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10027
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Fueston discusses the artistry and creations of Robert Weaver, who brings old ships back to life through his model-making skills.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 12, May 2008, p182-184, 186, il Periodical Website
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16733
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Quida Wiggins, a native of Bertie County, graduated from high school in 1960 and left almost immediately to pursue a theatre career. She was one of the original Jeanette Hadley Players in New York City and the Theatre International in the Bronx. She has appeared in many plays and also worked in television, film and commercial voice-overs. In 2005, she came home to Bertie County. Fueston describes her activities since her return.
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16760
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When Hurricane Isabel blew the water out of the Cashie River in Bertie County in 2003, the remains of a large wooden ship were visible. Photographs were sent to the Underwater Archaeology Department at East Carolina University and researchers spent two seasons working on the wreck in 2009 and 2010. Fueston describes some of their findings.
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43246
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The Battle of Windsor took place on Jan. 30, 1864. More akin to a skirmish, it involved 1,200 Union troops and 125 Confederate cavalry. Bertie County historian, Harry Thompson has conducted recent research on the event, included in his book, "Bertie at War".
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43666
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The Mattamuskeet Wildlife Preserve is operated by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. One of the most spectacular images for bird watchers are the Tundra Swans the spend two to three months of the winter on the 16,600 acre Lake Phelps.
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43949
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Author Bill Barber has penned three volumes dealing with the lumber industry in northeastern North Carolina. He contends that lumber was the dominant and almost only industry of note in the are following the Civil War and through the 1920s. Barber's works are: Timber, Land and Rail Roads - A History of the John L. Roper Lumber Company; Buffalo City and the Blount Patent; Tyrrell Timber - A History of the Branning Manufacturing Company and the Richmond Cedar Works.