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40660
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Pork prepared by three generations of families in the crossroads community of Hopkins did more than feed them year-round. It fed a sense of community, along with knowledge about a tradition shared by many rural North Carolinians: hog killing.
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Unincorporated communities--North Carolina--Hopkins; Hog killing; Hog killing--traditions--North Carolina, Eastern ; North Carolina, Eastern--Social life and customs; North Carolina--foodways; North Carolina--Social life and customs; North Carolina--Social life and culture; Social customs and traditions--North Carolina--rural communities ; Family farms--North Carolina--Jackson Farms; Family farms--Zebulon--Jackson Farms; Hogs; Pork industry and trade
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24270
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Oyster season in eastern North Carolina runs from October 15 through March 31. People who harvest the oysters are called oystermen and they follow a specific process and use similar equipment no matter if they are harvesting commercially or independently. This article details this process and highlights the health benefits of oysters for humans.
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16788
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Leggett presents her Top 10 list of people who are preserving the culture and sense of place that years from now will allow people to say \"I'm from Down East,\" and have it mean something. Included are Mamie's Drive-in in Laurel Hill, Pete Jones Eastern-style barbecue in Ayden, and Ashley Futrell and Hoover Adams, who continue the tradition of the locally owned, rural newspaper in Little Washington and in Dunn.
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