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William Faulkner arrived in Chapel Hill on October 31, 1931 and stayed until the 3rd of November. He gave a talk in Chapel Hill but no one kept notes. His visit did, however, result in the publication of nine of his poems and a short story in an issue of CONTEMPO, a Tar Heel magazine.
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9026
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Catherine Ann Devereux Edmondston's diary is now being published by the Archives Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Crabtree edited the document and has chosen several passages from the diary as a sample of Edmondston's extraordinary writing.
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Burlington Industries Inc. of Greensboro makes over seventy-five different types of fabric, none of which are used for apparel. Among them are fabrics used in typewriters, tires, snow fencing, flags, and even parts of blimps. Although some of the fabrics are bullet resistant and used in police vests, the material is not bullet proof and company officials shy from saying that it is.
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Founded in 1796, Milton still has many buildings dating from the 19th century, and many homes are still full of furniture from that time period. Because there are only around 200 residents in the town today, all restoration plans have come from outside groups, generally people who have moved away and show an interest in preserving their hometown.
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Henry and Helen Crais bought the Red Lion in Rosman five years ago. Today, the Red Lion is a steak house and inn. The dining room is open from 6:30 to 9:30 every night but Tuesday, and reservations are generally required. The Crais', along with two kitchen hands and two waitresses, cook and serve the food themselves. People from all over the world have visited the restaurant and are repeat customers.
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In 1728, the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina was drawn. The most famous member of the commission to establish the line was Colonel William Byrd of Virginia. Byrd, who was a self-proclaimed ladies man, wrote two books about the expeditions leading to the line's drawing. The books were frank and caustic, often admonishing settlers in both Virginia and North Carolina. Byrd died in 1744.
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The Village of Yesteryear at the State Fair first appeared in 1951 led by Mary Cornwell. Each year, a group of mountain craftsman travel to the fair to showcase their handcrafts. The artists have received recognition at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and have been invited to national demonstrations held there. A former home economics teacher, Cornwell now serves at chairman of the Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts in Waynesville.
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Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station in Dare County was open for seventy years and closed in 1954. Throughout its time in operation, it rescued sailors from several ships caught in storms. Recently, the Chicamacomico Historical Association began raising funds to begin restoration on the station and convert it into a museum.
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In the fall of 1900, Sarah and Retyre Couch and their two friends traveled by schooner wagon from the Sandhills to Greensboro. Because the roads between towns were not fully recovered after the war, the women often preferred walking to riding. The groups final exploration was of the Guilford Courthouse battleground. Sixteen days after they set out, the four returned home to Southern Pines.
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9034
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Owen re-tells a tale told by 78-year-old musician Thomas Burt during the North Carolina Folklife Festival at Eno State Park in Durham last July. Burt rarely performs publicly, and the story is about a guitar picker named Scrap Harris who makes an unfortunate deal with the devil.
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Using a standard waffle iron, Abe Doumar created the first waffle ice cream cone at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. After developing a four-iron waffle machine, Abe traveled to state fairs in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He opened stands at Ocean View Amusement Park in Chesapeake Bay which his brother, George, took over in 1920. George opened a drive-in restaurant in 1933 which his two sons still operate today. Despite the invention of mechanized cone makers, the Doumars continue to make cones by hand.
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Russellborough, now part of the Brunswick Town State Historic Site, was home to governors Dobbs and Tryon from 1758 until 1770. The last resident was William Dry who saw the house burned by Lord Cornwallis and Sir Henry Clinton in 1776. Dry died in 1781 and was buried in St. Phillip's churchyard at Brunswick.
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A. C. Lentz Saddlery in Mt. Pleasant has been operated by the Kendall family for seven generations. Because of increased environmental consciousness, people are working their land more often with horses than machinery, which has led to an increased need for horse collars. Although the demand for collars and saddles shifts every twenty years or so, the Kendalls say harnesses are always essential. Tools used to fashion the leather are antiques and are ordered from a company in Connecticut, which has supplied the saddlery since 1901.
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In the 1850s, wealthy women of Wilmington wore fire beetles on their clothes for formal evening occasions. Emitting a beautiful greenish light at the base and reddish light at the abdomen, fire beetles were sold at about twenty-five cents a dozen. The beetles required food, twice daily baths, and were kept in tiny cages. The bugs are native to tropical North and South America.
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In 1853, William James Hubard received authorization to make bronze copies of the Houdon statue of George Washington which has been in the Virginia capitol since 1796. Hubard offered the second copy of the statue to North Carolina, but because of conflicts within the General Assembly, it was not dedicated until July 1857. The statue stands on Capitol Square in Raleigh.
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