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44679
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"Black bears draw attention and admiration of some in eastern N.C." Several factors noted for the abundance of black bears in North Carolina include mild winters, access to high protein crops, plentiful food in general aiding more offspring and large areas of uninhabited land. On the question ofblack bears being a human threat, fewer than 80 people have been killed by a black bear since 1900.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 14 Issue 4, January-February 2026,
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44680
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Tundra swans are migratory birds.. They breed primarily in Alaska and northern Canada and winter on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Between 65,000 and 75,000 tundra swans winter in North Carolina between November and February.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 14 Issue 4, January-February 2026,
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44389
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Stephen Ferrell is curator of special collections for George H. and Laura E. Brown Library. A native of Aberdeen, N.C., Ferrell began his post in 2020 and talks on his interest in living in Washington.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 4, January-February 2025,
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44388
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Nathan Van Nortwick is owner of the oyster farm, Belhaven Oyster Company. As his company's only employee, he plants, harvests, sells and delivers them to local restaurants. He began in 2020 with 50,000 oyster seeds. Van Nortwick got his lease to farm two acres in the Pungo River in 2018.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 4, January-February 2025,
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44387
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Historically known a the ca. 1902 Frank A. Moss House, this bed and breakfast establishment in Washington is owned and operated by Jeff Furst and Linda Harrington.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 4, January-February 2025,
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44393
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Steve Bonner and Bonner Guilford share ancestry connected in Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, N.C.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 5, March-April 2025,
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44408
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"For one Beaufort County group, beekeeping is essential and exciting." Matt Hooker of Washington is a member of the Beaufort County Beekeepers Association. He is a full-time beekeeper, overseeing as estimated 40 hives across Beaufort County. His hives can produce hundreds of pounds of honey annually. The Association partners with Beaufort county community College to offer a three-week course in February on how to start bee-keeping.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 5, March-April 2025,
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44448
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Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Katey Zimmerman are with Sound Rivers, a local nonprofit that monitors and protects more than 12,000 square miles of two watersheds along the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers. Sound Rivers was founded in 1980-81.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 6, May-June 2025,
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44505
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River Forest Manor in Belhaven was constructed in 1899as a home for John Aaron Wilkinson, President of J.L. Roper Lumber Co. In 1933, the home was sold to the James Williams Hines family in 1933. In 1947, Anson Smith purchased the home for $50,000 and branded it River Forest Manor. The Smith family continued to own the home until 2014, when it was purchased by investors who kept it on its same venue.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 14 Issue 1, July-August 2025,
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44637
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Stephen Farrell is the curator of special collections at the Brown Library. Educated at East Carolina University with background in urban planning and later Tufts Archives in Pinehurst, Farrell stated his job with Brown during COVID in 2020. One of Farrell's goals has been to have a stand alone history center and museum.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 14 Issue 2, September-October 2025,
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44636
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Ric Carter was a photographer for the Daily News in Washington, N.C. from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He was particularly known for taking quirky pictures of everyday life in Beaufort County.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 14 Issue 2, September-October 2025,
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44644
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In an effort to promote restoration in Washington historic district, the Washington Area Historic Foundation has had a long-running project for producing Christmas ornaments. The project now in its 29th year, annually features a historic building in modeling the ornament. This year's selection is the Cottage Service Station on Respass and Second Streets.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. Issue , November-December 2025,
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44034
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An area between Rocky Mount and Tarboro is considered the primary spawning ground for Tar River Shad. There are two species of shad in the Tar Pamlico region; namely, American and hickory. Although the Roanoke River experiences larger quantities of shad, the Tar River is better rated for its variety, particularly in regard to mature female white "roe" shad.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 12 Issue 6, March-April 2024,
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44092
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Timothy Schuman, 48 is owner of IBX Nutrition and Mattress by Appointment on Wes fifth Street in Washington. Originally a weight lifter, he has turned his attention in recent years to marathon running. He explains what this has involved in terms of physical and mental preparation.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 1, May-June 2024,
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44306
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Both abstract painters, Ray and Hardy are influenced by the Dada and Fluxus art movements. Married nearly 30 years, the couple met while attending ECU. The currently hold individual studios at the home on the outskirts of Chocowinity.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 13 Issue 3, November-December 2024,
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