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North Carolina's mountains are some of the oldest ranges in the world. The state's mountain ranges create a ladder running north and south. The Unaka Mountains and the Blue Ridge make up the ladder's two sides. Between the sides are smaller ranges that run east and west. North Carolina's mountains contain both igneous and sedimentary rock. They also are home to a wide variety of plant species that range from sub-artic to sub-tropic.
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Former North Carolina Governor David L. Swain, served as University of the North Carolina at Chapel Hill's president during the Civil War. Swain's efforts kept the university open throughout the war. Near the end of the war, Chapel Hill was occupied by Union General Smith B. Atkins. Swain introduced Atkins to his daughter Eleanor. The two quickly fell in love and decided to marry. Their marriage was not well received by Southerners. Reconstruction upheaval and the marriage of the university president's daughter to a northern invader closed the University in 1868.
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This article is a reprint of “Uncle Billy's Fire Burn On,†originally printed in THE STATE, Vol. 12, No. 13, August, 1944. The article discusses Billy Morris and the fire kept burning in his Saluda cabin for over 150 years. Begun in 1790 by his great-grandfather, Uncle Billy's fire got national recognition in 1937 when he was taken to New York and put on a national radio program.
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Tryon's Palace, once called the most beautiful building in either North or South America, is to be rebuilt, using the original plans which were discovered in the New York Historical Society after being “lost†for ninety years. A fire destroyed the main building and one wing in 1798. Estimated cost is between one-half and one million dollars.
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Sharpe discusses the menhaden fish, which is known by fifty other names, its history, and its importance to the nation's economy.
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Assembly lines put things together, with a finished product coming out at the end. Sharpe reports on a dis-assembly line which takes things apart, also with a finished product at the end--in this case chickens. Sharpe, using photographs, describes the line at the Chatham County Siler City Poultry Exchange. The plant can process 20,000 pounds of chicken a day with six minutes needed to process each bird.
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10067
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Sharpe discusses reasons why some mountain tops in the state from 2,000 to 6,000 feet high will not support trees.
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Sharpe discusses the reactivation of the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The distinctive black-and-white striped tower was built in 1870, and as the sea encroached over the years, a metal tower to replace it was built in Trent Woods in the 1930s.
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The Carolina Biological Supply Company of Elon College was started in 1927 by Dr. Thomas Powell, Jr. Powell created this company to provide scientists with easy access to specimens for the classroom, but the company did not become successful until the 1940s. The rapid expansion after the atom bomb and Sputnik spurred tremendous growth in the company and it has since become a large company with different departments, such as tissues, fibers, embryos, worms, insects, larvae, and fish.
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What happened to the English settlers on Roanoke Island in the late 16th-century is one of the nation's greatest mysteries. The 150 colonists--men, women, and children--disappeared without a trace. Centuries later the disappearance remains unsolved.
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The Maco Light is one of a number of unexplained and unsolved mysteries that have occurred in North Carolina over the years. Sixty years ago, at Maco, located fifteen miles west of Wilmington, a passenger train crashed into the rear of a freight train. The flagman aboard the freight frantically waved his lantern, but the engineer of the oncoming train did not stop. The flagman was killed, and ever since a bobbing light has been seen on the tracks at various times where the accident happened.
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On September 17, 1864, the Confederate Congress passed a law dropping the legal age for enlistment from 18 to 17. President Jefferson Davis opposed the law saying that it would \"grind up the seed corn of the Confederacy.\" Enlistment of youngsters closed the colleges of North Carolina and left many homes with no remaining males to do the difficult work of farming and harvesting. These youths, who were formed into the Junior Reserves, saw service in several of the last battles of the war in North Carolina, including those around Kinston, Plymouth, Ft. Fisher, and Bentonville.
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While prohibition forces were fighting to dry out North Carolina, two of its governors candidly lent their names to endorsement of a brandy made in Pitt County. Governors Zebulon B. Vance and Thomas J. Jarvis both gave testimonials that appeared in paid advertisements in the Raleigh NEWS AND OBSERVER praising the quality of brandy produced by Pitt County distiller R. A. Bynum.
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The Rev. Mr. John Urmstone, a missionary sent to North Carolina by the English Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, was perhaps the most unhappy and critical parson in Tar Heel history. Letters taken from THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA reveal that the reverend had a great sense of hostility towards the citizens of North Carolina and to his superiors in London, to whom he complained regarding their non-payment of wages and his lack of slaves needed to meet his plantation's labor requirements.
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Indigo was the second highest grossing crop in the colonial Carolinas. Found in India, this crop was transported to the colonies by the English in the mid-18th-century. The plant prospered after Eliza Lucas, the daughter of wealthy Antiguan plantation owner, planted the crop in Charleston, South Carolina and then Wilmington, North Carolina. The high demand for Indigo in Europe was such that the product was shipped with cotton and rice en masse every year and garnered vast wealth for the local elite planters.
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