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Born in 1862 in Greensboro, William Syndey Porter served time in prison after being convicted of embezzlement. To support his family while incarcerated, he wrote, and sold, short stories. Upon his release, he changed his name to O. Henry and soon became one of America’s most loved short-story writers.

first appeared: 9/25/2005

Thou shalt be able to read the Ten Commandments at Fields of the Wood near Murphy (pop. 1,568), which boasts the world’s largest display of the Ten Commandments, laid out on the side of a mountain in concrete letters 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide.

first appeared: 9/18/2005

A fashion marketing student at the Art Institute of Charlotte, Chelsea Cooley, 21, was crowned Miss USA in April. The first North Carolina woman to win the pageant title, Cooley placed among the top 10 during May’s Miss Universe pageant.

first appeared: 9/11/2005

official military school. The school was founded in 1852 by community leaders who wanted to offer students superior college-preparatory training.

first appeared: 8/28/2005

In 1991, the state General Assembly designated Oak Ridge Military Academy in Oak Ridge (pop. 3,988) as the state’s

first appeared: 8/28/2005

In 1956, the McAdenville (pop. 619) Men’s Club decorated nine Christmas trees, and residents enjoyed it, and kept adding trees. Each December, in "Christmas Town USA," 400 trees are decorated with 450,000 lights.

first appeared: 8/14/2005

Dubbed "Hollywood East," EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington (pop. 75,838) has produced more than 300 film, TV and commercial productions since its founding in 1984 by Dino DiLaurentis.

first appeared: 7/31/2005

In the early 1700s, Ocracoke (pop. 769) on Ocracoke Island was called Pilot Town because it was home to ship pilots responsible for guiding vessels safely to the mainland through the shifting shoals.

first appeared: 7/17/2005

The fishing village of Calabash (pop. 711) is famous for its many seafood restaurants and Calabash-style of cooking, in which freshly caught fish and shellfish are dipped in evaporated milk, coated with dry breading mixture and deep-fried.

first appeared: 6/19/2005

The Charles Kuralt Learning Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (pop. 48,715) houses the contents of the journalist’s New York City office. Beloved for his On the Road dispatches and the CBS News Sunday Morning series, the Wilmington native died in 1997.

first appeared: 6/5/2005

The Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point contains more than 7,000 books on the history of furniture, fabric, rugs, lighting and interior design. One of the world’s most comprehensive collections, the library includes first edition works of 18th-century furniture masters Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton.

first appeared: 5/22/2005

Shelby (pop. 19,477) is hog-wild about livermush, a meat concoction born during hard times and made from pig liver and head parts and cornmeal. Mayor Ted Anderson proclaims livermush "the world’s most perfect food."

first appeared: 5/8/2005

The Scuppernong grape, the nation’s first cultivated grape, was adopted as the state’s official fruit in 2001.

first appeared: 4/10/2005

Sen. Elizabeth Hanford Dole, born in 1936 in Salisbury (pop. 26, 462), was president of the American Red Cross from 1991 to 1999, the only woman to serve in that capacity since founder Clara Barton.

first appeared: 3/27/2005

Campus dining service employees at East Carolina University in Greenville (pop. 60,476) baked the world’s largest gingerbread man, weighing 800 pounds, in 2004.

first appeared: 2/27/2005

Founded in 1977 in Pittsboro (pop. 2,226), the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy works to protect nearly 100 breeds of cattle, goats, horses, swine, sheep and poultry from extinction. As food producers have concentrated on breeds that yield the highest output at the lowest cost, many heritage breeds have become endangered.

first appeared: 2/13/2005

At Bridal Veil Falls near Highlands, car washes are no longer available, as suggested in a recent issue of American Profile. Tons of rock that cantilevered over a section of old U.S. Highway 64 fell in December 2003, blocking the road under the falls.

first appeared: 1/30/2005

The world’s largest functional frying pan—15 feet in diameter—adorns the Rose Hill (pop. 1,330) town square and can fry 365 chickens at once during poultry festivals.

first appeared: 1/16/2005

The Scottish Tartans Museum in Franklin (pop. 3,490) includes a register of 3,000 clan tartans or plaids and is part of the Scottish Tartans Society in Edinburgh, Scotland.

first appeared: 1/2/2005

More than 600 movies have been filmed in the state since 1980, including Patch Adams (1998), Shallow Hal (2001) and Hannibal (2001).

first appeared: 12/19/2004

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