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A controversy between Elisha Mitchell and Thomas L. Clingman over who was first to identify, climb, and measure the tallest mountain in the state ended tragically when Mitchell fell to his death, while trying to prove his claim.
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Driving the 112-mile length of Highway 12, which connects Ocracoke and Corolla on the Outer Banks, affords people some of the most beautiful coastal views in the country and a sense of yesterday.
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Charles Kuralt - author, traveler, journalist, and host of CBS-TV's Sunday Morning program - passed away July 4, 1997.
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Edward Teach, called Blackbeard the pirate, terrorized the state's coastal waters in the early 18th-century, creating a trail of legend and folklore before he was killed in 1718, near Ocracoke, fighting the king's navy.
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Among pirates, Blackbeard's fame towered over all. Dressed all in black, his bushy beard smoking with cannon fuses, and armed with six pistols and a cutlass, he inspired terror in all he met. He was killed near Ocracoke in 1718 by the king's navy.
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On November 21, 1996, a ship reported to be the QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE, Blackbeard's flagship, was discovered about three miles off the Beaufort-Morehead City area. If confirmed, the find will provide valuable information on pirate life and ships.
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Statesville's unique approach to preserving its architectural heritage involves community groups and local artists working together. Initial funds to preserve local landmarks, like the 1911 railroad station, were raised by selling paintings of them.
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Weymouth, the Southern Pines home of novelist James Boyd, was saved from destruction in the 1970s, to become Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities. Over 600 writers have participated in the Writers-in-Residence Program.
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In operation since 1745, the Old Mill of Guilford on Beaver Creek in Guilford County affords visitors a look back to the time when gristmills, powered by slow-turning waterwheels, ground flour.
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John Branch of Enfield, in Halifax County, was one of the state's most active political figures. He was governor of this state and Florida, secretary of the Navy under Andrew Jackson, and a member of the state legislature and both houses of Congress.
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Five of the state's most talented photographers - Hugh Morton, Susan Page, Mark Wagoner, Carolyn DeMerrit, and Roger Manley - are profiled.
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Davidson, in Mecklenburg County, is home to Davidson College and sculptor Tom Clark. It is also a place that enjoys both a unique cooperation between town and gown and the small-town atmosphere of a bygone era.
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George Denny of Washington, one of the pioneers of radio broadcasting in the 1930s and 1940s, created one of the country's first successful talk shows, \"America's Town Meeting of the Air.\"
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Readers of OUR STATE have voted Elizabeth Dole the \"Most Admired Woman in North Carolina.\" The Salisbury native is president of the American Red Cross and is the wife of Robert Dole, former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential nominee.
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Andrew Jackson \"Buck\" Horne, a 103 year-old veteran of World War I, recalls his experiences in the great war. Horne, a Rocky Mount native, served in England and France.
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