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10289
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Rabb describes the Sedgefield Hunt, which was organized in 1927 and officially recognized by the Organized Hunts of America in 1941. The hunt is held in Guilford County.
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10290
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The article describes the establishment of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The area set aside is the nation's national seashore.
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10291
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The Wilmington Azalea Festival, now in its sixth year, is a nationally-known event that attracts visitors from all over the country. Wilson describes what visitors will see and enjoy.
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10292
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The article discusses the effect a ruling by the United States Supreme Court to support or to strike down school segregation would have on North Carolina, which maintains separate but equal public schools.
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10293
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A number of dude ranches which offer a variety of activities are located in western North Carolina and include Cataloochee, the oldest and best-known, Bent Creek, Wayah Bald, Pisgah View, Sunset Farms, Smoky Mountain, and Queen's Farm.
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On October 6, 1948, the Virginia Electric & Power Company (VEPCO) applied for a license to build a dam on the Roanoke River which would supply electric power to the surrounding area. Kilpatrick describes the efforts of the United States Department of the Interior to prevent the company from building the dam. On March 16, 1953, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the power company.
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William Rufus King was born in Sampson County in 1786 and after a legislative career in North Carolina, moved to Alabama in 1818. The article recounts his distinguished service to the nation. King was elected Vice-President, but died in April 1853, shortly after taking the oath of office.
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Hackney Bros. Body Co., of Wilson, is a pioneer manufacturer of refrigerator truck bodies and school bus bodies. W. N. Hackney, a wheelwright, founded the company in 1854, and soon earned a reputation for producing wheels that would stand up to hard travel. Soon the business expanded to wagons and buggies. As transportation vehicles changed, so did the company to meet the needs of businesses. In 1954, Hackney marks its 100th anniversary in business.
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9.Start of a State Prison by Park, John A. We the People of North Carolina Vol. 11 Issue 8, Jan 1954
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10297
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Park provides a historical sketch of the North Carolina State Penitentiary in Raleigh.
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10298
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In the decade before the Civil War, getting goods to eastern markets from the Piedmont Region was hampered by a lack of good roads. Legislation passed in 1849 authorized construction of plank roads, and approximately 500 miles were built. Dunnagan discusses how the roads were built and who used them.
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10299
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The Penland School of Handicrafts, at Penland, is marking its twenty-fifth anniversary. Founded by Lucy Morgan as a weaving school, it has grown from a small beginning to the largely and most widely known strictly crafts school in the country. Over the past twenty-five years, students from forty-seven states and thirty-seven foreign countries have been enrolled.
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10300
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Parker makes an appraisal of the damage to North Carolina beaches caused by Hurricane Hazel. He does not give a monetary estimate, but instead describes the general condition of the beaches and the prospects for rehabilitation.
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10301
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One of the oldest and most traditional sporting events in North Carolina is riding to the hounds. Of the 112 organized hunts recognized by the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America, three are in North Carolina. They are the Moore County Hounds, at Southern Pines; Tyron Hounds, at Tryon; and the Sedgefield Hunt, near Greensboro and High Point.
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10314
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The new Art Museum opened in Raleigh April 6, 1956. It is the first major art collection in the nation that was purchased with funds appropriated by the state. The collection contains over 200 paintings valued at over $2 million.
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Business leaders from the state and across the nation gathered in Winston-Salem in June to pay tribute to and to review the career of P. Huber Hanes Sr., who is retiring from active management of the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company. The company organized by him, his father, and other family members in the early years of the 20th-century grew to be one of the country's largest manufacturers of knitted underwear.
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