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11981
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Kapp discusses what can be seen during a visit to Bath, the state's oldest town. Each year the town's history, charm, and a relaxing slow pace attract over 30,000 visitors.
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11982
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Orton Plantation Gardens is one of the country's oldest plantation showplaces. O'Brien discusses what to see during a visit there.
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11983
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The North Carolina Zoological Park at Asheboro recently opened Africa, its first permanent phase. Zoo director Robert L. Fry discusses what the Zoo will mean to the business community and what the business community can mean to the Zoo.
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11984
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The Grove Park Inn was built by Edwin Wiley Grove, who had made a fortune in patent medicines. Construction began in 1912 and was finished in 1913. Often called \"the finest resort hotel in the world,\"Â the Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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11985
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New Bern's Tryon Palace served as capitol of the Royal Colony of North Carolina and as residence of the royal governor. The restored palace and gardens reflect the state's colonial past in impressive fashion.
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11986
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Griffin discusses the restoration project being carried out at the Moravian village known as Old Salem. Moravians founded the town in 1766 and unlike many early American towns it was a planned community.
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11987
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This article provides information on the growth North Carolina's movie industry. In 1980 ten feature films have been made, are in production, or scheduled to begin in various sections of the state.
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11988
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Earl Owensby, founder, president and sole owner of EO Corporation, began making movies at his studio in Shelby in 1972. He has made a dozen pictures, all of them financially successful, and has acted in eight of them.
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11989
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Jim Exum started his dog remedy business in Snow Hill as a hobby in the 1930s and 1940s. The hobby grew into a million-dollar-a-year business, known as Happy Jack, Inc. Mange medicine, flea and tick powder, and worm capsules are only a few of the formulas developed and marked by the company. Happy Jack products are sold in all fifty states and in foreign countries.
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11992
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When Thad Erue, Jr. and Charles Winston opened the Angus Barn in Raleigh on June 28, 1960, many thought the enterprise would be unsuccessful. The motif was modeled on Winston's grandfather's barn, and the specialty was Angus steaks, which no other restaurant was serving. The Angus Barn is now one of the most famous restaurants in the nation and is consistently in the top one.
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11993
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Since 1956, William C. Friday has served as president of North Carolina's university system. There were three campuses when he took office. In the 1960s three more were added. Today there are sixteen, making it among the largest university systems in the nation.
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11994
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In this interview, William C. Friday, president of the University of North Carolina System, discusses the institution's problems, its accomplishments, and opportunities.
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11995
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Noah Woods, principal of Oxendine Elementary School in Maxton, is a person dedicated to his children, his profession, his community, and his Lumbee Indian heritage.
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11996
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William E. Moran begins his second year as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the eighth chief executive of the institution which was chartered in 1891 as a state supported college for women.
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11997
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The new Jaycee Burn Center at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill is the thirteenth of its kind in the country. Private citizens and other groups have raised a great deal of the cost. The Jaycees have made the center a major fundraising project since 1974. Volunteer firefighters, civic and social organizations, and a number of businesses have all contributed.
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