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4965
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The first recorded women's political rally in America took place when Penelope Barker organized fifty women to participate in the Edenton Tea Party on October 25, 1774, in order to send the English government a message of what women in North Carolina were prepared to do to resist repressive laws. Smith recounts the life of this revolutionary woman.
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42883
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Roach's work is credited with street performers being a tourist attraction in Asheville. Covid-19 has not slowed Abby in her current endeavors. In addition to her e-book "How to Play Spoons," she is working on a children's book about busking.
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17714
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Tobacco baskets, once a common utilitarian product in the tobacco markets, have become a hot commodity as wall art in homes across the country. The first baskets were made in Kentucky, but North Carolina became the primary producer of tobacco baskets by the late 1800s.
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4659
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The wild horses on Shackleford Banks, just off the coast of Carteret County, have survived there for 400 years. They are the descendants of horses brought by Spanish explorers. These tough animals have endured hurricanes, summer heat, insects, and a meager diet. Each year they are rounded up to take a count of the herd and to take blood samples to monitor diseases.
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40674
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North Carolina's Wild Horse population has declined substantially, particularly in the past few decades because of human activities such as land development. Included is a list of Inner and Outer Banks islands where these descendants of Colonial Spanish mustangs can still be seen. Through programs such as the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, there is hope to preserve the remaining equine populations.
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Wild ponies--North Carolina, Eastern; Wild Ponies--Outer Banks--Ocracoke; Wild Ponies--Inner Banks--Cedar Island; Wild Ponies--Outer Banks--Currituck Banks; Wild Ponies--Outer Banks--Shackleford Banks; Wild Ponies--Shackleford Banks--Carrot Island ; Corolla Wild Horse Fund; The Foundation for Shackleford Horses; Wild Ponies--American Livestock Breeds Conservancy; Wild Ponies--American Indian Horse Registry
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30901
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From the 1800s until recently, commercial fisheries in eastern North Carolina provided herring to people throughout the country and abroad. In an attempt to replenish the herring population, on March 2, 2006, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted to ban the harvest of herring in North Carolina waters for the next ten to fifteen years. This article covers the history and biology of the blueback herring, also known as the river herring.
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