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for Our State Vol. 91 Issue 6, November 2023
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"An interior designer left her Stately Surry County home -- filled with reminders of her hospitality and mementos from her world travels -- to the community to enjoy." Gertrude Smith, an interior designer bequeathed her home to the Mount Airy community in 1981. It is currently run by a nonprofit organization, the Gilmer-Smith Foundation.
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"In and around Franklin and other parts of western North Carolina, gem mines draw tourists and serious rock hounds alike for the chance of spotting a deep purple sapphire or rich red ruby sparkling in sifting trays full of mud." North Carolina has an unusual distinctions as being home to four major gemstones: rubies, emeralds, diamonds and sapphires. In 2003, the North American Emerald Mine in Hiddenite produced a 1,869-carat emerald. Featured in this article is Mason's Sapphire Mine.
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"Set apart by climate, soil and geography, each of our grape growing regions produces wines that are just as distinct." North Carolina has a number of distinct American Viticultural Areas that produce award-winning wines. Discussed are Yadkin Valley, Swan Creek, Haw River Valley, Upper Hiwassee Highlands, Appalachian High Country, Crest of the Blue Ridge and Tryon Foothills. These regions are federally recognized areas where climate conditions affect the way grapes are grown.
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"These precious stones spent thousands of years or more underground, waiting for their big breaks. Today, they dazzle with their brilliant colors and sparkling surfaces, earning them a place in the spotlight." Discussed are aquamarine at Gem Mountain in Spruce Pine, gold at Belcher Heritage Center in Rutherfordton, Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center in Hiddenite, rubies at the Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum in Franklin, sapphires at the Sapphire Valley Resort in Sapphire, rhodolite and emerald specimens at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.
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43933
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North Carolina has more than 400 types of soil but is principally divided in three familiar types; namely, the organic soils of the wetlands, the sandy soils of the Sandhills and the Cecil soil of the Piedmont.
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New Bern native and innovative photographer Bayard Wooten was the first woman in the North Carolina National Guard. For 16 years she photographed solders at Camp Glenn.
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