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2013
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An attempt by Laurel Park Estates, Incorporated to create a 10,000-acre premier resort area near Hendersonville in the 1920s became one of the biggest flops in state history and ended in financial reverses for such investors as Jack Dempsey.
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2014
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North Carolina's swamps, meadows, and woodlands are home to a large number of native plants, such as bee-balm and devil's walking stick, that stand out because of their colors, shapes, and leaf structures.
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2015
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Flanked by rowdy Atlantic Beach to the east and upscale Emerald Isle to the west, Salter Path, located on Bogue Banks barrier island in Carteret County, has resisted drastic change and retained its reputation as a close-knit fishing village.
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2016
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Two North Carolina soldiers, Nick Warren of Littleton and Bruce Cotten of Wilson, shared in the spoils of a raid on the Chinese Mint in Tientsin by American troops during the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of the century.
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2017
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Seagrove potter Phil Morgan is one of only a few of America's 30,000 potters who work with crystalline glazes, a rare craft that originated in China around 500 AD.
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2018
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With its 210-foot tower and grand Gothic spires, Duke University's world-famous chapel has been an integral part of student and campus life since the laying of the last stones in 1932.
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2019
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Approximately thirty times a year in the state's three regions, Native Americans hold powwows, or gatherings, to celebrate their cultures and recreate tribal traditions.
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2020
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The Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Library in Morganton, a replica of Ervin's home library, is a 7,500-item collection that includes books, family and professional memorabilia, awards, and political cartoons.
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2021
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Greensboro native George E. Preddy, Jr. was the leading combat flying ace in Europe during World War II until he was accidentally shot down by his troops on Christmas Day, 1944.
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2023
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Although initially the turnout was sparse, the annual Stoneybrook Steeplechase, held each spring in Southern Pines, now attracts upwards of 30,000 people. The day-long festivities are held for charity.
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2024
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Since 1902 the North Carolina Museum of History lacked a permanent home; but in 1994 the Museum opened a new, 55,000-square-foot building in Raleigh for exhibiting art and artifacts of North Carolina and its people.
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2025
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The tombstones and markers in North Carolina's 75,000 cemeteries, burial grounds, and grave sites are a treasure trove of the state's history and ethnic and cultural diversity.
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2026
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Having retired after thirty years as president of the University of North Carolina system, William Friday continues to work to make North Carolina a better place for its citizens.
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2027
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Bill Williams was born in Rutherford County in 1787. His exploits in the Old West - surveying the Santa Fe Trail, leading Freemont's ill-fated 1848 expedition, befriending Kit Carson, and trapping fur - raised him to legendary status.
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2028
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Increased production of movies, television shows, and commercials has raised North Carolina's ranking in filmmaking to number two in the country. Film industry spending in the state reached an all-time high of over a half-billion dollars in 1993.
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