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The Pee Dee Indians vanished from the Sandhills in the 1400s and their culture lay buried beneath cornfields in Montgomery County until 1937, when the state recognized the value of the site and purchased it. Excavated for nearly fifty years by Joffre Coe, the Town Creek Indian Mound is the only North Carolina Historic Site devoted exclusively to Native American history. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
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4927
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Where are the fish and how deep are they were unsolved mysteries for bass fishermen prior to the 1950s. Then Carl Lowrance moved bass fishing into the electronic age with the creation of the LO-K-Tor, a portable device that allowed fishermen to see below the surface. The device first appeared in North Carolina in 1961. Gaddis describes its development and subsequent acceptance by sports fishermen.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 2, Feb 2001,
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5080
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Most people think of the Southwest when they heard the words \"Texas horned lizard,\" sometimes called \"horned toad.\" Once kept as pets, these creatures either escaped or were released in a variety of places nationwide. The species was first reported in North Carolina in 1880; however, no colony was documented until 1989, when a thriving one was found in Onslow County near Swansboro. The Texas horned lizard is the only reptile species successfully introduced into the state.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 7, July 2001,
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The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, an Indian community living in Alamance County, has received official state recognition as a tribe living in North Carolina. The Occaneechi Band had sought recognition for seventeen years. To achieve recognition, a tribe must meet five of eight criteria, including tracing lineage in North Carolina back at least 200 years, as specified by the North Carolina Commission on Indians Affairs.
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The CSS Neuse was an ironclad built at Kinston between 1862 and 1864. Although her career in service might be called less than glorious, the ship represented the newest technology of its time. The scuttled ship was raised from the river bottom in 1965, and the remains are displayed at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site in Kinston.
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Fort Defiance, the Caldwell County home of Revolutionary War General William Lenoir, takes its name from a local frontier fort. The state purchased the structure from the Lenoir family in the mid-1960s. Now a historic site, Fort Defiance has been restored to its 1792 appearance, complete with over 300 articles, ranging from books to furniture, originally owned by Lenoir.
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6021
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To mark their 50th anniversary in 1989, North Carolina Preservation commissioned architectural historian Catherine W. Bishir of Raleigh and architectural photographer Tim Buchman of Charlotte to collaborate on a new architectural history of North Carolina. Bishir discusses the creation of the book in this PRESERVATION interview.
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The Highland Games and Gathering of the Scottish Clans, held every year the second week in July at Grandfather Mountain, brings together descendants of 127 clans from around the world. The games feature bagpipe bands, track and field competitions, Highland dancing, and traditional Scottish events, including tossing of the cabar. They were organized in 1955.
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Catherine W. Bishir received the 1986 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. Bishir, historian, scholar, writer, and administrator, has \"had a central role in the recognition and preservation of historic properties in North Carolina.\"
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6190
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George Washington Creef designed and built the shad boat on Roanoke Island in Dare County around 1878. In 1987, the North Carolina General Assembly designated it North Carolina's State Historical Boat.
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6409
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David Tannenburg, born in Germany in 1728, is considered the foremost North American organ builder of the 18th century. The organ he built for the Moravians, called the Great Organ, was installed in the home Moravian Church in Salem in 1800. This organ, silent for the past 100 years, has been restored. Of the 644 original pipes, 628 were located and used in the restoration.
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Wilson native James Newcombe reminisces about his days in the lighthouse service. He served on lightships, which function the same way as lighthouses, except that they are anchored out at sea. Newcombe ended his career at the end of World War II at the Cape Lookout lighthouse.
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Schumann describes the Horton Grove Quarters which stand on Stagville Plantation, a state-owned preservation teaching center north of Durham. The houses were built for plantation slaves. Only four structures remain after 125 years, and these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They were selected for this designation because they are among the few remaining slaves houses in North Carolina and because of the workmanship of the slaves who built them.
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6593
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Frogs and toads are neither fish nor game; yet they provide sport, food for the table, and assistance to farmers through their large appetite for insects. Amundson discusses the life history of these creatures, food habits, hibernation, and enemies.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 15 Issue 5, May 1951,
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6676
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Two shipments of six thousand inch long northern pike fry were given to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission by the Ohio Department of Natural Resource's Division of Wildlife. The fish are being tried experimentally in six lakes across the state to determine if their introduction will help to control excessive numbers of gizzard, shad, and suckers. A concern is whether or not the pike will be able to survive and reproduce in waters far from its native habitat.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 22 Issue 7, July 1958,
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