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Friends and colleagues of Charles Kuralt remember the famous broadcast-journalist in his early days before he went off to New York and the CBS network.
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Uncle Fed Messer was born in Lincoln County, August 12, 1792. At the age of five his family moved to Haywood County where he spent the remainder of his life. When he died on February 18, 1907, at the age of 114, he had done what few people have ever done - lived in three centuries -the 18th, 19th, and 20th.
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Travelers passing through Johnston County on I-95 or I-40 are often unaware of what activities lie just off the interstate. For example, the county's most famous citizen, Ava Gardner, is honored with a museum; the Bentonville Civil War battlefield lies nearby; Kenly's Tobacco Farm Life Museum honors farm families; and many towns hold festivals, such as Benson's Mule Days.
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Madison, population 2,500, is located in Rockingham County. It is a town with a sense of nostalgia, as evidenced by its stores, including Madison Dry Goods Co.; its stately homes dating back to 1810; and its 1920 clock tower, Modern textile mills, including Mayo Yarn and Unifi, bolster its economic base.
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Many people think of Wilson, county seat of Wilson County, as the world's largest brightleaf tobacco market, However, other treasures are to be found, including internationally-known folk-artist Vollis Simpson, restored streetscapes in the downtown area, the $1 million restoration of the old Wilson Theater, and around a hundred working artists and galleries.
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In the 1940s, three Charlotte-based airlines--South East, Twentieth Century, and State--struggled for a place in the emerging airline industry. None was successful, although State remained in business until 1980. Failure to win authorization for local service from the Civil Aeronautics Board, which eventually authorized Piedmont Airlines, was a factor in their demise.
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Once a remote railroad station, Durham is now a leader in medicine, education, and the arts. A number of historic sites offer visitors a look at the city's past and include Bennett Place, the Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum, Patterson's Mill Country Store, and the Downtown Durham Historic District.
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The names of Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Ned Jarrett are well- known on the stock car circuit. Now their sons and grandsons are the new generation of NASCAR drivers and ready to create their own legends on the oval tracks.
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Quakers in the Piedmont originated the first national Underground Railroad in the 1700s. This was a secret network of people and places set up to help slaves escaping to the North. It was not without danger for the Quakers, for anyone caught helping runaways could be punished.
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Tea rooms are found from the mountains to the coast, and each is unique. Among the state's tea rooms are The Peaceful Dragon Tea House and Cultural Center and the Tea Rex in Charlotte, Sarah's Pocket Tea Room in New Bern, and the Tranquil House Inn in Manteo.
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Each of the state's one hundred county courthouses is filled with stories of fascinating events that occurred there. In Jackson County, in 1914, for example, a local car dealer drove a Model T Ford up the building's 107 steps to prove that his product could climb the mountain roads.
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On March 20, 1998, a tornado struck Stoneville in Rockingham County. Two people were killed, the business district destroyed, and 450 homes destroyed. Yet one year later, the town has come back to life through the spirit and resourcefulness of its citizens and the help of strangers.
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Tea dates back over 5,000 years to ancient China and is one of the world's most popular beverages, being second only to water. In pre- Revolutionary days the tea tax was an irritant to colonists, resulting in the famous Boston Tea Party, in 1773, and locally, the Edenton Tea Party in 1774. In 1980, the Twining Company of London opened a plant in Greensboro that makes 12 million tea bags a day.
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During the 1973-74 indoor track season, which was held on various tracks around the country, Tony Waldrop of Polk County accomplished a feat that had never been equaled. Competing in the indoor mile, he won, in less than two months, seven straight races with times under four minutes. He retired from running in 1976, completed his doctorate, and today is a professor at the University of Illinois.
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Benjamin Cleveland was born in Virginia in 1738 and moved, in 1769, to Rowan County. He was a prominent figure in the early history of the area. However, it was as the leader of soldiers from Wilkes and Surry Counties at the Battle of Kings Mountain that he won lasting fame. After the war, he moved to South Carolina and became a county judge.
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