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This article is a re-print of an article found in the STATE's March, 1947 edition. Michael lived in a log cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina during the Civil War. She made clay piped used by both Confederate and Federalist soldiers. Michael sold her pipes at 25 cents a dozen. She died at the age of 75, just seven years after Robert E. Lee's surrender.
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Despite pleas from American colonies for England to fund the building of roads, substantial roads were not built in America until after the Revolutionary War. In the 1770s, a horse-drawn wagon that could travel between New York and Philadelphia in a day and a half seemed so incredible it was dubbed “The Flying Machine.†Travel time between colonies was now greatly reduced. The first turnpike was built in Virginia in 1785, after which time inns and taverns began to spring up, and the first scheduled travel appeared in America.
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Carroll Stinson of Graham decorates his home each year for Christmas. Only in 1973 during the energy crunch, did Stinson not decorate fully. This year, he plans to have around 3,000 lights. Stinson also solely sponsors a Miss Christmas pageant each year, and, while admission to the event is free, a donation box is set up for patrons to contribute to expenses.
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William S. Powell's, DICTIONARY OF NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY, will be published in eight volumes, the first of which is due out in July. Published by the University of North Carolina Press at Chapel Hill, the dictionary covers the lives of four thousand North Carolinians, many of whom have never before been in a biography.
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Between May and September, usually during a full moon, a remarkable event known as the Neuse River Jubilee takes place. One night, millions of minnows swim near the shore, as do crabs, shrimp, eel, and flounder. Although few people who have not seen it believe it happens and the cause is still unknown, the jubilee is particularly prevalent along the Gulf of Mexico.
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In 1789, Rockford was founded as the new county seat of Surry County. The county was divided in 1850 and the new seat was moved to Dobson and Rockford stopped growing. When the Southern Railway Company built a line that went through Rockford in 1890, the town boomed again. Rockford flooded in 1916 and has never fully recovered.
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In the 1920s, the State sponsored a tick-eradication program. The program required farmers to run their cattle through a narrow concrete vat, completely submerging the animals in a tick-killing solution. During this time of controversial laws regarding animals, Duplin County considered building a wall around the entire county so that it would not have to pen all of its animals.
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Hortense Roberts Pattison of Asheville was the inspiration for the character of Sheba in Thomas Wolfe's LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL. One of Wolfe's early teachers, Pattison first read his work in 1911. She died at the age of eighty-seven.
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Amos Lane was accused of being a deserter by both the Confederate and Union armies, having belonged to and deserted both during the Civil War. His outfit of 150 Confederate deserters was called the Buffalo Unit who drank heavily and harassed farmers. He died at the age of eighty-one.
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Opened in 1891 by Robert and Blanche Lowe, the Banner Elk Hotel was one of the many luxurious inns of the area. It sits near Lees-McRae College and guests from as far away as New York returned year after year. The Lowes died in 1946 within six months of each other. The Lowes' youngest son, Charles, is currently the sole occupant of the hotel.
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The Green River provided a barrier to the early settlers of Henderson County. The river is a rushing stream in some places and not more than a creek in others. Currently, the river is being considered as a potential State Natural and Scenic River, but the final decision still has to be voted on by citizens of Henderson and Polk counties.
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In 1821, Dr. James Smith, Vaccine Agent for the U.S. government, accidentally introduced smallpox to Edgecombe County, killing ten people. Smith accidentally sent the live virus instead of the vaccine to doctors in the area, leading to the repeal of a national vaccine law of 1813 that had permitted the vaccine to come to the county.
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Part II of The Mullet Fisherman, the first part of which was published in May, 1979. In this part, the author describes his boyhood experience with a fishing crew. He goes into further detail about camp life and methods of fishing.
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Earl Owensby began making movies in Shelby. His first film, \"Challenge,\" was not very good but did attract attention and spurred Owensby onward. His latest movie, \"Living Legend,\" stars Ginger Aldene, girlfriend of the late Elvis Presley. Currently, Owensby is working on \"Plantation,\" a modest version of the classic \"Gone with the Wind.\"
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The first railroad lines were laid in North Carolina in 1833. By the 1880s, a line ran across the state but a business depression hit in 1893 and the railroads were sold in 1899. Despite financial troubles, trains ran the lines until 1949. Parts of the tracks remain, but are covered by the lines of modern diesel trains.
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