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Bald Head Island is a popular resort community on the Cape Fear River.
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Professional golf tournaments in NC attract big-name pros and tourists. They include K mart Greater Greensboro Open, Paine Webber Invitational, U.S. Senior Open Championship, and Vantage Championship.
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The sport of golf is observing its 100th anniversary in the state. Four top ten courses were designed by master architect Donald Ross. His Pinehurst No. 2, which opened in 1907, is rated number one in a poll by NORTH CAROLINA magazine.
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2499
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Located in Boone, Wilcox Natural Products is the country's biggest buyer and distributor of roots, herbs, and bark. Currently the company supplies 40 percent of the world market for botanical products, including goldenseal and wild cherry bark.
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2671
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Located in the state's southwestern mountains, the Highlands and Cashiers area is one of the South's most popular vacation areas.
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2846
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Peggy Kirk Bell of Southern Pines, a pioneer of the Ladies Professional Golfers Association tours, helped raise women's golf from its neglect during the 1950s to its major sports status of 1995.
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Bed and breakfast inns, such as the Nu Wray Inn in Burnsville, attract travelers with amenities that include large rooms, more privacy, good food, and personal service.
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2956
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Asheville's Biltmore House, the country's largest private residence, attracts almost a million visitors yearly to view the 250-room French Renaissance chateau and surrounding grounds.
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3073
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Charlotte's Ericsson Stadium, home of the NFL Carolina Panthers professional football team, is a $187 million, state-of-the-art facility that is recognized as one of the best in the nation.
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The North Carolina Zoological Park near Asheboro has 1,500 acres containing 61,000 plants, over 100 kinds of birds, and 1,000 animals. One of the country's largest walk-through zoos, it attracts 900,000 visitors annually.
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A number of golf courses have opened in the 1990s, and golfers around the state are discovering that several are as good as those designed by Donald Ross ninety years ago.
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The NORTH CAROLINA magazine golf panel has voted Pinehurst No. 8, designed by Tom Fazio, as the best new golf course in the state.
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3370
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From the oldest, Manteo's THE LOST COLONY (1937) to the youngest, Polkton's RIPPLE IN THE WATER (1993), eleven outdoor dramas across the state provide entertaining evenings as well as fascinating state history.
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3399
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Less than 20 women among the nation's 300 Division 1 colleges and universities are athletic directors. Judith Rose, athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte since 1990, is known as a straightforward, no-nonsense administrator.
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3472
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William C. Friday is one of those individuals who has found success in two different areas, as president of the University of North Carolina System and as host of the popular public television show \"North Carolina People.\"
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