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Opened in 1891,the Eseeola Lodge of Linville was razed by fire in 1936, and the Chestnut Lodge was converted to the new Eseeola. The Lodge can accommodate up to one hundred guests at a time and operates only during the summer months.
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An aluminum plant has been in Badin since 1913. Built mostly by convicts, Badin was crime ridden throughout the early part of the 20th-century. Although many of the shops are now abandoned, old-timers in the town remember when it was still full of life and a dangerous, but fun, place to live.
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“Headlines,†a showing at the Arts and Science Museum in Statesville, opened on September 17th. The exhibit covers one hundred years of hat history from 1840 to 1940 and includes hats from the Edwardian era and World War I. The exhibit will be in Statesville until late October when it will travel to other museums in the state.
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Oakland Plantation in Carvers, a 200-year-old mansion on the National Registry of Historic Places, is currently used as a hunting lodge. Oakland was built in 1781 and is rumored to be haunted. The Neisler family who currently owns the house and lives there invites local residents to fish fries and barbeques on a regular basis, and the family's hospitality is endless. Lena Neill has been the cook at Oakland since before 1941 and her cooking makes guests reluctant to leave.
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Meadowlark Gliderport recently opened in Franklinton, bringing gliding to Franklin County. Owned and operated by Dr. William Via of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Dentistry, the gliders are launched from the ground using an engine-powered winch. Depending on air currents, glide times range from five minutes to forty-five minutes. Via hopes to employee a certified glider flight instructor in the near future.
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Dr. A.S. Piggot moved to Lincoln County in 1861 and was not trusted because of his Yankee background. In 1862, one of only five Confederate laboratories specialized in wartime drugs opened in Lincoln County, attended by Piggott and his assistant, Wizzell. Little is known of the laboratory's operation during the war, but adequate anesthetics were provided for the battlefield.
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The Fearing house is the oldest building in Nags Head. Built in Perquimans County and sailed down to its present home, the house was assembled in Nags Head in 1834. The house is covered in name boards of wrecked ships and often sees up to fifty people staying for dinner. The house is not a museum, but the Fearing family welcomes visitors.
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Although Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving in 1621, it was not until Abraham Lincoln officially made Thanksgiving the last Thursday in November that the holiday was celebrated with any regularity. This was in 1863 and, in 1941, after much confusion when FDR moved Thanksgiving to the third Thursday, Congress declared Thanksgiving to be held on the last Thursday of November, when it is still celebrated today.
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Lord Cornwallis and his British army had been in Charlotte for almost a week when Cornwallis dispatched a foraging party led by Major John Doyle on October 3, 1780. Captain James Thompson and thirteen other local residents surrounded the party and ambushed them, causing the British to believe they were under attack of a large force. Soon after, British forces retreated from Charlotte.
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The McIntyre Historic Site was opened in October, 1976, just north of Charlotte. Visitors are invited to come and learn about the historical significance of the area as well as why Cornwallis dubbed Mecklenburg County “The Hornet's Nest.â€
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The sweet pecan, now commonly found in the Southeast, is not native to the area. The trees are indigenous to Mississippi westward and then northward to the southern part of the Midwest. Pecan trees in Eastern North Carolina often do not grow in forests but rather around towns and farms where the ground is fertilized and minerals have been added to the soil. Most varieties require long hot summers and the majority of pecan groves are located in southeastern counties.
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On March 17, 1775, a group of nine North Carolina proprietors called the Transylvania Company participated in the largest private purchase of Indian land ever in North America. The Cherokee Indians sold some 22,000,000 acres of land to the men who immediately began colonizing it. After independence, Virginia governor Patrick Henry declared the deal null and void, and both Virginia and North Carolina each granted the men 200,000 acres.
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Colonel C.L. Tew of South Carolina opened the Hillsboro Military Academy in Orange County in 1859. Enrollment increased as the war intensified, and, in 1865, the cadets were ordered to leave school and meet a regiment of raiders. The raiders, however, never came to the area and the students remained in their classrooms.
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Reverend Canon Patricius Cleery of Ireland came to New Bern about 1784 to settle his brother's estate. After a yellow fever epidemic broke out, Cleery never returned to Ireland, but stayed to offer relief to residents of New Bern. He fell victim to the illness himself and died in 1790. He was buried on the grounds of New Bern's Christ Episcopal Church. A new cross has recently been added to his tombstone to replace the original wooden one placed there the year of his death.
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Alice and Taylor Nance of Churchland bought a log cabin with eight acres of land about ten years ago. They renovated the house, putting electricity and insulation in themselves, and moved in while still working on it. Although originally intended as a summer retreat, the Nances now live in the restored five-room cabin.
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