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The African American Cultural Complex in Raleigh was founded by Dr. E.B. Palmer and his wife, Juanita, in 1984. It doubles as the Palmers’ home.

first appeared: 11/17/2002

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the nation’s only public university to award degrees in the 18th century. The school was chartered on Dec. 11, 1789, the same year George Washington was inaugurated as president.

first appeared: 11/10/2002

Research Triangle Park, recognized as a center for cutting-edge technology, has more than 42,000 employees. It’s named for the triangle formed by Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

Spring Hope (pop. 1,261) is home to the National Pumpkin Festival each October. Besides contests for pumpkin sizes and recipes, children compete in a decorating contest using only supplied props.

first appeared: 10/27/2002

Sir Walter Raleigh’s first colony was established in 1584 near Manteo (pop. 1,052) and consisted of 108 colonists. The fort site now exists within the boundary of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.

first appeared: 10/20/2002

In 1937, Vernon Rudolph rented a building to make Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and sell them to groceries in Winston-Salem. When he realized passersby craved the fresh doughnuts, Rudolph cut a hole in the wall and began selling directly to customers.

first appeared: 10/13/2002

Pineville (pop. 3,449) owns and operates its own telephone company, one of only two municipally owned phone companies in the country.

first appeared: 10/6/2002

Kill Devil Hills (pop. 5,897) on the Outer Banks most likely was named after Kill Devil, a brand of rum found washed ashore during Colonial days.

first appeared: 9/29/2002

With 22,700 employees, Duke University in Durham is the state’s largest employer.

first appeared: 9/22/2002

In Banner Elk (pop. 811), locals race caterpillars at the Woolly Worm Festival and name the champ their official weather forecaster. According to folklore, the woolly worm’s fuzzy coat holds clues to winter, and black bands mean it’ll be extra chilly.

first appeared: 9/15/2002

The country’s largest flowering dogwood graces the Matthis family cemetery in Sampson County with its 50-foot-wide canopy and 9.5-foot circumference trunk.

first appeared: 9/8/2002

The Big Coffee Pot in a village in Winston-Salem was built in 1860. The 12-foot hunk of metal advertised not coffee, but a silversmith.

first appeared: 9/1/2002

North Carolina is the nation’s leader in the manufacturing of furniture, tobacco, brick, and textiles.

first appeared: 8/25/2002

Publisher Josephus Daniels was born in Washington in 1862. At an early age, he purchased the Raleigh News & Observer, which became the first newspaper in the world to have more subscribers than the population of the city in which it was based.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

The shad boat became the official state historical boat in 1987, and was named for the type of fish it was used to catch. A few shad boats—now nearly 100 years old—still are seen in the area.

first appeared: 8/11/2002

Thomas Wrenn is considered the father of the South’s furniture industry. He formed the High Point Furniture Co. in 1888 and built the first furniture plant in High Point, now a mecca for the global furniture market.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

On March 2, 1917, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro became the country’s first national park established at a Revolutionary War site.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

The Newbold-White House near Hertford (pop. 2,070) is the oldest brick house in the state, built by Quaker Abraham Sanders in 1730.

first appeared: 7/21/2002

Baseball’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter grew up in Perquimans County. The star pitcher played for the Kansas City (and later, Oakland) Athletics until 1975, when he joined the New York Yankees. Catfish won the Cy Young Award in 1974 and was named Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News. In 1987 he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

The state has its share of interesting town names, including Askewville, Grimesland, Speed, Toast, and Welcome.

first appeared: 7/7/2002

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