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The state's mountains have some of the most spectacular waterfalls on the East Coast, including Looking Glass Falls, Whitewater Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Linville Falls.
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Holly Springs in Wake County had known success from its earliest days. By 1900, it had a reputation for education and commerce. By 1983, progress had passed it by, and the 700 citizens were faced with merging with another town or trying to revitalize theirs. They chose the latter; voted for bonds; and built the first sewer plant. That brought developers. In nine years the population rose to 7,000. The tax base went from $23 million to $500,000 million, and land prices tripled.
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North Carolina's Paul Revere was Col. Alexander Mebane. Captured by Tory Colonel David Fanning, Mebane escaped the night of September 12, 1781, and rode through Orange and Alamance Counties to warn the patriots of the Tories' approach. On September 13, Tories and patriots fought at Lindley's Mill, with neither side achieving victory. After the war Mebane's activities included serving in the U.S. Congress, as a member of the Constitutional Convention, and as an original trustee of the University of North Carolina.
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In North America emeralds of gem-quality are found only in our state. Among emerald hunters James Hill, Jr., of Hiddenite, is one of the most successful. Though gem hunting has left him $200,000 in debt and possibly cost him two marriages, Hill is digging up emeralds that geologists say are among the finest in the world.
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From May to November king mackerel tournaments are big business along the state's coast. While events like Southport's U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament and the Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament award large prizes, they also benefit local economies. Motels, restaurants, bait and tackle shops, and shops in general benefit. The Atlantic Beach Tournament brings $1.6 million into the local economy.
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Built by Josiah Collins in the late 1700s, Somerset Place was one of the state's most prosperous plantations in pre-Civil War days. Debt and the Civil War began its downward spiral. In 1889, it was sold out of the family, passing through numerous owners until acquired by the state in 1939. Now almost restored, it is a State Historic Site.
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Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, located near Southern Pines, is a 676-acre longleaf pine forest. Originally part of land purchased by James Boyd in the early 1900s, the preserve became the first natural area in the state park system in 1963 when the widow of Boyd's grandson donated it. Today Weymouth Woods is used for environmental education, resource management, and trail-hiking.
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The Carolina Coal Mine, located in the village of Coal Glen in Chatham County, was the scene of the worst mining disaster in the state's history. On May 27, 1925, three explosions rocked the mine and killed fifty-three men, half the adult male population of the town. An improperly set dynamite blast was the cause. The mine closed during the Depression, reopened in 1947, and closed for good in 1953.
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Pinehurst has an equine tradition as well as a golfing one. Northerners who started visiting the village in 1910 also brought their horses. From that practice developed a race rack, stables, grandstand, and in 1917, a county fair. The Amphidrone, an 8,400-square-foot structure, was built for exhibitions. A tornado damaged it in 1932, and the building was later converted into a stable. In 1995, restoration began on the building, which is the state's oldest fair exhibition hall.
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When the state's barrier islands are mentioned, many people think of the Outer Banks. However, off the coast of Brunswick County lies another chain of islands - Oak Island, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach - that are similar in climate, flora, and fauna, but different in character, history, and appearance.
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The town of Pinehurst is one of the world's best-known golfing communities. From June 14 through 20, Pinehurst No. 2 golf course will host the 1999 U.S. Open, the national championship of golf. The course, designed by Donald Ross, is one of the most beautiful, and also one of the most challenging, golf courses in the world.
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While many people think of golf when they hear the word Pinehurst, there are other recreational pursuits for visitors to enjoy in and around the village and in Moore County. History buffs can visit sites including the Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum and Weymouth Center, former home of novelist James Boyd. Pinehurst Village has a variety of shops. The PGA World Golf Hall of Fame and Sandhills Horticultural Gardens are also nearby.
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Steve and Sandy Forest started Brushy Mountain Bee Farm in their kitchen over twenty years ago. The farm, located near Wadesboro, had revenues of over $2 million in 1998. The Forests not only raise bees and sell honey, but they also have a web site, publish a catalog, and supply beekeepers worldwide with supplies through a mail-order service.
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In 1920, Lillian Exum Clement of Buncombe County was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly, becoming the South's first woman legislator. What was even more remarkable was that she was elected by men, who were the only legal voters in 1920. Sixteen of the seventeen bills she introduced became law. She was also Buncombe County's first female lawyer and the first to have a practice without male partners.
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Established in November, 1861, the Confederate Salisbury Prison held as many as 10,000 captured Union troops in an area designed for 2,500. Food, clothing, and sanitary conditions were miserable and got worse as the war continued. Salisbury Prison was destroyed in April, 1865, by Union troops who liberated it. A recent symposium, held in Salisbury in July, 1988, brought together scholars, scientists, and descendants of prison guards and POWs.
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