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Friday, October 31, 2014

With the War in Europe, Tourism Should Increase Here, 1914

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“See the South,” from the Ashville Citizen, October, 1914 It must be apparent to the most obtuse mind that the millions of dollars w...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Prospect Hill Country Store, 1940

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Two photos from the U.S. Library of Congress, showing an old country store, Prospect Hill, Caswell County. The photos were taken by a WPA wo...

Udney Maria Blakely, the Only Child Adopted by the State of North Carolina

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From the Wagauga Democrat , Boone, N.C., October 22, 1914 Did you know that North Carolina once adopted a child? Not many of the people o...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Promoting Building Techniques that Withstand Tornadoes and Hurricanes, 1927

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“Building to Resist Cyclones and Hurricanes” by L. Kraemer, Construction Engineer, Southern Pine Association, in the October, 1927, issue ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

'Local and Personal' from Elizabeth City's Fisherman & Farmer Newspaper, October, 1901

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"Local and Personal” from Fisherman & Farmer , Elizabeth City, October 3, 1901 The public school opens next Monday morning. T...
Monday, October 27, 2014

What Hendersonville Area Teachers Earned in Past Three Months, October, 1918

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“Quarterly School Report” from the French Broad Hustler , Hendersonville, Thursday, Oct. 24, 1918. Note that teachers’ salaries were for a...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

Farm Women's Hard Work Pays Off, 1936

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“Farm Women Capitalize Skill in Cookery” by Jane S. McKimmon, Extension Home Demonstration Leader, N.C. State College, from the October, ...