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20174
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The Quilt Trails of the Tar River, a project of the Franklin County Arts Council, displays quilt blocks around the upper Tar River area of the county and surrounding countryside. These art pieces, placed on historic buildings and structures mark the history, agriculture, and scenic byways of the region.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 7, Jul 2013, p14, il, map, f
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24562
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Green Hill Place, located in present-day Franklin County, is a pre-Revolutionary home that was owned by a man named Green Hill, who left his mark in the county by establishing the Methodist Church in the South.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 18, February 1972, p14-15, il
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24578
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Elmo Tant owns Elmo’s Pumpkin Farm in Franklin County. He decided to grow pumpkins to diversify his tobacco farm in the late 1960s and now provides pumpkins for Halloween carving.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 10, October 1971, p10-11, il
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24584
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E. H. McFarland of Louisburg, North Carolina collects old musical machines, such as player pianos and nickelodians; he restores and rebuilds the machines.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 12, November 1971, p14-16, il
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32681
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It’s a whole lot different from the game that the kids play and the old gentlemen of Franklinton have been enjoying it for a long time. Every Saturday in the road in front of the old hotel in Franklinton a group of retired men continue their 30 year old game of marbles. Unlike the version that the younger folks play, this game follows older rules and uses marbles that are not soled anymore, which are slightly smaller than billiard balls.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 29, Dec 1946, p3-4, il
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18439
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Continuing his travels around the state, Goerch describes the things of interest he found in Franklin County.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 23, Nov 1941, p1-4, 24-25, il
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