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Across northeastern N.C. in the spring of 1802 rumors of a slave uprising abounded. The plot, however, was uncovered, and the arrest and execution of twenty-three slaves quelled the fears of area plantation owners and residents.
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2279
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The half-dozen Revolutionary War battlefields in North Carolina are mostly in the Piedmont and mountains. A few, such as Guilford Courthouse, are large, but most represent small encounters between Whigs and Tories at bridges and crossroads.
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Four Moore County inns - Knollwood House, Pine Cone Manor, the Inn at Eagle Springs, and the Inn at Bryant House, provide visitors an opportunity to experience the Sandhills area in accommodations that have their own particular history and charm.
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After serving as an adviser to four American Presidents - Nixon, Reagan, Ford, and Clinton - David Gergen has returned home to Durham to become a visiting professor at Duke University's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.
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West Jefferson in Ashe County prospered through railroad shipping, becoming a commercial center for the area. Though the railroad left in the 1970s, retail business, tourism, and the state's only cheese plant helped the town continue to thrive.
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Before he became the nation's seventh President, Andrew Jackson fought a number of duels because of what he considered insults to his wife Rachael. Only one of the duels was fatal to his opponent, however.
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2331
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For hikers there is no shortage of trails in the state's forests. With over a million acres of national and state parks, like Stone Mountain and Pisgah, choosing a trail might be more daunting than the actual hike.
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2332
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Competition for drink sales and from large chain drugstores has almost brought an end to the old-time drugstore soda fountain. However, a number still operate across the state, with the Piedmont having the most in places like Star and Mount Pleasant.
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Begun in 1965 by Marvin Johnson and his late wife Mary, the Gourd Museum in Harnett County contains a unique collection of the vegetable. With some dating to 1804, the gourds represent many shapes, designs, users, and countries.
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The song \"Old Dan Tucker\" was written in 1893, although verses existed before then. Tradition holds that he was born in England in 1714, came to Bath in 1720, and married and moved to Randolph County in 1750. Real or not, he inspired many verses.
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Longtime editor of the Chapel Hill Weekly and professor in the UNC School of Journalism since 1975, Jim Shumaker inspired the comic strip \"Shoe.\"
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Although the 1995 General Assembly defeated a lottery bill, colonial settlers held legislatively authorized ones. The first was held in 1759 to raise money for church construction. Others supported community needs and supplemented tax revenues.
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2402
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Since colonial days, people living in the state's mountains have been creating their own jobs - that is, producing arts and crafts for their own use. Now these items, including hooked rugs and pottery, are highly prized by collectors.
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2403
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Warren's Store, located at Prospect Hill in Caswell County, was built in the 1850s by Franklin Link Warren. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the state's oldest country stores that still serves customers.
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2404
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There are five groups of insectivorous, or insect eating, plants found across the state. They are the pitcher plant, Venus flytrap, sundew, bladderwort, and butterwort.
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