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In 1966, Vida Munden Nixon lived outside Bailey, N.C., on a small farm and wrote poems. Hundreds of Mrs. Nixon's poems have been set to music and used in national contests during her later years. Her success in these contests helped her gain a job on the editorial staff of The Gospel Song Publishing Association of America, Inc. where she continues to write poems.
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In 1968, an Edgecombe County farmhouse was moved from its former location between Conetoe and Old Sparta to its present site on Saint Andrew Street in Tarboro as the first step in the long-range museum project of the Edgecombe County Historical Society. The home, believed to be built in 1810, was moved and restored with funding from a generous bequest by the late Katherine Pender, donations from members and friends of the Edgecombe County Historical Society, and a substantial grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The list of acquisitions for the museum continues to grow and currently includes a Holmes Cotton Gin, patented in 1793 by Hodgson Holmes of Augusta, GA, and a hand-woven bedspread made in 1819 by Polly Ann Stancil of Old Sparta. The Pender Museum was dedicated on October 15, 1969. Mrs. Robert W. Scott, North Carolina's First Lady, gave the dedication speech. Governor Scott attended and also spoke.
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Nathaniel Macon's home and estate now belong to Warren County, and the Board of Commissioners has plans for its restoration. The complex, known as \"Buck Springs,\" is located eight miles from Littleton. Macon was one of North Carolina's premiere statesmen, having been speaker of the national House of Representatives, a leader in the Madison administration in 1810, a member of the United States Senate, and president of the North Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1835.
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Credited with bringing the act of finger painting to scholastics as a medium for teaching art as early as 1929, Ruth Faison Shaw remains the initiator of the much adored painting method. Discovered while caring for an injured student, Shaw spread the new technique through her European travels, eventually bringing the progression back to the United States, where it was incorporated into curriculums across the country.
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The last of the stagecoach inns and relay points of its type in North Carolina, Person's Ordinary was deeded to the Women's Club for restoration efforts. A popular inn during the Revolutionary War, Person's Ordinary served as a stagecoach stop between Halifax and Petersburg as well as a relay station for Hillsboro, Halifax, and Edenton.
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Panacea Springs is located near Littleton, North Carolina and was a famous and fashionable spa and hotel. It drew visitors from all over the region to drink the curative waters and mingle with other guests. This article highlights the hotel’s history and importance to the region.
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