooherooka,
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26733
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North Carolina has more beekeepers than any state in the country. The state offers a variety of flavors of honey based on the regional plants. In particular, the sourwood variety of the mountains and foothills of North Carolina is one of the most treasured flavors of honey in the world.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 84 Issue 3, August 2016, p104-106, 108, il, por Periodical Website
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38061
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Working apace during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to bring electrical power to North Carolina were linesmen. As the author illuminated, their job was dangerous and goal formidable. Despite President Roosevelt’s creation of the Rural Electrification Authority in the 1930s, three decades passed before almost every residence was electrified.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 6, November 2014, p38-40, 42, 44, 46-47 Periodical Website
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43933
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North Carolina has more than 400 types of soil but is principally divided in three familiar types; namely, the organic soils of the wetlands, the sandy soils of the Sandhills and the Cecil soil of the Piedmont.
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23892
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North Carolina shores are the home of four endangered sea turtle species: loggerheads, kemp's ridleys, green, and leatherbacks. Sea turtle lives are mysteries to humans, but scientists and environmentalists work tirelessly to learn about these creatures and save them from extinction.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 12, May 2015, p158-161, 163, 165, il Periodical Website
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43801
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"For many a trip to the beach isn't the same without a detour through Wayne County to one of North Carolina's iconic barbecue restaurants." The restaurant has served president, governors and numerous beach-bound travelers. Wilberdean Shirley opened the restaurant in Goldsboro on Highway 70 in 1962. It closed 2019, a couple of years after Shirley's death but was reopened in soon after by a group of men with ties to Goldsboro. Leading this group is Willis B. Underwood III.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 91 Issue 2, July 2023, p200-208, il Periodical Website