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Pelagic birders and fishermen have uncovered secrets in the swirling waters of the Gulf Stream off North Carolina's coast: they have exposed a global community of an astonishing accumulation of species of aquatic birds cruising about or floating in the waves.
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North Carolina shores are the home of four endangered sea turtle species: loggerheads, kemp's ridleys, green, and leatherbacks. Sea turtle lives are mysteries to humans, but scientists and environmentalists work tirelessly to learn about these creatures and save them from extinction.
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North Carolina has more beekeepers than any state in the country. The state offers a variety of flavors of honey based on the regional plants. In particular, the sourwood variety of the mountains and foothills of North Carolina is one of the most treasured flavors of honey in the world.
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The newer workers at Vanguard Furniture in Hickory, NC are carrying on the traditions of the old guard. The craftsmen who make the furniture by hand at Vanguard discuss the importance of knowledge passed down through the generations. This knowledge has helped them and the company remain a success despite the changing industry.
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Kure Beach Fishing Pier has been a staple in the community for decades. It has passed down in ownership through the Kure family line and each person has brought a new approach to the table. It has evolved from a simple fishing pier to a 24-hour open area with fishing, games, food, and ice cream.
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Working apace during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to bring electrical power to North Carolina were linesmen. As the author illuminated, their job was dangerous and goal formidable. Despite President Roosevelt’s creation of the Rural Electrification Authority in the 1930s, three decades passed before almost every residence was electrified.
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945; Rural Electrification Authority; Electricity--Rural installation, 1930s; Arista Cotton Mill--Salem ; Carolina Power and Light Company; International Lineman's Museum--Shelby; North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Solar energy; Nuclear energy; Thomson-Houston Electric Company
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Alan Willis, president of the Bogue Sound Watermelon Growers Association says the unique growing conditions in his area guarantee watermelons sweetness.
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43460
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"Although North Carolina is home to 175 public cemeteries, thousands of other burial grounds -- beneath trees, behind churches, and inside nondescript gates -- shelter fragments if history, Sometimes celebrated but often forgotten, their beauty and their stories wait to be discovered. The article covers Howard family graves in Ocracoke, W.T Alexander Slave Cemetery in Mecklenburg , Owl Scottish Graveyard in Carthage, Hidden Cemeteries of Fontana Lake and Fort Nooherooka,
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9.Where There's Wilber's, There's A Way by Rice, Eleanor Spicer Our State Vol. 91 Issue 2, July 2023
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"For many a trip to the beach isn't the same without a detour through Wayne County to one of North Carolina's iconic barbecue restaurants." The restaurant has served president, governors and numerous beach-bound travelers. Wilberdean Shirley opened the restaurant in Goldsboro on Highway 70 in 1962. It closed 2019, a couple of years after Shirley's death but was reopened in soon after by a group of men with ties to Goldsboro. Leading this group is Willis B. Underwood III.
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With fewer than nine square miles, Ocracoke holds vast life. It is home to a diverse array of animals and plants.including sea oats, Banker ponies and loggerhead turtles.
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44610
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From pocosins to hollows, black bears shape North Carolina's wild places -- with persistence, silence, and strength." At one time seen in every county of North Carolina, today they are largely visible in the eastern and western margins of the state.
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44611
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"From cedar waxwings to great purple hairstreaks, North Carolina's 'tree thief' nourishes a surprising community of wildlife." An abundance of mistletoe in a forest usually indicates healthy bird population.
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44863
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"Across North Carolina, fungi wait underground until the perfect weather calls them up into the light." Western North Carolina is situated in an area known as the Southern Appalachian bioregion. Outside the tropics, this area is one of the best worldwide for growing mushrooms.
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43933
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North Carolina has more than 400 types of soil but is principally divided in three familiar types; namely, the organic soils of the wetlands, the sandy soils of the Sandhills and the Cecil soil of the Piedmont.
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44489
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"From Roanoke Rapids past Raven Rock, a natural divide has long guided water, wildlife and people -- and it's still shaping people today." Tom Earnhardt, one of North Carolina's great naturalists says this are is a biological hotspot. It's where transportation from the coast ended and power began. Significant communities along the Fall Line include Weldon, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and Fayetteville.
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