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44367
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From 1917-1932, public education for African American children in Southern states was assisted through the Rosenwald Foundation. Out of a total of 5,300 schools built in the South through the foundation, North Carolina had the greatest number at 813 schools.
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44298
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The NC Wildlife Resource Commission provides technical guidance and other resources to manage and prevent conflicts with wildlife. North Carolina's rich biodiversity hints that encounters with wildlife for many are part of daily life; however, in recent year three particular sightings have left many puzzled. These include black bears exploring suburbs, alligators roaming in areas far from their natural range and coyotes.
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44297
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"Visit two Eastern NC wildlife refuges for top-notch birding." Noted are Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge founded in 1934 and Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge in Hyde County.
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For those interested in resources, the North Carolina Gourd Society was founded in Cary in 1937. It is the first such society in the country and is the principal chapter in the American Gourd Society. Events held by the society include the annual North Carolina Gourd Arts and Crafts Festival and the Gourd Gathering.
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While seemingly abundant, pollinators in today's climate are faced with ever decreasing natural habitat sources. North Carolina's electric cooperatives are stemming this tide in a more positive direction in their planting of native grasses and low growing plants in co-op right-of -ways. Khalil Porter is head of environmental affairs for North Carolina's Electric-Cooperatives.
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Roanoke Island fell under control of the Northern Army on Feb. 7, 1862. General John G. Foster called Army Chaplain Horace James to oversee the Freedman's Colony that ensued. By 1864, 550 homes had been built.
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Significant restoration progress along the parkway has been made since Tropical Storm Helene debut in September 2024. Construction for the parkway began in September 1935 and interrupted for a period during World War II. by 1966, all but 7.7 miles of the project was completed.
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"Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy is an Outer Banks Legend." Moving to the Outer Banks in 1986, she became a report for the local newspaper, "The Coastland Times" in 1990 and has covered area happenings ever since. She has also been involved with Radio Hatteras, a vital source of information to local residents, especially during tropical storms, since its inception eleven years ago.
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Begun in 1948, week-long activities associated with the festival attract some 300,000 people.
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43984
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Today, electric cooperatives contribute $111 billion annually to the U.S. gross domestic product. Between 2018 and 2022 they returned $7 billion to their members.
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February is a prime time to plant radishes in the Piedmont and Coastal Plains sections of North Carolina. Most of the peppery taste of this vegetable is concentrated on the our layers of its skin.
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"The right plants in the right spots can boost efficiency year-round. Establishing "windbreaks" on the north facing sides of a home, using evergreens like Southern magnolia, Eastern red cedar or Virginia pine in north facing regions of a home can help deflect wind gusts and thereby reduce heat drain.
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44097
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Located in Highlands, this festival began as a part of the yearly fall Highlands Food & wine Festival. Profits from the festival benefit local land conservation efforts.
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14.'Holey Terrors' Meet The Flea Beetles by Jackson, L.A. Carolina Country Vol. 56 Issue 5, May 2024
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44098
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Flea Beetles often do damage to vegetable, leaving leaves with tiny holes. with usually more than one generation, they can be a problem the whole summer. Other bad news about this pest, it that larvae living underground can likely do much damage to roots.
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"Om June 28, 1848, in order to 'save lives from the perils of the sea,' the U.S. Federal government began funding volunteer lifesaving efforts along the Atlantic coast--an act hat sowed the seeds of what would become the U.S. Life-Saving Service." The Pea Island station near Rodanthe was the only one of approximately 450 stations to be commanded by a Black keeper.
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