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When George Vanderbilt purchased 125,000 acres near Asheville to build his home, Biltmore, he also hired landscape architects and forestry experts to restore land that had been eroded and poorly harvested. He hired the well-known forester Gilford Pinchot to implement sound forestry practices. When Pinchot left to head the U.S. Forest Service in 1895, Vanderbilt replaced him with Carl Schenck, a forester from Germany. Schenck founded the Biltmore Forest School in 1898, the first forestry school in the nation. During the school's fifteen years of operation, 350 foresters from all over the country graduated. What they learned and later practiced in their home areas laid the foundations for forest management practices that we take for granted today. The school and 6,500 acres surrounding it were designated a national historic site in 1976.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 1, June 2006,
p168-170, 172, 174, 176-177, il
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Joel Hunnicutt of Siler City uses traditional woodworking tools as he creates contemporary vessels in brilliant colors. So skillful is he that his boldly colored bowls and vases shine like glass and slope like thrown clay pots. He discusses how he works with wood to create the illusion of finished glass or clay objects.
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Columbia, the county seat of Tyrrell County, is located on the banks of the Scuppernong River. With 850 residents, Columbia is one of North Carolina's smallest county seats. McNaughton describes things to see and do on a weekend visit. Visitors can stay at the Brickhouse Inn Bed and Breakfast; the dwelling is a former hatmaker's shop. Kayaking on the river is popular. The Walter B. Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds is located at the headquarters of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Other places to visit include the Columbia Theater Cultural Resource Center, the Palmetto Peartree Preserve, Tyrrell County Visitor's Center, and various eateries.
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In the back of the Old Hampton Store in Linville is Uncle Lee's Barbecue, which has attracted diners for almost thirty years. The store, which opened in 1921, houses an art gallery and a nostalgic general store. Abigail Sheets is the current owner. Moehlmann discusses the history of the store and the experience of dining there.
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In this collection of reminiscences, a number of North Carolina's writers, artists, politicians, chefs, educators, and others write about this special season of the year. They include Clyde Edgerton, D. G. Martin, Luther Hodges, Jr., Billie Ruth Sudduth, Michael F. Parker, Mildred “Mamma Dip†Council, Cotton Ketchie, William S. Powell, and Governor Mike Easley.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 1, June 2006,
p88-96, 98, 100-102, 104, 106, 108, 110-112, 114, 1, il, por
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There are a number of harbors along the coast of North Carolina. Jackson describes three of them that have bed and breakfast inns. Each inn has “harbor†as part of its proper name. The inns are The Harborlight Guest House (Cape Carteret); Marsh Harbour Inn (Bald Head Island); and Ocracoke Harbor Inn (Ocracoke).
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The search for the “Best Hot Dog†is never-ending. Brown describes three hot dog stands that he feels are strong contenders for the title. They are The Roast Grill (Raleigh); Jones Café (Clayton); and The Grocery Bag at Flowers General Store (Clayton).
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Belk, Lowe's, and Food Lion are readily recognized as giants in their respective industries. Years before their customers numbered into the millions and their employees in the tens of thousands these three businesses were small, one-store, family-owned operations struggling to survive the challenges that all new businesses face. Westbrook discusses how each store developed and what each attributes its enormous success to.
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The state operates one of the largest ferry systems in the country. Currently there are seven routes operating with twenty-three ferries and over four hundred employees. The system is second only to the state of Washington's twenty-eight ferry system. An eighth route from Corolla to Currituck is in the planning stages. State ferries carry 2.5 million riders and over one million vehicles in a typical year.
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Brevard, county seat of Transylvania County, attracts visitors with its small-town warmth, strong arts scene, and spectacular natural beauty. There are 250 waterfalls located in and around the town. The town mascot is a white squirrel, and Brevard celebrates a White Squirrel Festival annually. The Brevard Music Center attracts serious music students nationwide who study and perform with nationally recognized musicians during the seven-weeks summer season. Baer discusses Brevard's downtown restoration program, the new $7.5 million library, Brevard College, and economic conditions in the town.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 2, July 2006,
p18-20, 22, 24, 26-27, il, map
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Around 150 years ago the longest plank road ever constructed in the world was built between Fayetteville in Cumberland County and the Moravian village of Bethania in Forsyth County. The distance was 129 miles. The Fayetteville and Western Plank Road followed a course originally laid out by Dr. Elisha Mitchell. Hairr recounts the history and construction of the road.
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The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry has maintained and preserved a proud tradition of service for 213 years. It was commissioned in 1793, under the Militia Act passed the previous year in Washington's administration. The company has responded with active service to the nation's conflicts from the War of 1812 to World War I. Individual members have served in World War II and every conflict since then. It is recognized as the official state historic military command. The Fayetteville Light Infantry Armory and Museum's collection includes two centuries of well-preserved documents, uniforms, and artifacts, including the coach the Marquis de Lafayette rode in during his visit to his namesake city in 1825.
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The Piedmont Land Conservancy was founded in 1990 for the purpose of protecting and preserving the biologically rich areas of nine Piedmont counties. The group has around one hundred projects spread across 12,500 protected acres of natural land and farmland. Like The Nature Conservancy, a national nonprofit organization, the PLC is a land trust. Land trusts buy or facilitate the purchase of actual acreage or development rights on acreage to preserve that land's natural or historic value. The PLC focuses on Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.
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Pottery has been a tradition in the Seagrove area dating back to Native Americans and later to the first European settlers who moved there. In 2006, around one hundred potters live, work, and sell their creations in the surrounding four-county region. Foster describes a weekend visit there, starting with a stop at the North Carolina Pottery Center, places to eat and stay, and where the potters are.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 2, July 2006,
p100-102, 104, 106, 108, il
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Albert Coats founded the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1931. The Institute, now the School of Government, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2006. The school serves local and state government officials across the state. Attendance at the school's programs is around 14,000 annually. Besides handling classes and conferences, the school's staff of over one hundred responds to over 100,000 requests for assistance each year and publishes over one hundred books, articles, journals, and bulletins annually.
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