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3353
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Elizabeth City newspaper editor W. O. Saunders' visions for the Outer Banks included the Wright Memorial, Lost Colony pageant, and bridging Oregon Inlet, but it was a 1934 article on 400 Pasquotank County outhouses that brought him national fame.
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Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County attracts over 400,000 visitors annually. The family friendly offerings include eighteen miles of hiking trails, five waterfalls, a lake, cabins and campgrounds, and an historic stone bathhouse.
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Sarah Micles (Michaels) of Burke County was famous for her pipes. Made of clay bowls, they were enjoyed by men, women, and Civil War soldiers in many states. Her descendants continued making pipes from her molds until the 1950s.
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The state's mountains offer camping to appeal to every taste, from rustic backwoods to well-equipped sites. Among the most popular are the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Nantahala and Pisgah national forests.
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Honey has been a popular sweetener since ancient times. Many varieties are made in the state, but the three sold most often are sourwood, gallberry, and tulip poplar. The valued honeybee was named official state insect in 1974.
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Tarboro, in Edgecombe County, features a 45-block historic district-one of the state's largest - that includes Calvary Episcopal Church, the Blount-Bridgers House, the 1760 Town Common, and the restored town fountain.
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Settled by Quakers in the 1700s, the Perquimans River town changed its name in 1861 from Newby's Bridge to Belvidere. The river was an important route in the early days, but now most activity takes place at Layden's Supermarket or Red's Trading Post.
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The successful eradication of the boll weevil and the construction of new cotton gins has led to a resurgence of cotton planting. For example, Halifax County, which planted 16,400 acres in 1985, raised 59,900 in 1995.
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Asheville's Biltmore Avenue has had a renaissance after declining through the early 1980s. Today crowds fill the shops; art galleries, including Blue Spiral Gallery; theater; museum; and restaurants, including the Blue Moon Bakery, that line the street.
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Originating in the 1920s when some friends dug a pond and stocked it with frogs, Frog Pond, in Stanly County, maintains its small-town charm.
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Valdese, in Burke County, was settled by the Waldenses, French- speaking Protestants who came in 1893. The outdoor drama, \"From this Day Forward,\" now in its 30th year, tells the story of their life in the Old World and how they came to the state.
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3406
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There are twenty-two riverkeepers in the nation who are advocates for water quality in various rivers. The state has two: Rick Dove for the Neuse River and Bouton Baldridge for the Cape Fear River.
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3407
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Canton native Fred Chappell is well known for his dozen books of poetry, novels, scholarship, and classes taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Wineries thrived in the state prior to the Civil War, and until just before Prohibition, the state was the country's leading wine maker. Currently, eleven wineries are in production.
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A new scenic highway opened in the western mountains in October, 1996. The Cherohala Highway, which connects Robbinsville, in Graham County, with Tellico Plains, Tennessee, provides scenic views of the Appalachian Mountains.
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