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4109
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The eight coastal lighthouses are among the state's best-known symbols. However, they are not the state's only lights. Beacon lights were used at Ocracoke Inlet as early as 1715, and through the years, almost 30 other lighthouses and light ships have guided mariners. Most have been lost to warfare, neglect, and weather, so that only eight remain at the end of the 20th-century.
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3664
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For two hundred years, seven lighthouses from Corolla to Southport have sent their beams into the darkness to provide a safe guide for passing ships. Oak Island Lighthouse, built in 1958, has the world's second- brightest beacon.
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3265
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Six historic and distinctive lighthouses, including those at capes Hatteras and Lookout, Bodie Island, and Ocracoke, guide mariners along the state's 301-mile coastline.
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3464
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The use of volunteers in the state's public schools is increasing, but a number of school systems do not have policies governing their use. An official policy is a necessity to define the volunteers' responsibilities and things they could be liable for.
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Among the collectibles that the late Emmett Wiggins placed on his Edenton property is the Roanoke River Lighthouse. Well over 100 years old, the rare lighthouse is thought to be one of the last in the state.
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2836
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The state has twenty-two historic sites, including Town Creek Indian Mound in Montgomery County and Bennett Place in Durham, that interpret the past for visitors and relate it to present-day life.
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2250
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The North Carolina Division of Archives and History's Historic Sites Section is celebrating its fortieth anniversary as a separate entity in state government.
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2340
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The tort reform movement in the General Assembly will limit punitive damage awards to the victims of dangerous products or company negligence. Opponents question whether such reform will really benefit victims and not companies who put profit over safety.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 23, June 1995,
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1478
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The State Health Plan Purchasing Alliance (SHPPA) applies the old idea of the food co-op to health insurance. By banding together, small businesses (in this case, two to forty-nine employees) hope to save money on health insurance.
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1289
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Last week Durham played host to the Creating Change Conference, the country's largest gay political gathering, whose attendants urged the gay movement to link itself to the struggle of other minority groups.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 46, Nov 1993,
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1314
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North Carolina lighthouses, such as Currituck Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and Cape Lookout Lighthouse, have a rich and treasured history for citizens and sailors alike.
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24443
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The author presents the various historical lighthouses found in North Carolina, providing a brief account of each lighthouse’s history and significance.
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3301
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The Town Creek Indian Mound near Mount Gilead in Montgomery County is one of the most carefully excavated and reconstructed Native American mounds in the nation.
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723
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Seven lighthouses tower above NC's barrier islands, some still casting their light seaward to remind sailors that peril lingers on these shoals.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 3, Mar 1988,
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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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