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14452
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Although little known to the present generation, Mary Bayard Devereux Clark was one of the greatest creative writers North Carolina has ever produced.
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14462
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Few churches in North Carolina possess a larger or more beautiful collection of art work than St. James Church, thanks to J.A. Oertel and others. The church is masterfully designed by Azor Shell with delicately carved woodwork, hundreds of framed art pieces, and a beautifully inscribed bell.
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14468
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The Plott Hound breed of dog dates back to 1750 and was originated in the mountains of western North Carolina. As hunters of vicious wild animals, they are without a peer.
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14254
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The wreck of the Old 97 locomotive took place near the North Carolina-Virginia border in 1903, and descriptions of the occurrence continue to be revived.
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14263
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Mr. N. R. Hedgecock has a most unusual vocation - he duplicates the kind of bricks that were made in this country during the colonial era, and he uses exactly the same methods.
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14265
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Another story of unusual interest about old homes is that of Myrtle Bower, in Edgecombe County, built in the 1820s. Home of the Hart family for generations, down its shady avenue rode the gentry of a century ago, and along the same road came the marauding army, or parts of it, of the notorious Sherman in 1865.
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14272
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Family seat of one of the oldest families in the Piedmont section of North Carolina, the Old Spurgeon Home is a ten room mansion still in a fine state of preservation.
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14331
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The Struan House, located near Asheville, contains many distinctive architectural features of the Greek Revival type. It has also had an interesting history, being sold for nonpayment of taxes.
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14342
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The progressive Palmer Memorial Institute, which is spreading culture and reducing illiteracy in North Carolina, has its roots deep in the soil of North Carolina, and has been an integral part of the community of Sedalia for almost a half century.
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14343
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Mrs. Anna Morrison Jackson was the wife of the famous Confederate General Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson. She was born in Charlotte in 1831 and dedicated her life to the upbringing of her daughter Julia Jackson.
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14346
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It was near the historic old home of Kelvin Grove that the ram, Albemarle, was built on the Roanoke River by North Carolina workmen.
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14347
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Instead of waiting to rebuild old structures after they have collapsed, Salem is doing its best to preserve its historic landmarks.
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14353
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Eleanor Swain was the daughter of the president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she created a state-wide sensation when she married a Yankee general at the close of the Civil War.
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14399
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In the historic town of Plymouth stands lovely Grace Episcopal Church, the meeting place of the landed gentry in ante-bellum days and the choice house of worship for wealthy merchants and ship-owners. The handsome Gothic building, one of the treasured shrines of North Carolina, was designed and erected by the eminent church architect, Richard Upjohn, and founded in 1837.
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14401
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Three miles north of Raleigh, on the Wake Forest road, stands historic \"Crabtree,\" one of the oldest plantation homes in Wake County. The estates was patented in the 1740s by Nathaniel Jones and the mansion built in 1795. Six generations of the same family have since lived here.
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