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Fourteen months before the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, a group of leaders in Mecklenburg County met on May 20, 1775, to sign the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Was this the first document declaring freedom for the American colonies, or was it just a fanciful story? Mecklenburg has celebrated and commemorated the document for 180, but the controversy over its origination challenges its legitimacy. Timblin examines this dispute over legitimacy, beginning in 1819 down to the present-day.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 5, Oct 2005,
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The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian honor given by the state for a lifetime of achievement in selected fields. In November 2004, seven more North Carolinians were added to this prestigious list of recipients. They are Voit Gilmore, environmentalist; Dr. Walter J. Harrelson, Bible scholar and educator; William Ivey Long, costume designer; Penelope Niven, writer and teacher; Elizabeth Matheson, photographer; LeRoy T. Walker, track coach; and Dr. Annie Louise Wilkerson, physician.
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Located in the heart of uptown Charlotte, the Discovery Place is breaking new ground as a hands-on learning center. Over 300,000 visitors have ventured to the Discovery Center, since opening in 1981. The museum features exhibits on exotic animals, chemical reactions, electricity, and weather. The Discovery Place was even selected to host “The Art of the Muppets†exhibit. With over 95,000 students visiting each year, the museum is playing an integral part in teaching North Carolina's children.
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The Klonteska Inn was built by Dr. Robert Douglas Jennings in 1895. Located in Banner Elk, the inn was run by the Jennings who cooked for their guests and Beech Mountain offered a plethora of recreation activities for them. The inn operated until 1928 and was torn down in the early 50s.\r\n
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Swain County offers visitors a variety of things to enjoy, including rivers and lakes, country inns, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the town of Cherokee.
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This article highlights numerous individuals in North Carolina who make money speaking at events, schools, churches, and businesses.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 6 Issue 9, September 1986,
p14-22, il
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Murphy Manufacturing of Wilson was the largest manufacturer of customized refrigerated truck bodies in the country. However, the company had fallen on hard times with low morale among employees, declining sales brought on by the 1981-82 recession, and a critical need to upgrade outdated equipment and production methods. Purchasing an ailing company can be risky, but C. William Layman, owner of a Charlotte plastics company, and Harold Domenico, founder of Charlotte-based Management Analysts, Inc., undertook the challenge. Timblin discusses the results of their efforts.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Feb 1985,
p37, 39, por
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New Bern's inns, including the Aerie, Harmony House Inn, The King's Arms Inn, Magnolia House Inn, and New Berne House, offer guests gracious Southern hospitality served up with a mixture of history and legend.
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People associate golf with town of Pinehurst; however, there was more than one game in town. In 1895, the first resort guests played tennis. The resort's founder, James Walker Tufts, preferred to play roque, a game akin to croquet. Other activities included lawn bowls, badminton, table tennis, polo matches, harness races, steeplechases, archery, fox hunting, and skeet shooting. Legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley lived at The Carolina Hotel from 1916 to 1922. She gave shooting exhibitions and taught approximately 15,000 men and women how to shoot.
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James K. Polk, eleventh president of the United States, was born near Pineville in Mecklenburg County. State celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of his birth will culminate on November 5, 1995, at the James K. Polk Historic Site near Pineville.
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Shatley Springs Inn near Jefferson is run by Lee McMillan. Aside from accommodations, the inn offers a diner and is surrounded by rustic farm equipment. The water at Shatley Springs is believed to hold miraculous healing powers, and people often leave with a gallon of it. In 1927, one truckload of 600 gallons of the water sold for $840.
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Timblin discusses the tremendous comeback passenger trains have made in North Carolina. Along with The Carolinian and The Piedmont, both Amtrak trains, the state is considering additional routes in the East. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has begun to restore stations, including those at Hickory, Black Mountain, and Old Fort, and building new ones in Asheville and Valdese.
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Several of the state's coastal inns, including The Docksiders Inn at Kure Beach and The Tranquil House Inn at Manteo, are known for the outstanding service they provide.
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From a small beginning in 1961 in Maggie Valley, snow skiing in the state's mountains is enjoyed now at six resorts, including Beech Mountain and Banner Elk.
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The mountain hamlet of Cashiers, located in the southwestern Blue Ridge Mountains, is a place of breathtaking beauty and tranquility.
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