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Folklore, and some good-natured controversy, continue to surround the 1866 Tom Dula murder case.
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1368
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Seven brewpubs, establishments that brew and serve fresh, unpasteurized beer, are offering North Carolina's beer drinkers an alternative to the national brands.
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Flay Terres of Gastonia, a retired machinist, has developed his own art form, creating unique wooden vases from a wide variety of wood types.
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The Richmond County town of Ellerbe is a sandhill town with a 1930s feel.
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Hundreds of young North Carolina boys joined the Confederate Army. Two who later rose to prominence were Walter Clark, a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, and William Cain, the longtime head of the math department at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Coyotes, first documented by wildlife officials in North Carolina in 1983, have spread throughout the state. Intelligent and adaptable, they are here to stay.
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Over the years, cities and towns across the state have adopted slogans and nicknames to identify their communities and foster economic development.
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Moderate climates, low taxes, and a host of other reasons make North Carolina an attractive location for retirement.
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Conover relates the story of a 1913 murder in Haywood County, and the grandmother who served fifteen years for the crime.
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Hendersonville's Kermit Edney has informed and entertained the people of Henderson County over radio station WHKP since 1947.
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Haskell's father, an electrician, was responsible for bringing electricity to remote areas of Scotland County in the late 1940s.
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Cooleemee, a tiny Piedmont town southwest of Winston-Salem, is undergoing an historical revival. The town's historical association plans to make Cooleemee a showcase of Southern textile communities' history and culture.
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The Melungeons, a tri-racial ethnic group comprised of Berbers, Basques, and Jews, might have been the first permanent settlers in North Carolina, preceding the Roanoke colonies by some twenty years.
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North Carolina has ten minor league baseball teams, ranking behind only New York and California in the category of states with the most professional baseball teams.
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Outdoor drama as a theatrical genre was born in the Tar Heel state when collaboration between the town of Manteo and North Carolina playwright Paul Green resulted in \"The Lost Colony\" production. The state now boasts eleven outdoor historical dramas.
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