Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
A Zoo Story: The First State Zoo is Alive and Growing on Purgatory Mountain
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Touted also as the first total, natural habitat zoo, it included animals representing all seven continents, terrestrial or aquatic. What made this zoo possible: its location near Asheboro; financial backers such as the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; a growing public support base through the Zoological Society; and thirteen zookeepers passionate about their work.
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