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Sandy Cole is a ninth-generation potter of the famous Cole family that has been producing pottery in the state for around 200 years. She and her husband Kevin Brown market their wares from North Cole Pottery in Sanford. Whimsical face jugs are their newest creations. Carter discusses the family's artistic work and the origins of face jugs.
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Since the late 19th-century, over 60 hurricane strikes have been recorded in North Carolina. Barnes describes five memorable ones: the hurricane of 1879; San Ciriaco, August 16-18, 1899; Hurricane Hazel, October 15, 1954; Hurricane Fran, September 5-6, 1996; Hurricane Floyd, September 16, 1999.
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Ellis discusses prescribed burning or the controlled burning of woodlands. To the public, a fire in the forest is something to be extinguished quickly. To the fire ecologist, fire prepares seedbeds, recycles nutrients, prompts new growth, and in general helps to restore the ecosystem.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference is celebrating fifty years of collegiate sports competition. Sumner discusses players, coaches, teams, and high and low points over the last half-century.
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On March 7, 1962, a powerful nor'easter of huge proportions struck the Outer Banks on Ash Wednesday. Shelton-Roberts describes the fury of the storm, its origins, and aftermath.
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Orrin H. Pilkey, Jr., prolific researcher, writer, and recently retired James B. Duke Professor of Geology at Duke University, probably has \"had more impact on beach policy along the East Coast, and especially North Carolina, than anyone else in the last half of the 20th century.\" Swofford discusses Pilkey's work and influence.
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Randleman, located in northern Randolph County, is OUR STATE magazine's Tar Heel town of the month. The town has a rich heritage and has preserved a \"number of structures full of character and history.\" For years textiles drove the economy but have since declined. Now Randleman looks forward to the completion of the long-awaited Randleman Dam and Lake and the predicted economic boom to follow.
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Born in France in 1746, botanist Andre Michaux was sent to America by the French government in 1785 to collect seeds, trees, shrubs, and plants. In the process he roamed through 30 North Carolina counties, where he either discovered or described 300 plants. Yet, though he covered more territory than Daniel Boone and made many botanical discoveries, Michaux remains relatively unknown in this country.
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To many people, the cities of High Point, Thomasville, and Lexington mean furniture, but there are also other things to see and do. Kunkel describes how to spend a weekend among the three cities.
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Many North Carolinians love to compete in unusual contests. Two of the state's best-known ones are the National Hollerin' Convention in Spivey's Corner and the International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg. Tomlin describes some of North Carolina's lesser known, but still entertaining, unusual competitions. These include the Turkey Olympics in Raeford, Great Cardboard Box Derby at Beech Mountain, and collard-eating contest at Ayden's annual Collard festival.
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The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, formerly St. John's Museum of Art, underwent a massive expansion recently and reopened in April 2002, with a new 42,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that allows the museum to fully display its stored works. It is the only museum in the country whose \"primary purpose is collecting, archiving and displaying the art of North Carolina.\"
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One of the most popular horse shows in the Southeastern United States has been held since 1945 in the rural community of Oak Ridge in Guilford County. Tomlin describes the two-day event which has grown from an entry list of 17 classes to 200.
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At one time 1,600 different types of apples grew in North Carolina, but the number declined after the Civil War. In the late 1970s, Creighton Calhoun of Chatham County began a twenty-year search for old southern apples that date back before 1928. He collects cuttings of old varieties he finds to grow on his land. In the late 1990s, Horne Creek Living Historical Farm near Pinnacle, in collaboration with Calhoun, started planting historical apple trees. The farm is \"the only public collection of historical trees in the nation.\"
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Rowan County is OUR STATE magazine's featured county of the month. In 2003, the county is celebrating its \"sesquiduplicentennial\" or 250th anniversary. Westbrook discusses the rich history of the county, sights to see, including the North Carolina Transportation Museum, and planned celebration events.
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The Coker Arboretum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2003. It was created by a young botany professor, William C. Coker. Although only five acres in size, the arboretum is considered one of state's most beautiful places.
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