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Organized by the Hickory Museum of Art, \"Chairs on Parade\" is a public art project that celebrates Hickory's best known product - furniture. Located around the town are 45 larger-than-life, artistically decorated dining room chairs. The chairs are over five feet tall and three feet wide and were painted by local artists.
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Morganton, founded in 1784 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly, is OUR STATE magazine's Tar Heel town of the month. The town is a mixture of progress and tradition. History lives on through its many buildings; twenty-one are on the National Register of Historic Places. A vibrant arts community and recreational offerings attract visitors to this Burke County community.
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Waynesville, county seat of Haywood County, is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month. It is the largest town in the county and was named for Revolutionary War General “Mad Anthony†Wayne. There is no shortage of things to do and see there. The town offers a diverse arts and culture scene. The downtown area is quaint, charming, and reminiscent of bygone days. Its eclectic mix of retailers and places to visit include the Mast General Store and the Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts.
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Founded in 1982 by Marilyn Meacham Price, the Charlotte Folk Society keeps traditional music, dance, crafts, and lore alive for future generations. The group entertains and educates local residents through free concerts, public jam sessions, and educational programs for young and old. The society feels that if the young do not learn about and embrace the folk traditions, these traditions will not survive; therefore, youth education is seen as a prime responsibility of the organization.
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Catawba County, with a population of almost 150,000, has eight municipalities and covers 405 square miles of Blue Ridge foothills. The county possesses a number of historic sites and exhibits, including the Catawba Museum of History, the old Catawba County Courthouse, Murray's Mill Historic District, and the state's last remaining 19th-century covered bridge, the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge. The county has long been known for its furniture business. Tourism is also a strong part of the local economy. The local arts scene is alive and well with the state's second-oldest art museum, third-oldest community theatre, and Catawba Valley pottery, a tradition that stretches back two centuries.
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Banner Elk, located in Avery County, is OUR STATE magazine's Tar Heel town of the month. The town of approximately 1,000 people dates back to the arrival of Martin Luther Banner in 1848. Tourism is the major force of its economy. Between July and October, as many as 15,000 people will come on weekends to shop, enjoy the scenery, visit the many restaurants, or attend the town's famous Wooly Worm Festival. The town's quiet allure and scenic beauty attracts second-home owners. Lees-McRae College, with a student of body of 700, has been a Banner Elk institution for over 100 years and contributes to the cultural scene by bringing novelists, musicians, and other artists to the campus.
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Cherryville, population 6,000, is located in northwest Gaston County. The name derives from cherry trees planted along the railroad tracks. Engineers soon called the settlement Cherryville. Early economy centered around agriculture. Eventually the town became a center of textiles and transportation. In 1932, Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation began business there, becoming one of the country's ten largest motor carriers. It once employed over two thousand residents. However, the company was sold in 1995, and the jobs were lost. Current plans to revive the economy include an equestrian center, an area for sports and concerts, and revitalization of the downtown area. Cherryville's history is preserved in the C. Grier Beam Truck Museum, Heritage Park, and Cherryville Historical Museum.
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West Jefferson in Ashe County owes its origin to the railroad. The town incorporated in 1915, and the Norfolk & Western's Virginia-Carolina line arrived the same year. The line was abandoned in 1972. Today a vibrant downtown district that includes a mix of art galleries, restaurants, and specialty shops attracts tourists. Mountain scenery and the town's proximity to the New River also draw visitors to the area.
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Graham County is OUR STATE magazine's featured county of the month. Located near the Tennessee border, the county is home to 8,000 residents. With 60 percent of the county's 433 square miles forested and under U.S. Forest Service management, tourism and outdoor activities are popular. Teague discusses county history, the Cherokee Indians, and how residents supplement their incomes from forest sources.
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In 1991, Mike and Sarah Bridges purchased a 1918 farmhouse that stood on twenty-five acres in Grover, located in Cleveland County. They finally dismantled the dilapidated barn on the property in 2004 and discovered that it encased an entirely different structure - a log cabin. Estimates place the cabin's construction in the late 1700s. Teague discusses the renovation of the cabin.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte professor Jamie Franki was one of four artists selected nationwide to design images for the U.S. Mint's Westward Journey Nickel Series. Franki's depiction of an American bison appears on one of the four coins released to commemorate the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and of the historic expedition of Lewis and Clark.
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Marion, county seat of McDowell County, is OUR STATE magazine's Tar Heel town of the month. The town is located near major highways, which allows residents to enjoy the charm of a small town and still have easy access to the amenities of larger towns like Asheville and Hickory. Preservation is important in the downtown area with a number of buildings refurbished for modern-day uses. Marion is home to several structures on the National Register of Historic Places, including the McDowell County Courthouse. For the past nineteen years the Appalachian Potters Market, which brings sixty artisans from the Southeastern United States, has been a major tourist draw.
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At the beginning of the 20th-century, African American businessmen in Durham developed a business district to provide economic assistance and opportunities to the African American community. The area, which came to be known as the Black Wall Street, was located in downtown Durham on Parrish Street. A number of businesses flourished there, including the N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company (1898) and Mechanics & Farmers Bank (1907), as well as a drugstore, tailor, barber, and beauty shops, clothing stores, and law offices. Plans to commemorate the street's local and national significance and rejuvenate the historic structures located there are underway.
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Valdese, Burke County's second largest town, was founded by the Waldensians, a pre-Reformation Christian sect from the Cottain Alps of Italy. Members of the group emigrated to Burke County in May 1893, searching for freedom and room to grow. Residents of the town work very hard to preserve this history. Every year their story is retold in the outdoor drama “From This Day Forward,†the nation's fourth oldest outdoor drama. The Trail of Faith, an outdoor museum with fifteen exhibits, details the Waldensians' centuries of struggle in Europe and recreates their historic journey to North Carolina. Other activities the town offers include visits to the Old Rock School, the Waldensian Heritage Wines, and Myra's, and playing a game of bocce.
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Joel Hunnicutt of Siler City uses traditional woodworking tools as he creates contemporary vessels in brilliant colors. So skillful is he that his boldly colored bowls and vases shine like glass and slope like thrown clay pots. He discusses how he works with wood to create the illusion of finished glass or clay objects.
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