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Jerry Darnell of Southern Pines is a colonial blacksmith of modern times. An ornamental blacksmith, Darnell makes mostly chandeliers, pot hangers, and fireplace sets. Although his shop is one of the best-equipped that he has seen, Darnell is always collecting new tools. When not in his shop, he teaches high school physics. Darnell's work can be purchased at Westmoore Pottery in Westmoore, and the County Bounty store in Jamestown.
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Novelist Minna Clark was born in Illinois in 1879. Married to a miner in 1902, she moved around the country with her husband, John George Fletcher. Mrs. Fletcher began her career as a playwright in 1920. She went on safari in Africa in 1928. Her first children's book, THE WHITE LEOPARD, was published in 1932. She became known as Inglis Fletcher and moved to North Carolina. One of her best-selling novels was RALEIGH'S EDEN, published in 1940.
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Opened in 1865, The T.L. Norris Grocery store in South Mills has changed hands many time over the years. Today the store sells mostly hardware and is owned and operated by T. Lloyd Norris. Very much a tourist attraction, the store also sells old family bibles, clothing, and real slate pencils.
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Built in the 1880s, St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Germanton has five members. The church has no electricity, no plumbing or heat, and no priest. The five members work to repair and restore the church. Last summer, Reverend William S Wells of Winston-Salem conducted services in the church on Sunday afternoons. Since the Stokes' county seat has been moved to Danbury, activity in Germanton has slowed, and in 1959, the courthouse was torn down.
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Built in 1885 by J. Erwin Calloway and author Shepherd M. Dugger, the Grandfather Hotel burned to the ground in 1912. Few remember the hotel that stood at the base of Grandfather Mountain. The hotel was owned and operated by Calloway and his wife, Texie, until 1909, after which it was used as a private residence. Shepherd wrote about the hotel in his unpublished autobiography. After the hotel burned, Texie built a the Calloway Inn which she ran for many years.
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The dipping pool, located in Martin County's Griffin Township, was used as a swimming hole by children. It served a dual purpose, however, as ministers used it in baptism services. Quite often, in winter, ice had to be broken to reach the water. No longer used either for swimming or baptisms, today the hole is almost completely hidden by overgrowth.
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This year marks the 190th anniversary of George Washington's visit to the Guilford Courthouse Battlefield. This year is the bicentennial celebration of that battle, and events will take place at the courthouse on April 14th and 15th.
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While watching children play with their grandmothers at a nearby park, the author is reminded of her own grandmother. Her grandmother told ghost tales about the Civil War and the Old West, and sang ballads, several of which are re-counted in this article.
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Much of the original electric wiring in Asheville's Biltmore Mansion is still intact in the three underground stories. Power for the house was originally taken from the nearby trolley line and converted into usable voltage. Although power is now supplied by Carolina Power and Light Company, many of the other technological marvels are still in use today.
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The Egypt Coal mine on Deep River is rumored to be jinxed. The explosions of 1895 and 1915 are two examples of the many tragedies that have occurred there. Although the area has been periodically mined from the 1850s to early 1920, it is estimated that at least one million tons of good coal still lies hidden. There are currently no plan to re-open the mine.
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Members of the North Carolina Historical Reenactment Society typically reenact scenes from the Civil War. Striving to stay as authentic as possible, the society demonstrates not only military life but also civilian life of the time.
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The Sage of Belwood, Flay Willis, carves walking sticks he sells at his general store in Belwood Mall. Although his canes typically sell for around $100, his finest work is given to friends and fellow Masons. Not limited to North Carolina, President Gerald Ford and Senator Jesse Helms are a few people of influence who own Flay Willis canes.
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James Rogers McConnell was one of the founders and first heroes of the Lafayette Escadrille. Born in Chicago in 1887, McConnell attended the University of Virginia and moved to Carthage shortly after graduating. In 1916, he was one of the first four Americans to fly for the Lafayette Escradrille in France. McConnell wrote several books detailing his time spent in the war. His plane was shot down and he was killed in 1917.
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Gustave A. Dentzel started a carousel-carving industry in the 1860s in Germanton, Pennsylvania. Today, only about eighty carousels with Dentzel figures remain in the United States and one is at the Raleigh Pullen Park, which is now on the National Register of Historic Sites. The merry-go-round is valued at $100,000 and is currently being restored.
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Jess Greene of Stanly County died in March of 1977 at the age of eighty-three. Greene told some of the best tall tales, most of which were partially autobiographical. One of his tales concerning a mule he owned in re-told in this article.
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