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5815
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This special NORTH CAROLINA magazine community profile supplement discusses Pitt County and its county seat, Greenville, two areas of growing prosperity in Eastern North Carolina.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 61 Issue 5, May 2003, p29-30, 33-34, 36, 39-40, 42, 45-52, il
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8824
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Hotel Robert E. Lee was built shortly after World War I and hosted many of Raleigh's elite during World War II. A famous portrait of Robert E. Lee that hung in the hotel lobby was rescued by the United Daughters of the Confederacy before the building was razed in 1971. Today, Hyatt House has both the site and the painting.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 12, May 1981, p13, 67, il
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27602
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The Velvet Cloak Inn on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh has been condemned, but some residents are continuing to live there. Owner David Smoot is trying to sell the building to developers even though members of the Velvet Cloak Villas Condominium Association still claim ownership of a portion of the property. A legal battle is waging over control of the once luxurious hotel who had guests such as Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, and Bob Hope.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 31 Issue 31, July 2014, p7-9 Periodical Website