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Currituck County, which contains the longest stretch of undeveloped beach on the east coast of the United States, has placed a one year moratorium on new construction. The moratorium was originally imposed only on Currituck's 23 miles of barrier islands, but has since been expanded to include the entire county. Governor Bob Scott praised the plan, which resulted from a one year study by the county's Planning Board and North Carolina State University, stating that it should be model for the entire state.
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The Asheville School for Boys, opened in 1900 by Newton Mitchell Anderson and Charles Andrew Mitchell, allowed female students to enroll for the first time beginning with the 1971-1972 school year. Fifteen students, all from Asheville's recently closed St. Genevieve of the Pines school for girls, enrolled in the first year of co-ed operations with twice again as many registered for the 1972-1973 school year.
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The Museum of the Albemarle opened in 1967 with support from the Pasquotank Historical Society, the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce, and a $43,600 construction allotment from the N.C. General Assembly. The museum, which features regional exhibits such as Indian artifacts and the history of the Duke of Albemarle, also gives public and school tours, provides slide presentations for civic clubs, and conducts a monthly Members Series of recitals and special readings.
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The U.S. Forest Service is spending more than $200,000 to improve visitor accommodations at the Pisgah National Forest's Sliding Rock. Planned improvements include new dressing and shower rooms, three layers of observation decks, and a parking lot for fifty cars. The natural waterslide, which is a few miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway, has attracted visitors for as long as anyone can remember and its popularity has recently increased many times over with the airing of a Lassie television show that featured the famous collie taking a trip down the slippery rock.
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In 1915, the World Film Corporation filmed “Then I'll Come Back to You†in Yancey County, filming scenes on Sunset Mountain and in the Pensacola area. The film, which starred Alice Brady and Jack Sherrill, featured lumber camp, river, and railroad scenes that were shot on the newly completed Black Mountain Railroad, at the Carolina Spruce Company band mill, and on the banks of the Cane River.
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9965
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Rabbit populations are declining in North Carolina. A cooperative effort between the Department of Forestry at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission seeks to determine why. Using sophisticated computers and telemetry, wildlife biologists seek to learn how rabbits use different kinds of cover and to estimate how well the necessities of life are met by the various kinds of habitat.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 11, Nov 1989,
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9983
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“The Currituck Plan†included controversial plans to create a large housing-commercial-recreational development called Ocean Sands on the 23-mile stretch of Outer Banks in Currituck County. Plans failed that included retaining 1,150 acres of open space as a state park for general public on Monkey Island, near Corolla.
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The 37-foot wide, one-car Knobbs Creek Bridge was closed--rather, the drawbridge was permanently opened to allow boat traffic. A new road from another direction now connects travelers to the Elizabeth City area. Bridge tender Sam Powell's family had operated the drawbridge since its construction in 1904.
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9992
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Carlton Davenport, a coastal engineer and landowner from Hertford, has noted the devastating effect of beach erosion along North Carolina's coastline. Davenport says, “The proper way to fight erosion is by a joint effort of property owners,†but the exceeding costs and lack of preventative measures taken are threatening the existence of some beaches and islands in North Carolina.
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Bulletin No. 114, August 2007 included coverage of legal issues that unrecorded utility easements raise for North Carolina cities. This bulletin responds to suggestions made by local government attorneys concerning this issue.
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During the oil shortage panic of the 1970s, large and small oil companies began searching all over America for possible oil wells, including along North Carolina's coastline in Dare, Currituck, Camden, Hyde, and Tyrrell Counties. Small communities like Stumpy Point experienced a boom in real estate prices with the rumors of possible natural gas. Most rumors proved false and the wells unprofitable.
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Flying fire patrols took the place of the old fire towers that once loomed over state and national parks in North Carolina. The hourly patrols are much less costly than the old-style watchmen who man towers round the clock. In addition, some old WWII bombers have been used to fight forest fires in North Carolina.
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In the decade before the Civil War, getting goods to eastern markets from the Piedmont Region was hampered by a lack of good roads. Legislation passed in 1849 authorized construction of plank roads, and approximately 500 miles were built. Dunnagan discusses how the roads were built and who used them.
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Looking Glass Rock, located in the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, is one of the premier attractions to be found along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina mountains. Tourists can view the granite monolith from the Parkway or get a closer look on a Forest Service road that encircles the dome. Trails maintained by the Forest Service also allow visitors the opportunity to hike to the summit of Looking Glass Rock.
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Due to cooperation between private companies and public interests, phosphate mining wastes, or tailings, are having less of a negative impact on the environment in North Carolina. Legislation to protect streams and rivers from pollution was enacted in 1964 and the Minerals Research Laboratory of North Carolina in Asheville has been offering its assistance to mining companies since 1946. As a result, substantial contributions have been made towards conserving and enhancing the overall value of North Carolina's natural environment and its mineral resources.
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