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10431
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W. W. Akers, Jr. launched a small trucking business in 1933 that has grown into one of the giants in the industry--Akers Motors Lines, Inc., of Gastonia. Today, the company operates 79 terminals, has a fleet of over 1,600, operates in eleven seaboard states, and has gross revenue of over $22 million.
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10432
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The textile industry is the state's largest industry. Fabric and clothing of all kinds come from the plants. How are these products labeled? That is a job performed by the Artistic Weaving Company, the world's largest manufacturer of woven labels. Of the company's three plants, the largest, and the biggest plant of its kind in the world, is Chatham Mills, Inc., located in Pittsboro.
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10433
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Burch presents a summary of the development of North Carolina's highway system and how it compares with other states.
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10438
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Holloman describes the burning of the state's capitol in June 1831. Accounts from the Raleigh newspaper, the RALEIGH REGISTER, are included.
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10439
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Brothers F. Jack and Joe L. Blythe went into the construction business in Charlotte in 1921 with a combined capital of $2,500. Their first job was laying water mains in the town of Wilson. Today the company, still headquartered in Charlotte, has projects nationally and internationally, including dams, airports, powerhouses, sewage systems, and residential subdivisions.
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10440
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In 1897, George W. Vanderbilt traveled to the English Isle of Jersey to collect a choice herd of Jersey cattle. Originally intended for family use, the milk was used locally during the winter when the Vanderbilt family returned to the North. Vanderbilt was reluctant to stop local usage of his dairy when he returned the next summer, so he expanded his herd. Biltmore Dairy Farms has been adding to the herd ever since, and today there is a prize herd of 1,200 cows on the estate.
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10441
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The Tuscarora War raged off and on for a year and a half in eastern North Carolina. The war began with a general massacre of while settlers in Bath County on September 21, 1711, and ended with the four day battle at Fort Neoheroka, March 20-23, 1713. Over 600 whites and Indians were killed there. Holloman recounts the events.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 23 Issue 7, Dec 1965,
p15-18, 30, 32, il, map
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10442
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Using an old handmade map, ca. 1710 or 1711, of eastern North Carolina, Holloman identifies and provides a brief description of Tuscarora Indian towns.
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10443
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The Tuscarora War, 1711-1713, was confined to a large area in eastern North Carolina that, at the time, was known as Bath County. A map drawn after the war depicts the routes traveled by forces allied against the Tuscarora. The map was thought to have been drawn by Colonel James Moore between 1722 and 1728. The original document is in the British Museum.
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10444
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North Carolina is not a leader in mink production; the top ten states are to the north and west, and include Wisconsin, New York, Utah, and Oregon. But North Carolina has over 100 mink ranchers, and in the last year for which statistics are available, 1963, realized about $2 million from the sale of pelts.
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10445
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At the Wilmington airport on February 20, 1948, a Douglas DC-3, carrying a few passengers, took off for Cincinnati. It was the first flight for Piedmont Airlines, founded by Tom Davis of Winston-Salem. The airline carried around 40,000 passengers the first year. Growth over the succeeding years brought the number to over one million. Britt discusses the rise of this local airline.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 24 Issue 5, Oct 1966,
p145-147, 178-179, il, por, map
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10446
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In a new series of articles, Suberman discusses paintings in the North Carolina Museum of Art. This month's painting is Sir William Pepperrell and His Family by John Singleton Copley. The museum acquired the painting through the original 1947 appropriation by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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10447
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In this ongoing series of articles, Suberman discusses paintings in the North Carolina Museum of Art. This month's painting is Francisco Goya's THE TOPERS. The painting was a gift to the museum by the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation of Winston-Salem.
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10448
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In this ongoing series of articles, Suberman discusses paintings and sculptures in the North Carolina Museum of Art. This month's work is a sculpture by Peter Koellin, The Madonna with the Protective Cloak, ca. 1471. The sculpture was donated to the museum by the RJ Reynolds Company of Winston-Salem in 1961.
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10449
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In this ongoing series of articles, Suberman discusses paintings and sculptures in the North Carolina Museum of Art. This month's work is a portrait of Lady Arabella Stuart, painted in 1590 by Marcus Gheeraerts.
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