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2054
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From Colonial days through the Civil War, a number of slaves, aided by slave watermen and sympathetic whites, escaped by the Maritime Underground Railroad, an ocean-going route to freedom along the North Carolina coastline.
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2321
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Frustrated over regulation by state and federal agencies of the commercial fishing industry, wives, mothers, sisters, and sweethearts have formed advocacy groups that have become an effective, unified political voice for the state's watermen.
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2322
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A recycling project funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service shows promise of mitigating the problem of disposal of fishing industry refuse. In February, 1995, 22 tons of crab pots and nets were recycled by the state's commercial fishermen.
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2323
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In 1880, the Outer Banks Pea Island Lifesaving Station was the nation's only station entirely manned by Blacks. Led by Richard Etheridge, the men earned a reputation for skill and courage during Reconstruction, a time of prejudice and racial tension.
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2326
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By storm or war, 3,700 ships have gone down off the state's coast since the 1500s. Cargo from them supported many coastal villages. Even today wreck sites provide interest for divers and tourists who visit and for historians who seek to preserve them.
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2348
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Masonboro Island, a part of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve, has remained undisturbed since it was discovered. Unlike its neighbors, Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach, it has not been commercialized.
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2349
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With the state's goal of a 40 percent reduction in waste entering landfills and incinerators by the year 2001, residents are learning to precycle, recycle, and compost.
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2350
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The General Assembly has appropriated $250,000 to the UNC Sea Grant College Program to study the state's fishing industry and collect such data as numbers of commercial and recreational fishermen and types of gear used.
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2408
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At the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright's planning and first flights on the Outer Banks is told on the hour.
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2409
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With the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' flight approaching in 2003, the National Park Service is studying ways to upgrade the Kill Devil Hills visitors center to tell their story better.
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2410
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Scenes of winter on the North Carolina coast are depicted in this photographic essay.
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2411
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Built in 1988 to house the personal library and papers of historian and author David Stick, the growing Outer Banks History Center in Manteo is now the state's third largest collection of North Caroliniana.
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2420
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Thousands of recreational saltwater fishermen visit the state's estuaries and coastal waters each year for the challenges of fishing inshore and offshore for fish like spot, red drum, wahoo, and king mackerel.
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2421
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The town of Oriental in Pamlico County has more sailboats than its population of 800 and calls itself \"The Sailing Capital of the Carolinas.\" Located on the Neuse River, the town attracts people who enjoy sailing and the easygoing lifestyle.
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2422
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Nutrients from industry and farms are deluging the coastal ecosystem, producing problems like algal blooms and fish kills. N.C. Sea Grant researchers are using tools like hydrocorals and satellites to chart a course of treatment.
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