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8645
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The North Carolina Mining Museum in Little Switzerland preserves the old ways of mining feldspar. Work that was once done by men, women, and children in Mitchell and Yancey counties is now almost completely mechanized. Mitchell County remains the major U.S. source for feldspar.
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8781
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The Alexander Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, based in Taylorsville, restores and runs train cars. One train, nicknamed the June Bug, is taken by the group all over the country, from New Orleans to Disney World to Boston. In September, the chapter will host a run open to the public using the Skyland Steam Special, another of its trains, from Hickory to Asheville.
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8959
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Gail Kirchner, the only female whitewater guide and manager, works for the Nolichucky White Water Center for the New River Outfitters. Nolichucky Gorge, discovered last year, now attracts crowds of rafters.
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8988
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The North Carolina Mining Museum opened at the McKinney Mine last month. The museum tells the story of mining in North Carolina, beginning with the Cherokee Indians and ending soon after the end of World War II. The museum manager, Charles Robert Buchanan, worked in the mine with his father. For a fee, visitors can dig for precious metals at the underground museum's dump areas.
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9065
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro established the Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville thirty-one years ago. Since then, 159 plays have been performed there. The season lasts for seven weeks during which time the actors live at Parkway and work intensely, honing their craft and forging lifelong friendships.
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9139
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The Yancey Railroad operates nearly 25 miles of track between Burnsville, Micaville, Bowditch, and Kona, providing passengers with a leisurely ride. At Kona, passengers hike, picnic, and wade. The Spruce Pine Junior Woman's Club in charge of the railroad runs charters for groups up to 150.
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Harvey Littleton is the Father of American Art Glass. Since his father was a physicist at Corning Glass Works, Littleton was introduced to the glass world at an early age. He studied at the University of Michigan and at the Brighton School of Art in England. He pioneered the use of glass as an art form, and his experiments made it possible to move glassmaking from the factory to the individual artist's studio. By the 1960s, glass art became a popular art form in the United States. Littleton and his wife moved to North Carolina in 1976 to be closer to the Penland School of Crafts.
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24480
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The June Bug rail line travels from Taylorsville to Statesville and brings many tourists who wish to experience travel in an older fashion. This article presents what it is like to spend a day on the June Bug.
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24532
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One section of the historic East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad is being saved and put to recreational use by taking tourists on rides through some of the most dramatic and beautiful sections of the track.
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