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Throughout his life author Paul Green carried note cards in his pocket on which he would jot down words and phrases he remembered from his early years in Harnett County. The cards were filed and later became the basis of Paul Green's WORD BOOK: AN ALPHABET OF REMINISCENCE. From this his daughter Betsy Green Moyer, an expert photographer, has compiled the entries relating to flowers. Together with her co-editor, botanist Ken Moore, she has matched flower photographs with Green's comments. The result of the three-year project is Paul Green's PLANT BOOK: AN ALPHABET OF FLOWERS & FOLKLORE.
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Mickey Walsh held the first Stoneybrook Steeplechase at his Southern Pine's farm in 1947. April 8, 2006, will mark the fifty-fifth running of the race, which attracts around 15,000 spectators and dozens of participants. The event was thought to be over in 1996, when the Walsh farm, the first and only home of the event, was sold for development. The race was revived a few years later at the Carolina Horse Park, located near Raeford in Hoke County. The race has been run there for the past six years. Morris discusses the history and pageantry of one of the Carolinas' largest horse-racing events.
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Few things go together better than the beach and a good book. North Carolina has an abundance of good coastal bookstores, each with a character all its own. Blackburn profiles a few of them including the Island Bookstore (Duck and Corolla); Buxton Village Books (Buxton); Manteo Booksellers (Manteo); Quarter Moon Books & Gifts (Topsail Beach); Dee Gee's Gifts & Books (Morehead City); and Lowell's Bookworm (Holden Beach).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 12, May 2006,
p174-176, 178, 180, 182, il
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During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the need for jobs was critical. Wilmington responded to the need by building the Community Drive, now known as Lake Shore Drive. This Depression-era project to build a five-mile road around Greenfield Lake and park in the downtown area created jobs for hundreds of men. Work began on November 24, 1930, and ended eighteen months later. The project funding was unique. Local residents who were fortunate enough to have retained their jobs agreed to fund the project through their own paychecks. Participants gave one day's salary every month. Over $110,000 was raised.
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Smithfield has sat at a crossroads for its 200-year history. Transportation systems determined much of its success. First came a ferryboat and public house, then the railroad, and finally an interstate highway. Tobacco and cotton fueled the economy at one time, but as they declined, successful pork and sweet potato industries replaced them. The town's attractions include a new museum dedicated to the late movie star Ava Gardner, who grew up there; a reviving Neuse River waterfront; and shopping destinations along Interstate 95, including Carolina Premium Outlets.
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In the late 19th-century, George Vanderbilt purchased 100,000 acres in western North Carolina near Asheville and had a 250-room mansion constructed. He envisioned an Old World estate that could produce enough vegetables, fruits, and meats to support its working population. Chase discusses the foods available and what the family dined on. While food served at glittering banquets included Lobster Newberg and Consommé Royale, the family, when alone, generally dined on the simple, wholesome foods that sustained farm families around the state at the close of the 19th-century.
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Silcox-Jarrett traces the history of the Raleigh Rose Garden. Some sixty varieties of roses grow in the formal garden, with over one hundred throughout the entire garden.
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Kim Powell planned to retire in 2005 after thirty-plus years of service with Agricultural Extension and the Department of Horticultural Science at N.C. State University. Along with his teaching duties, he had been directly responsible for all Agricultural Extension professionals statewide. He had also hosted the UNC-TV show 'The Backyard Gardner' and a weekly call-in radio show on gardening. However, his retirement was delayed when he was asked to fill in as interim director of the J. C. Raulston Arboretum while a search was undertaken for a new director. The position was filled in December 2005.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 11, Apr 2006,
p144-146, 148-149, il, por
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Photographer Carl Galie Headwaters began a three-year project in 1995 to photograph the section of the Roanoke River are in the southern Appalachian mountains of western Virginia to where the river descends to the North Carolina Piedmont and flows through several man-made reservoirs, including Kerr, Gaston, and Roanoke Rapids. His book, VISION QUEST, was published in 1998.
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The Dovetail Garden, located in Charlotte's historic Fourth Ward neighborhood, is an eclectic garden, with roses, collard greens, tulips, and tomatoes growing side by side. The Fourth Ward is divided between residents of Edwin Towers, a Charlotte Housing Authority high-rise where low-income, mostly elderly and mostly African Americans live, and the affluent, mostly white residents who make up the rest of the ward's population. These two groups rarely interacted. Tomlin discusses how this unique 100-foot-wide circular garden brought a closer connection with people in the neighborhood.
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The Elizabeth II, modeled after the 16th-century sailing vessel that brought the colonists to Roanoke Island, brings early North Carolina history to life. It was constructed for the 400th anniversary of the first colonists' visits to Roanoke Island. Oesterreich describes how the ship was built and his experiences sailing aboard it.
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For the past five years, Desi's Dew Meadery, located in Rougemont and owned by Bill Bailey, has brewed a sweet-tasting alternative to wine. Mead is made from fermented honey and is thought to be the first alcoholic drink made by man, dating back over 5,000 years.
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There are a number of castles, some complete with medieval-style battlements and fanciful towers, across the state. These include Castle McCulloch (Jamestown); Gimghoul Castle (Chapel Hill); Castle Mont Rouge (Durham); Graylyn (Winston-Salem); Elon Castle (Greensboro); and Homewood (Asheville).
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Some graveyards in Davidson County contain unique, pierced tombstones carved by 19th-century German cabinetmakers and designs include the fylfot cross, tulip, compass stars, hearts, and tree-of-life and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Churchyards containing carved tombstones include Bethany United Church of Christ and Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church.
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The Sanderling Resort & Spa in northern Dare County opened in 1985 and is a showcase for nationally acclaimed wildlife sculpture artists. The Sanderling contains the largest private collection of works by Grainger McKoy, a set of eighteen original Audubon prints, and a collection of Doughty Birds created in porcelain by English artist Dorothy Doughty.
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