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44655
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"The butlers at Winston-Salem's Graylyn Estate carry on a tradition established nearly a century ago by a globe-trotting hostess who wanted every guest to feel appreciated." Featuring 85 guest rooms, the Graylyn Estate Manor House was completed in 1932 in the Norman Revival style and is situated on 55 acres owned by Wake Forest University. Graylyn was the former home of Bowman and Natalie Gray, benefactors of cultural life, education and health care in the Winston-Salem community.
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44702
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"In this Wayne County town, residents don yellow and green to celebrate the bloom that put them on the map." When created in 1867, Freemont was originally called Nahunta. In the mid 1950s, the towns garden club initiated a beautification effort with two bushels of daffodil bulbs. Residents were inspired by the work and soon areas all over town were being planted with this early spring favorite. Freemont held its first Daffodil Festival in the late 1980s.
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44701
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"These six small-batch soap makers use local ingredients -- from Ocracoke figs to Foothills moonshine -- and foolproof family recipes to make every scrub, soak, and lather feel like home." Businesses discussed are Willow Hill soap Company in Canton, Milk Street Soap on the Outer Banks, Farm & Field Soap Company in Wallburg, Hank E. Panky Farm in Selma, Moonshine Mountain Soap Company in Catawba and Lux & Lye in Boone.
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44765
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"A roadside farm store turns humble peanuts into a Southern delicacy -- each pot seasoned with salt, patience, and memory." Ludlum's Produce is located on Holden Beach Road in Supply, N.C. With origins going back to 1852, the current business opened in 1980. Ludlum's specialty is boiled peanuts.
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44776
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"In Charlotte, a Daughters of the American Revolution chapter has been getting things done for 127 years -- and it's just getting started." Begun in 1898, the Mecklenburg DAR Chapter is the oldest of its kind in North Carolina and the second largest in the state behind one in Wilmington. For a number of generations, the Mecklenburg Chapter has been actively involved in restoration of the historic Rock House associated with Hezekiah Alexander, a Charlotte statesman, who led his area in the quest for independence.
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44777
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"For 127 years, this Wilson County store has been keeping its community supplied -- by relying on people just as much as what's on the shelves." Established by Paul Lee Woodard, the store had its beginnings in small farming community of Black Creek, south of Wilson. During the 1930s Depression, the store printed its own currency, that it paid its employees, who in turn bought merchandise from other Wilson retailers a, and in turn were paid back by the Woodard store. In 2010, the store was purchased by the owners of Womble Hardware & Tackle.
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44782
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"For generations, shove poles have helped boaters navigate the shallow waters of Currituck, Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds." Also known as shoving paddles, these instruments date back to early native Americans in their navigation of the shallow sounds. Mostly made from ash wood, these poles generally range in size from 10-16 feet.
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44778
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"In Iredell County, Fort Dobbs State Historic Site provides a window into pre-Revolutionary War life at the edge of North Carolin's western frontier. The original fort, completed in 1756, provided defense for the area known as the Fourth Creel Settlement during the Seven Years War. The site is the only North Carolina State Historic site devoted to the French and Indian War.
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44657
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"In Cleveland County, the owner of a beloved home has restored its former grandeur and reinstated its tradition of hospitality through afternoon teas." the home was built in 1910 by Dr. Stephen Royster and wife and was a fixture in county social events for many years until it was sold in 1976. For a time, it fell into disrepair but was resurrected in 2021 by Chris and Lynn Dawson.
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44656
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"For nearly 30 years, the owners of Morehead Manor Bed and Breakfast have shared their historic home with travelers they treat like family." Daniel and Monica Edwards turned a 1910 mansion located on the corner of Morehead and Vickers avenues in Durham into a thriving inn. The home was originally built for a Durham tobacco executive.
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44661
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"A long forgotten series of recordings made in Asheville in 1925 puts a new spin on the beginnings of country music." Tony Russell and Wayne Martin have spent decades preserving old-time music in North Carolina.
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44699
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"What began as a fix for gummed-up textile machines has grown into a family-run company with a devoted following, still made in the same quiet corner in Rockingham County." The Charlie Soap Plant is located on the banks of the Mayo River. Charlie Southerland produced an oil originally intended for knitting machines. Later the oil was redeveloped as a soap.
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44697
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According to town historian Robin Lattimore, Rutherfordton's Man Street has been around since 1790. Half a century after the Revolution, Christopher Bechtler came to Rutherfordton and opened what became the most significant private mint i the nation's history. A list of specific attractions in the town is noted by the author.
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44700
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"After decades of pollution brought an Onslow County waterway to the brink, citizens, scientists and Jacksonville city leaders worked together to restore their river." The New river is entirely contained in Onslow County. Twenty-five years ago it was so polluted that any visible life had almost disappeared.
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44696
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Spanish moss is not a parasite. It only requires trees or objects like trees for physical support. It is one of North Carolina's most misunderstood plants. Like many orchids, it's an air plant.
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