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North Carolina's status as one of the most biologically diverse states in the nation, with more than 100 different natural ecosystems, attracts admiring photographers from near and far.
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Pinehurst's Number 2 golf course, the subject of fable and inspirer of awe in golf aficionados, will host the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament June 27 through July 3, 1994, and the U.S. Open in 1999.
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Hookerton resident Franc White has hosted the \"Southern Sportsman\" outdoor program for the past twenty-three years.
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The Wake County town of Fuquay-Varina has made a successful transition from a tobacco crossroads to a vibrant, high-tech industrial center.
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Spanish captain Francisco de Miranda recorded in his diary his 47-day trip to North Carolina in 1783. His writings give insight into the infant North Carolina communities of the time.
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The North Carolina Transportation Museum at Historic Spencer Shops north of Salisbury attracts 80,000 visitors a year. Visitors to the museum can see various types of transportation in static displays and in live operation.
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Contrary to popular belief, Carolina Beach, not Myrtle Beach, S.C., gave birth to the shag, a popular dance that is associated with the beach culture.
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Durham resident Dr. LeRoy Walker rose from humble circumstances to become president of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). He will play an important role in organizing the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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Dirt-track racing, dating to the 1940s, has a colorful history and a strong cult following in North Carolina.
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Boone, nestled in the high country of Watauga County, is a picturesque town of 13,000 residents, and the home of Appalachian State University.
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On July 1 the Chinqua-Penn Plantation in Rockingham County opened its doors to the public after a two-year hiatus resulting from budget shortfalls. A June 30 gala marked the occasion of the tourist attraction's return.
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Jim Shumaker, well-known North Carolina journalist and the inspiration for the nationally syndicated cartoon \"Shoe\", was honored by the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication with an endowed professorship, effective August 1.
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Burkette Raper, who holds the longest tenure of any active university or college president in the country, is celebrating his 40th year as president of Mount Olive College. He is the only person to hold this position in the college's history.
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1789
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Mitchell tours five North Carolina small college towns, Davidson, Buies Creek, Belmont, Mars Hill, and Boiling Springs, highlighting those features that make each unique.
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Founded in 1952, Henderson County's Flat Rock Playhouse, North Carolina's official state theater, continues to stage dramas, musicals, and comedies for some 50,000 playgoers each summer.
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