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Wilson County is OUR STATE magazine's featured county of the month. The county was formed in 1855. Westbrook discusses the county's history and points of interest that attract visitors, including the works of Lucama artist Vollis Simpson.
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Many soldiers returning from World War II needed jobs and housing. For many, the jobs they had left were guaranteed, a company practice during the war years. Housing, though, could be a challenge. The author describes how Charles A. Cannon, owner of Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, used prefabricated housing to fill the need.
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Born a free man in Northampton County in 1858, Dr. Manassa Thomas Pope grew up to be a prominent African American physician in Raleigh, a businessman, soldier, and politician. His Raleigh home, built in 1901, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival is the nation's oldest folk festival. Founded in 1928 in Asheville by famed folklorist Bascom Lamar Lunsford, the festival is held the first weekend in August in Asheville and draws old-time and bluegrass musicians, balladeers, storytellers, and dancers.
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Southern Pines, located in Moore County, is a popular resort area, especially with golfers. Kerr discusses how to spend a perfect weekend there, enjoying a number of things literary, culinary, and historical.
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North Carolina history is remembered across the state through historical markers, statues, and plaques. Williams discusses a number of monuments, including those remembering U.S. Presidents from North Carolina, Civil War governor Zebulon Vance, and the \"Greensboro Four,\" who launched the state's civil rights movement.
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The Jackson Library at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro houses the Women Veterans Historical Collection. It is the only collection of its kind nationally and \"celebrates the considerable contribution women veterans have made in all branches of military service.\"
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Located in Jackson County in western North Carolina, Judaculla Rock and its strange carvings have intrigued people for years. Irwin discusses some of the theories about the rock and who made the carvings.
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5958
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Denton in Davidson County is this month's OUR STATE magazine Tar Heel Town of the Month.
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Spruce Pine is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month. The town, located on the North Toe River in Mitchell County, is one of the most important mining locations in the world. The county has other gems as well, including four of the ten North Carolina Living Treasures, the Orchard at Altapass, and a number of events celebrating mountain traditions, such as the Hillbilly Heritage Festival.
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Martin continues his series of articles which list restaurants serving home cooking that are found just off interstate highways. This month Martin travels along I-26 from Asheville to Tryon and highlights the following restaurants: Moose Cafe (Asheville); Harry's Grill and Piggy's Ice Cream (Hendersonville); and Ward's Grill (Saluda).
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John Murray handcrafted the first Murraytown Chair, a classic colonial ladderback, over 200 years ago in Nash County. Goebel traces the chair's history from handmade creations to small-scale, assembly-line productions. The business ended in 1950, a victim of mega-production competition from large companies.
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North Carolina's favorite son, Andy Griffith, reflects on his life and career as a stage, movie, and television actor. Griffith is famous for his television show, \"The Andy Griffith Show,\" in which he played a small-town sheriff.
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Claude Howell is considered the father of the arts in Wilmington. In the 1950s, he started the art program at Wilmington College, now known as UNC-Wilmington, and was its director for over twenty years. Oesterreich discusses Howell's life in and beyond Wilmington, the influences on his artistic career, and his creations.
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6187
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There are 36 authors in the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. Among them are ten remarkable women, including Inglis Fletcher, Bernice Kelly Harris, and Wilma Dykeman. Together they have produced over 130 books, including novels, stories, poems, plays, and memoirs.
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