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On October 25, 1924, Charlotte entered the world of big-time automobile racing as eleven drivers roared around newly built track between Pineville and Charlotte. The city is now one of the country's largest racing centers.
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The dream of its first director, J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton, the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the largest repository of manuscript material pertaining to the South.
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Located between Caswell Beach and Long Beach on Brunswick County's Oak Island, Yaupon Beach is a quiet, peaceful beach that is often compared to the Outer Banks.
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Through the efforts of Margaret Jordan-Ellis, the historic Deep River Camelback Bridge in the Lee County community of Cunnocle has been saved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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When W. P. Brittain's store in Cherokee County closed after fifty years in 1932, few people thought it would become a time capsule, standing as it was until its reopening in 1988.
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Sitting just off I-85 between Burlington and Durham, Efland, in Orange County, maintains a farm-town atmosphere amid the surrounding bustle.
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Miles Darden, of Northampton County, at 1,020 pounds; Lewis Lewark, of Currituck County, at 840 pounds; and Decatur Gillikin, of Currituck County (weighing only 220 pounds, but very strong) were among the state's biggest people.
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From a small beginning in 1961 in Maggie Valley, snow skiing in the state's mountains is enjoyed now at six resorts, including Beech Mountain and Banner Elk.
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The South is a land of traditions and fine foods, and no true Southerner would begin the day without grits as a part of breakfast. In 1995, an A. C. Neilson research report ranked Charlotte fifth in grits consumption nationwide.
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Outlet malls abound across North Carolina, offering such products as furniture and fruitcake at bargain prices to shoppers both in and out of state.
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Held yearly on Harkers Island, the Core Sound Decoy Festival brings together decoy carvers and wildlife artists who seek to preserve the heritage of the water-based way of life.
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Elisha Mitchell, scientist, minister, and University of North Carolina professor, lost his life trying to prove that Black Dome, now called Mount Mitchell, was the highest peak in the Eastern United States.
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Concern of Watauga County farmers about childhood leukemia brought a change in pesticide and herbicide use. Crop and Christmas tree yields are up, wildlife has increased, and the leukemia rate has fallen in six years.
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Not every brandy maker can have his product extolled by a governor, but R. A. Bynum of Farmville was one. In 1879, Governor Zebulon B. Vance's statement praising the apple brandy appeared on the front page of THE RALEIGH OBSERVER.
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The Rankin Museum of American Heritage in Ellerbe, which opened in 1986, features local, state, and national exhibits, including Native American artifacts, early farm implements, and works by the state's potters.
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