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Established in 1981, Beech Mountain is, at 5,500 feet, the highest town east of the Rocky Mountains. Our State Magazine features it in the Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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Two giant hangars were built in Weeksville, Pasquotank County, in 1941, to house blimps used in anti-submarine warfare during World War II. One was the largest wooden structure ever built. Swift describes how the blimps operated during the war and what happed to the base after the conflict was over.
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Music was an integral part of people's lives before, during, and following the Civil War. Men drafted into service brought with them music from their region which mixed with songs, sounds, and styles from across America. Songs would be an emotional outlet during the Civil War, whether to stir troops with a rallying tune or mourn death through somber ballad.
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Resurrecting pre-World War II hillbilly music is Old Hat Records owner Marshall Wyatt. Represented in his collections are bands who found fame during hillbilly’s popularity peak. Other projects by Wyatt keeping interest in this musical genre alive are CD box set collections produced by Old Hat Records such as Music from the Lost Provinces: Old Time Stringbands from Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity, 1927-1931 (1997) and Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 (2005).
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Old Hat Records (Raleigh); Records--LPs, 33s, 45s, 78s, etc. ; Record albums; Musical genres--Hillbilly ; Hillbilly music; Hillbilly music--Appalachia; Music recording companies--Raleigh; Poole, Charlie, 1892-1931; Hutchinson, Frank, 1897-1945; Grayson, G.B., 1887-1930; Grayson, Gilliam Banmon, 1887-1930; Old-time music; Old-time music--Southern Appalachians; Rodgers, Jimmie, 1897-1933
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38273
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Accompaniment to the Menconi article, “Resurrecting a Sound” in Our State’s February 2012 issue is a profile of hillbilly musician Leslie Riddle. Riddle’s work included a partnership with country music pioneer A.P. Carter in preserving previously unrecorded Appalachians tunes. Riddle is experiencing a popularity renaissance through individuals such as Traditional Voice Group’s founder John Doyle. Doyle’s nonprofit preserves the Toe River region’s cultural and musical heritage, represented in musicians such as Burnsville’s native son.
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Riddle, Lesley, 1905-1979; Carter, A.P., 1891-1960; Carter, Alvin Pleasant Delaney, 1891-1960; Guitarists; Guitarists--Burnsville; Burnsville; Guitarists--North Carolina; Guitarists--North Carolina, Western; Musical genres--Mountain music; Mountain music--Appalachia; Traditional Voices Group (Burnsville); Mountain Heritage Center (Burnsville); North Carolina Humanities Council; Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame--Lesley Riddle
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38274
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The house originally owned by Sarah Green Jones and Pembroke Jones and its gardens have served many purposes for former owners and the community. It has weathered storms, entertained locals, hosted the Azalea Festival, and provided healing for the battle-scarred youngest son of the Corbett family, who moved in the house in 1948. Though the house is gone, its gardens is very much present. Now a popular visitation spot for people of all ages, Airlie Gardens offers live music, bird walks, and educational programs for schoolchildren throughout the year.
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