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The longleaf pine, the official state tree, has endured much in history. The naval stores industry in the 1800s reduced its numbers, and 20th-century fire control has allowed other trees to crowd it out. Now special preserves are helping it to recover.
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Incorporated in 1870, Mount Olive has neither mountains nor olives. A small commercial center for southern Wayne County, the town is home for the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, the nation's largest independent pickle company.
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One of the most famous restaurants for serving eastern-style barbecue is Goldsboro's Wilber's Barbecue, operated by Wilber Shirley since 1962. Presidents Bush and Clinton and many others have enjoyed this eastern delicacy.
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Pink Hill, population 650, was named for a nearby plantation. Over the years the small commercial center in southern Lenoir County has developed a reputation for hospitable people and community spirit.
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Home to the largest independent pickling company in the nation, Mount Olive, NC has kept its small agricultural town charm. The train still runs through a downtown that has managed to keep many of its original bones.
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Improvement in North Carolina's public schools is assisted, in part, by thousands of ordinary people who are willing to become involved. For example, Charlie's Pizza in New Bern rewards child readers with pizza when they read a certain number of books.
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Founded by James Walker Tufts as a health resort in 1895, Pinehurst has grown into one of the world's golfing meccas. Despite the large volume of visitors each year, Pinehurst still retains the village charm and ambience of its early beginnings.
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Outdoor drama as a theatrical genre was born in the Tar Heel state when collaboration between the town of Manteo and North Carolina playwright Paul Green resulted in \"The Lost Colony\" production. The state now boasts eleven outdoor historical dramas.
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1177
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Annabelle Lundy Fetterman has taken over for her father as chairman and CEO of Clinton-based Lundy Packing Co., the state's largest hog processing company.
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