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The Macedonia neighborhood in High Point was a long-time example of urban blight, filled with crumbling houses and garbage-strewn lots. Then High Point, eager for a change in one of its worst areas, the Center for the Study of Social Issues at UNC-Greensboro, wanting students to explore making a difference in the real world, and the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, seeking to extend its mission to its own community, came together to rescue and rejuvenate the neighborhood. Caldwell discusses the process of and results from this collaboration.
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In 1891, Madison County had seventy-nine schools to educate the county's six thousand schoolchildren. Between 1920 and 1940, many of these schools were consolidated into five. These five had walls constructed of rock. By the 1980s, all five had closed except one. Now the citizens of these five school communities are working together to renovate and restore the buildings as community centers.
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Cherryville, population 6,000, is located in northwest Gaston County. The name derives from cherry trees planted along the railroad tracks. Engineers soon called the settlement Cherryville. Early economy centered around agriculture. Eventually the town became a center of textiles and transportation. In 1932, Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation began business there, becoming one of the country's ten largest motor carriers. It once employed over two thousand residents. However, the company was sold in 1995, and the jobs were lost. Current plans to revive the economy include an equestrian center, an area for sports and concerts, and revitalization of the downtown area. Cherryville's history is preserved in the C. Grier Beam Truck Museum, Heritage Park, and Cherryville Historical Museum.
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After World War II, drag racing officially moved off back-country roads onto legally sanctioned raceways. North Carolina was a hotbed for this type of racing and continues so today. The state has more drag strips than any other state. Blackburn discusses the history of the sport in the state, some of the legendary drivers, and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame.
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Created in 1955, the New Bern Firemen's Museum preserves two centuries of fire-fighting equipment used in the town and surrounding Craven County. The museum is the only one in the country that is dedicated solely to preserving and displaying its town's own fire-fighting equipment.
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Three structures - the Bingham School, a 1793 boarding school; the 1924 Wilmington Chapter of the Salvation Army building; and the 1777 Traphill Gristmill in Wilkes County - were rescued from ruin and transformed into bed and breakfast accommodations. The buildings are now known as the Inn at Bingham School (Chapel Hill); the Front Street Inn (Wilmington); and the Old Traphill Mill Inn (Traphill).
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Located in Beaufort County, Bath, incorporated in 1705, is North Carolina's oldest town. In 1704, John Lawson laid out the town, which soon attracted farmers and ranchers to settle there. The surrounding area was a source of tar, turpentine, and other naval stores. La Vere discusses the town's history and the plans for the year-long tricentennial celebration, with opening ceremonies beginning on March 8, 2005.
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Carteret County inventor Luther Paul was born in the coastal fishing hamlet of Davis Shore in 1869. Early in life he became interested in how machines work and maintained that interest throughout his life. His interest in aviation began in the early 1900s when he read of a New York Times' offer of a reward for the first manned, powered flight. Paul describes his grandfather's design and construction of an experimental helicopter.
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On a cold April morning in 1993, Paul Lessard and Jack Kavanaugh saved Ella Mae Bowman from drowning. Bowman was trapped in her car which was sinking in a lake. Both men received the Carnegie Hero Medal. Lessard, of High Point, came out of the experience with a greater understanding of just how precious life is and resolved to make a difference with his. Using the stipend that came with the medal, he established the Lighthouse Project, a foundation that works with the Guilford County school system's Character Education Program to bring nationally known role models to speak to students about values. Now in its eleventh year, the project has touched the lives of more than 450,000 students.
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Community clock towers serve as landmarks in many cities across North Carolina. Many of the clocks have come to symbolize the towns. For example, Henderson firefighters wear the image of their town clock tower on their shoulder patches. A number of towns, like Madison, feature their clocks on their websites. Paige describes a number of clock towers, including those in Hillsborough, New Bern, Statesville, Madison, and Henderson.
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The era of building rural brick roads lasted about a decade in the early part of the 20th-century in North Carolina. Several coastal counties, including Pasquotank and Craven, chose brick because it was cheap and easy to install. Parts of these roads still exist. Pasquotank County built the Weeksville Road in 1920 and the Newland Road in 1921. Newland Road is the state's only road listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In Craven County, brick road restoration projects include a section of Rhem Road, that runs through the town of River Bend, and a stretch of the old Kinston Highway, now called Beamon Road.
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Is there a relationship between humor and health? Research studies have documented the physical effects of laughter, such as lowering blood pressure and reducing pain and stress. The Carolina Health and Humor Association, known as Carolina Ha Ha, was co-founded by Ruth Hamilton in 1986, prescribes a healthy dose of humor to combat pain and stress. Westbrook discusses the program and its implementation in a number of North Carolina hospitals, including the North Carolina Children's Hospital.
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In August 2001, the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville became the first hospital in North Carolina to be recognized as a Planetree, or patient-centered care, institution. The Avery County hospital came into being in 1995 through consolidation of two historic mountain hospitals -- Sloop Memorial Hospital at Crossnore and Cannon Memorial Hospital at Banner Elk. Medical pioneers at these hospitals began the practice of patient-centered care in the early 20th-century, and 100 years later their legacy continues at the new hospital.
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The ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES named Dr. Olson Huff, a developmental pediatrician, as one of the 100 most influential citizens of Western North Carolina in the 20th-century. Huff is widely known for his advocacy for the health and safety of children and for his activism in voicing concerns and finding solutions for those who are too small to be heard.
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Dr. Randolph Chitwood, chief of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine, is profiled in this OUR STATE article.
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