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for Our State Vol. 91 Issue 9, February 2024
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"In far western North Carolina, generations of Brasstown Carvers have preserved Appalachian tradition by turning blocks of wood into keepsakes with character." The John C. Campbell Folk School was founded in 1925 as a way to preserve the area's way of life and give locals a means to make a living. Wood carvers at the school began calling themselves the Brasstown Carvers and had gained national recognition in the 1930s for their small animal carvings.
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Known at the "High Priestess of Soul", Simone, originally from Tryon graduated from the Allen School for Girls in Asheville. She enjoyed a prolific career as a celebrated jazz musician and civil rights activist. In 2017, her childhood home in Tryon was purchased by a group of New York Black artists for restoration.
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"The legacy of one of the world's most influential jazz musicians has its roots in the Piedmont city where he grew up, which has finally embraced this 20th century musical icon." John Coltrane was born in Hamlet but the family moved to High Point when he was quite young. He died in 1967 of liver cancer.
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44015
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"Thanks to a mug-obsessed man in Caldwell County, a cabin in the woods gives an entirely new meaning to "happiness in a cup." Collettesville's House of Mugs got its start in the summer of 2000, when Avery Sisk purchased a collection of 750 coffee mugs for $15 at a flea market.
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44017
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"By restoring antique and vintage chairs, a caner in Cleveland County intertwines past, present and future in every seat." Greg Traywick first began chair caning and weaving after taking a class through NC Cooperative Extension in Cleveland County.
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44027
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"The story of how Hillside -- a sprawling estate in Guilford County -- became a charming bed and breakfast has all the makings of a real-life fairy tale." The estate was originally home to Julian Price, a philanthropist, whose fortune was made through the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. current owners Michael and Eric Fuko-Rizzo have spent more than seven years transforming the once vine-covered mansion into its current stance as the Julian Price House Inn & Gardens.
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