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34898
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Emerald Isle in North Carolina wasn’t always a popular tourist destination or residency; only in the 1950’s would the marine forest be bought and developed by investors. With very little commercially zoned land, Emerald Isle was able to remain a small coastal town that booms with summer tourism.
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El's Drive-In in Morehead City offers window service reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s. The restaurant, owned and operated by the Elvin Frank family, has been a part of the Morehead City restaurant scene since 1959 and is still going strong.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 2, July 2015,
p120-122, 124, il, por, map
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24745
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Jonkonnu Celebrations—celebrations performed byAfrican slaves during the nineteenth century--occurred almost solely in North Carolina. Today Tryon Palace continues this tradition of dancing and singing twice each December.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 7, December 2015,
p32, 34-35, il, por, map
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9411
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Seldon describes the sights and sounds and history of Carteret County.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 4, Sept 2007,
p192-194,196, 198-199, il
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34739
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Carteret County consists of the “down east” Outer Banks and North Carolina mainland. Sandwiched between two bodies of water, the county runs nearly 90 miles in length. Atlantic, a town on the mainland, is the gateway to Beaufort and the remainder of the County, which stretches from Portsmouth Island south to Bogue Banks. Various towns in the county are littered along the shoreline including Otway, Davis, and Oyster Creek. Residents on the mainland grow a number of crops, including cotton, corn, soy beans, sweet potatoes, and sorghum.
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In 2006, the North Carolina Maritime Museum hosted the conclusion of the Pepsi Americas’ Sail festival, in Beaufort, NC. The festival Began with a race between the world’s largest tall ships from Brazil to the Dominican Republic. Beaufort gained the right to host the celebration when local Horatio Sinbad won the previous race in 2002.
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34677
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Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) throughout Carteret County raised close to $3,000 for Country school improvements in 1927. The funds, which came from fundraisers and membership fees, were used to buy library books, maps, pianos, and Victrolas for school use. Other allocations include building repairs and school supplies.
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Built on Bogue Banks in the early 19th-century for coastal defense and to protect Beaufort harbor, Fort Macon fired its guns in anger only once -- during the Civil War. Today it is a 385-acre state park that attracts one million visitors annually.
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Carteret County has a number of sites that attract tourists, including Beaufort, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Fort Macon State Park, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
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3183
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Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, lying at the eastern end of Carteret County, holds 10,000 acres of the largest unchanged salt marsh in the state.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 2, Feb 1997,
p8-15, il
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2987
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Reached only by ferry or private boat, Core Banks, located off the coast of Carteret County, is an unsettled landscape for only the most serious of visitors. For fishermen, beachcombers, and others, everything they need must be brought with them.
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Providing attractions such as a Civil War fort, a state aquarium, historic Beaufort, the North Carolina Maritime Museum, restaurants, and beaches, Carteret County's Crystal Coast is one of the state's most popular tourist areas.
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24450
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Newport in Carteret County is known for its friendliness, community pride, and barbecue. This article discusses the history of the Newport Pig Cooking Contest and how it has transformed and helped the town over the years.
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24477
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The Core Sound Decoy Festival is held in Carteret County every year and highlights the best duck decoy carvers in the nation. Carvers and collectors come from all the over the national to attend the festival, which was started in 1987 by the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild.
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Carteret County, who's Crystal Coast has attracted visitors for centuries, is growing thanks to continued travel and tourism. Along with tourism, commercial fishing is also thriving, as well as beach recreation, and various manufacturing ventures (i.e. boat building, phosphate, fiberglass, fish meal and oil, apparel, port facilities, and others).
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