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525 results for "North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine"
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42843
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Located along the Scuppernong River in Tyrrell County, Columbia is home for the Walter B. Jones Center for the Sounds, the Pococsin Arts School of Fine Craft and the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Originally founded as Elizabethtown in 1793, it was renamed Columbia in 1801.
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23836
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The Brady C. Jefcoat Museum in Murfreesboro, North Carolina displays the collection of Brady Jefcoat. There are more than 16,000 items in the collection, some dating back to the Great Depression. Most of the artifacts are old household items like washing machines, radios, and plumbing hardware.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 6 Issue 4, Summer 2015,
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39457
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The article gives a history of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Rocky Mount, Nash County, NC
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 5, September 2019,
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42841
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Originally known as Gray's Landing, Windsor was founded in 1768. the town saw significant flooding during Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
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44101
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Bertie County, NC native Jackie Williford Copeland was named to Barton College Hall of Fame in 2019. Her career success at Bertie High School has been with coaching basketball and particularly softball. Noted is her special ability to connect with athletes.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 14 Issue 5, September 2022,
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16760
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When Hurricane Isabel blew the water out of the Cashie River in Bertie County in 2003, the remains of a large wooden ship were visible. Photographs were sent to the Underwater Archaeology Department at East Carolina University and researchers spent two seasons working on the wreck in 2009 and 2010. Fueston describes some of their findings.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 3 Issue 3, Spring 2012,
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44635
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An annual event, A Taste of Farmville has been held on the first Friday in December for more than two decades. Hosted by the town's various organizations and departments, the event features a tree lighting ceremony, music and carolers and horse draw carriage rides. during this time, town merchants offer extended hours.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 17 Issue 6, November 2025,
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43242
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On his tour through North Carolina, Marquis de Lafayette spent the night of Feb. 26, 1825 in Murfreesboro. At the time, residents had planned a ball in his honor. However, he arrived in town after the event. In the 1970s, the Murfreesboro Historical Association began a decades long series of balls commemorating the one missed by Lafayette.
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42845
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Gatesville was home to North Carolina's former legendary Secretary of State, Thad Eure. Originally called Gates Courthouse, the name was changed in 1831 to Gatesville. The current Gates County courthouse was built in 1836.
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39941
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The article gives the background of how E. T. Taylor, of Farm Life, NC, created the outdoor drama 'The Message of Easter. The outdoor drama is located beside Piney Grove Baptist church in the Farm Life community of Martin County.'
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 2, March 2019,
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39387
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Dr. Christopher White, a Georgia native, holds a BA in Mathematics and English from Mercer University; Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in religion from Emory University. He was the first US citizen to be awarded the honorary Doctorate of Musical Arts from the prestigious Moscow State Conservatory of Music in Russia for his support of music and the arts in higher education. He left Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC as president and founder of M. Christopher White School of Divinity and came to Chowan College in 2003. He began a campaign to turn Chowan College around, make it successful and eventually getting it named Chowan University.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 9 Issue No. 2, April-May 2017,
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39390
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Roanoke River Partners (RRP) incorporated in 1997 to connect the towns and five counties along the river in northeastern North Carolina, capitalizing on the region's natural and cultural assets as a source for new enterprise. April 2017 marks its 20th anniversary. The nonprofit's signature achievement has been the development and promotion of the 200 mile 'Roanoke River Water Trail' featuring 16 rustic camp sites and river platforms, most accessible only by kayak, canoe or small boats. RRP has also spearheaded the preservation of the former Hamilton Colored school and repurpose it into the Rosenwald River Center.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 9 Issue No. 2, April-May 2017,
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23303
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AF Wake in Lake Gaston is a camp that teaches people of all ages how to wake board, wake surf, and wake skate
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 5 Issue 4, Summer 2014,
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39462
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This article features the Nash County Arboretum in Nashville, NC, which started in 2004.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 5, September 2019,
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44365
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Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza at Greenville Town Common is the first of six stops on the Pitt County African American Cultural Trail. Other stops on the trail include the Emerald Loop Town Common Shelter, C.M. Eppes high School site and "The Block" along Albemarle Ave.,
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 17 Issue 1, January 2025,
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