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39958
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p48-49, il
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39960
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This article features the Washington Underground Railroad Museum, created in 2016 in Washington, Beaufort County in a downtown caboose. The National Park Service named the Washington waterfront as Underground Railroad to Freedom site in 2014. The museum is run by Leesa Jones and gives a pictorial history of slavery in Washington and Beaufort County.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p50-52, il
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39961
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This article tells of the future opening of the Thad Eure Museum on the second floor of the old Gates County Court House in Gatesville, NC. Eure, who was born in Gates County, went to UNC-Chapel Hill, served in the US Army, was mayor of Winton, NC, and then served as NC Secretary of State from 1937 to 1987.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p54-55, por
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39962
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This article features the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, NC. The Museum represents the life and history of people from 13 counties in northeastern North Carolina. The Museum has changing exhibits, special events and can be rented for celebrations and ceremonies.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p56-57, il
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39963
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The article features five little known museums, being: The Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum in Littleton, NC; Taxidermy Hall of Fame, Southern Pines, NC; Elsewhere Collaborative in Greensboro, NC; Korner's Folly, Kernersville, NC; and the Whirligig Park and Museum in Wilson, NC.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p58-59, il
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39964
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This article features the Ava Gardner Museum, which opened in Smithfield, Johnston County in 200. It features more than 20,000 artifacts about the life of Ava Gardner collected by Tom Banks.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p62-65, il
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39965
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This article is a biography of Joe Cherry, born in 1929 to Joseph B. Cherry and his wife, Ethel Raymond. Joe's father, Joseph started the J. B. Cherry Insurance Company in Windsor, NC in 1912 and served as county treasurer. Joe went to UNC Chapel-Hill, was drafted into the Army, returned to UNC Chapel-Hill and came back to Windsor to continue the family business. His insurance office has been flooded four times from tropical storms and hurricanes,
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p74-75, il, por
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39966
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The author talks about the new Striped Bass (Rock Fish) 26-inch rule and the health of the Rock Fish fishery. He also talks about 'Thanks For Your service' fishing tournament for veterans.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p78-79
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39967
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This article gives background information on the State Marker in Washington about African Americans Defending Washington from the Confederates in 1863.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue No. 1, January 2019,
p80-81, il
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40938
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A highway marker in Bertie County also marks William Blount’s political career, encompassing decades of service and neighboring states. His career includes six state representative terms. Scandal erupting during his tenure as Senator yielded the threat of impeachment charge, but the charge was dismissed, leaving him clear to gain the governor’s seat in Tennessee.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p96
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40939
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A connecting point between an Outer Banks island and North Carolina’s mainland is named after Hyde County’s first commissioner. Advocate for improved infrastructure, he helped to keep the community’s roadways functional for generations. Through his years of service to the community, he also served as its memory, helping to connect lifeways old and current.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p10-11
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Ocracoke Island--Social life and customs; Ocracoke Island--History; Ferries--North Carolina ; Ocracoke Island--families--William Howard; Coast Guard--see also Life Saving Service ; Ocracoke Island--infrastructure--Hyde County Board of Commissioners ; Ocracoke Preservation Society ; Ferries--Hatteras-Ocracoke
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40944
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The first African American elected to Elizabeth City State Teacher’s College, Cooper was instrumental in Gates Training School becoming the first Gates County high school for African Americans. Respect earned from students and parents over a forty-year career also offered Cooper the privilege of an elementary school named in his honor.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p12-13
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Black high schools--Gates County--Thomas S. Cooper; Gates Training School--black high schools--Gates County; Elizabeth City State Teacher's College--see also Elizabeth City State University; Elizabeth City State Colored Normal School--see also Elizabeth City State University ; Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932; Rosenwald Schools; Elizabeth City State Teachers College--Board of Trustees; Elizabeth City Colored Schools--Thomas S. Cooper ; T.S. Cooper Elementary School (Sunbury); Unincorporated areas--North Carolina, Eastern--Sunbury
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40976
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The home affiliated with Davie, who had a history of service in education, politics, and the military, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Renovation work decades later, taking place in three phases, is restoring his only house still standing to its glory.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p20-22
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Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820; Historic houses--Halifax County--William R. Davie House ; Revolutionary War--William R. Davie; North Carolina Historic Sites; Historic Halifax State Historic Site; Friends of Historic Halifax--William R. Davie House; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill--William R. Davie; National Register of Historic Places--William R. Davie House; Revolutionary War--Nathanael Greene--William R. Davie; Davie County--History; Davie County--Description and travel; William R. Davie Park (Charlotte)
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40977
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A Beaufort County road pays tribute to a woman who served as a trailblazer in the medical and nursing fields. Credited as founding the first college of nursing in the United States, Dimock also became the first female doctor admitted to the American Medical Association.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p30-31
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Dimock, Susan J., 1847-1875; Washington (N.C.)--History; Washington (N.C.)--Description and travel; Washington (N.C.)--Cemeteries; St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Washington; St. Peter's Episcopal Church cemetery--Susan J. Dimock; Beaufort County--Description and travel; Beaufort County--History; N.C. Medical Society--female doctors--Dr. Susan J. Dimock; George H. and Laura E. Brown Library (Washington)
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40981
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Self-described as having lived much of his life near the water, Cox also made a difference on land. The light keeper who advocated for a highway to connect Tyrell and Hyde Counties has a highway starting in Hyde County named for him.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019,
p34-36
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Cox, Benjamin F., 1861-1945; Light Stations--North Carolina, eastern ; Gull Shoal Light Station--Benjamin F. Cox; Laurel Point Light Station; Gull Shoal Lighthouse; U.S. Lighthouse Service--Benjamin F. Cox; Lighthouses--Washington County ; Lighthouses--Hyde County; Lighthouses--North Carolina, eastern; Walter B. Jones Sr. Center for the Sounds (Columbia)