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Adams describes the maritime forests of the Outer Banks, areas that shelter habitats ecologically rich and hauntingly beautiful. These forests are some of the finest and most accessible ones in the state. They are Currituck Banks, Kitty Hawk Woods, Nags Head Woods, Buxton Woods, Shackelford Banks, Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area, and Bear Island. Buxton Woods is the largest of the group.
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Barbecue is the holy grub in North Carolina. Lovers of this delicacy differ over which type is better--vinegar-base barbecue or tomato-base barbecue. Whatever an individual's preference, there are a number of restaurants to satisfy any palate. Early describes a number of these including the Pink Supper House (Wallace); B's Barbecue (Greenville); Barbecue Inn (Asheville); and the Carolina Bar-B-Q (Statesville).
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No major Civil War battles were fought in the North Carolina mountains; however, many mountain people did declare either for the North or the South, and evidence remains of the encounters that took placed there. Johnson recounts several of these, including stories of a Confederate Cherokee regiment led by a crazed white man, women bushwhackers who posed as men to join the army, and Union Captain Miles Keough, who captured the town of Boone and later died with Custer at the Little Big Horn.
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North Carolina is home to over two dozen wineries, ranging from multi-million dollar operations to small mom-and-pop ones. Chase takes the reader on a tour of several, including RagApple Lassie Vineyards (Boonville); Westbend Vineyards (Lewisville); Windy Gap Vineyards (Ronda); and Chateau Laurinda (Sparta).
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Traditional music has evolved over the past 250 years in the North Carolina mountains, as migrants from a number of countries brought their distinct musical signatures to the area. This interweaving of cultures created the old-time mountain music which is still continuing to evolve and flourish into the twenty-first century. Kunkel lists a number of places where bluegrass performances can be heard weekly, including Clay's Corner (Brasstown); Balsam Mountain Inn (Balsam); Snowbird Mountain Lodge (Robbinsville); Mars Hill College (Mars Hill); and Shindig on the Green (Asheville).
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Across North Carolina forty-four roads, or sections of roads, have been designated by the state as scenic byways. Two others have National Scenic Byway designations: the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Cherohala Skyway. Scenic byways vary in length from 3 miles to 173 miles and were chosen for their “cultural, natural, and historic features.†These include the French Broad Overview, Drovers Road Byway, Colonial Heritage Byway, Brunswick Town Road, and Alligator River Route.
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Waynesborough, founded in 1787 as the seat of Wayne County, was burned by General Sherman's soldiers in 1865. In the 1980s, the Old Waynesborough Commission decided to recreate the town. Original 18th- and 19th-century buildings were collected around Wayne County and relocated to the old town site. Today more than 15 buildings, including a general store, working blacksmith shop, and one-room school, comprise Waynesborough Historical Village.
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Wayne County is OUR STATE magazine's featured county of the month. The county is home to three institutions whose names extend beyond county lines: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Cherry Hospital, and Mt. Olive Pickle Company. The county also boasts a geological wonder, the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park; the rural cabin where Charles B. Aycock, the education governor, grew up; and the Waynesborough Historical Village.
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Big Ed's City Market Restaurant is a Raleigh institution. Opened in 1989 in the City Market near the State Capitol, the restaurant now anchors the rejuvenated area. Owner “Big Ed†Watkins offers traditional country cooking, friendly faces, and moderate prices.
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Adams takes the reader off the beaten path to explore some of the state's most picturesque waterfalls. These include waterfalls on the Linville, Horsepasture, Whitewater, Cullasaja, Big Creek, Little, East Fork Pigeon, and West Fork Pigeon rivers. Directions to each of the falls are included.
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Kinston, county seat of Lenoir County, is OUR STATE magazine's Tar Heel town of the month. Westbrook describes things to see and do in the town, including watching baseball at Grainger Stadium, a first-rate baseball park; enjoying the offerings of the Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center; and visiting the Governor Richard Caswell Memorial and the C.S.S. Neuse State Historic Site.
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If everyone did everything right, what would be the best possible natural North Carolina that her citizens could hope for? In the recently published HORIZON 2100: AGGRESSIVE CONSERVATION FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S FUTURE, nine of the state's leading conservation scientists examined current environmental conditions and present a picture of the future. Nickens discusses their projections and lists the four primary strategies required to achieve it.
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Fort Johnson, an obscure fort located in Brunswick County, has the unique distinction of being the location where both the Revolutionary War and Civil War began in North Carolina. Hartsoe recounts the events.
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Clinton, county seat of Sampson County, is OUR STATE magazine's Tar Heel town of the month. Clinton, an agricultural hub in the East, and Sampson County possess an agricultural history dating back two centuries. Much of this is preserved in the Sampson County History Museum. Lee discusses things to see and do on a visit in Clinton, including The Courthouse Inn, Fussell's Restaurant, and Courthouse Square.
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Mrs. Rose O'Neal Greenhow used her high-society connections in Washington, D.C., to gather information of value to the South during the Civil War. Imprisoned by the North, then later deported to Richmond, she went to Europe in 1862 to try to win support for the Southern cause. On her return in 1864, her ship, trying to evade a ship mistaken for a Union gunboat, ran aground off Wilmington. Greenhow drowned attempting to reach shore.
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