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A program organized by Durham's Council for Creative Arts in Public Schools made it possible for fourth to sixth graders to write poetry and stories, to sculpt, take photographs, to dance, and to sing. Children made pin-hole cameras, took the pictures, and learned darkroom techniques to develop them. An exhibit of their work appeared at the dedication of the new Durham City Hall.\r\n
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A road show, called the Chautauqua, originated in the small town of Chautauqua, New York. Two dramatic groups were organized to tour the country, usually performing plays with some underlying moral principle. The Chautauqua ultimately became a road show, combining a revival and a county fair. Other fraudulent Chautauquas sprung up, but none was ever as successful or morally conscious as the original.\r\n
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The Webster Library of Niagara is one of the few buildings still standing in the small town just north of Southern Pines. Originally founded as a resort town, the venture proved unsuccessful and the land was bought by residents to pay back taxes. The library, which has remained the same since its founding in 1912, is maintained by the community. It houses roughly two hundred volumes.\r\n
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December 17 of this year celebrates the seventy-fifth anniversary of Wilbur and Orville's first flight at Kitty Hawk. Although their early flights garnered little attention, in 1905, the pair dismantled their plane pending a patent applied for in 1903. In 1908, the brothers returned to Kitty Hawk to continue flying. Wilbur traveled to France to showcase the flying machine while Wilbur remained in North Carolina and secured $30,000 from the United States Government for successful air flight. Over the next seventy-five years, dramatic changes would improve air travel.\r\n
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Pinehurst was founded in 1895 by Yankee James Tufts. For Christmas one year, Tufts hosted a dinner for everyone who worked at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst. In 1897, the hotel guests gave a party for Tufts and his work force. \r\n
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The 1979 Eno River calendar's theme is based on the Indians that once lived along the river's shores. The first written mention of these Indians was made by Francis Yardley in 1654. The calendar includes quotations from explorers and early settlers, as well as the names the Indians had for each month. Although 1972 and 1973 calendars are out of print, the other Eno River calendars can be purchased by mail.\r\n
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In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent Sir Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane to explore the New World. The 108 men landed on Roanoke Island in North Carolina where they would celebrate the first English Christmas.
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The Nick Dalton House in Stokes County fed and lodged travelers of the nearby stage line. The house was nicknamed The Halfway House. In 1840, Dalton bought 3,000 acres of land to farm tobacco, build a flour mill, distillery, and a large general store. The success of the house along with the new business enterprises made Dalton a wealthy man and secured the same future for his children.
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Smithfield and surrounding towns light over 22,000 candles each December 24th in the annual Christmas Eve Luminaria. Luminaries first originated in Spain and Mexico where tiny bonfires were used. The first Luminaria in Smithfield was organized in 1973 by the West Smithfield Community Development Organization.
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9274
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County-by-county listing of good news from 1978 includes awards won and new buildings or renovations begun or completed. The new Alex Vale Furniture company in Alexander County is nearing completion and gross retail sales in Macon have skyrocketed in the last year.
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Helen Ashley Carver came to Tryon in 1885 when wages for men were 50 cents a day and for women, 25 cents a day. Carver paid her gardener 65 cents a day and paid a vineyard caretaker $1 a day, after which she was found guilty of raising wages and subsequently became unpopular.\r\n
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Many of North Carolina's 19th-century settlers were from Northern Ireland. Most came to port in Maryland and Pennsylvania and drove covered wagons to North Carolina. Many lived in homesteads and not manor-houses. The Ulster Folk Museum at Holywood, County Down, in Ireland is a recreated North Ireland county town open to the public.
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13.The Day Colonial New Bern Washed Away by Parramore, Thomas C. The State Vol. 46 Issue 8, Jan 1979
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On September 7, 1970, a hurricane struck New Bern, destroying homes and businesses and flooding much of the town. Seven people were killed by flying debris or flood waters. New Bern recovered almost entirely within fifteen months of the storm.
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The National Humanities Center founded by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is housed in a white building in Research Triangle Park. The buildling is the first of the Triangle University Center for Advanced Sciences, Inc., and 28 fellows from around the world work there conducting research in the humanities.\r\n
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On February 26, 1979, the last total solar eclipse until 2017 will be seen in North America. North Carolinians will only get to view a partial eclipse in 1979, during which the sun will be between 55% and 60% covered by the moon. Viewing times range from 11 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. depending on in what part of the state you are.
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