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In 1865, former slaves founded Princeville (pop. 940) on the banks of the Tar River. When incorporated in 1885, the town became the first independently governed African-American community in the United States.

first appeared: 12/5/2004

Illuminated in 1875, the red brick Currituck Lighthouse at Corolla was left unpainted to distinguish it, in daylight, from the region's painted lighthouses.

first appeared: 11/21/2004

Following a fire in 1998, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville underwent a $2.4 million renovation and reopened in May. Wolfe immortalized his boyhood home in Look Homeward, Angel.

first appeared: 11/7/2004

For a carwash with a view, drive under the 120-foot-tall Bridal Veil Falls along U.S. Highway 64 near Highlands (pop. 909).

first appeared: 10/24/2004

In 1843, Shelby (pop. 19,477) was incorporated as a circular town, extending one-quarter mile in all directions from the public square.

first appeared: 10/10/2004

Five species of sea turtles inhabit the state’s coastal waters: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp’s ridley and hawksbill.

first appeared: 10/3/2004

Chowan County (pop. 14,526) is the state’s smallest county geographically, comprising 173 square miles.

first appeared: 9/19/2004

Residents have an average commute time to work of 24 minutes, slightly less than the national average of 25.5 minutes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

first appeared: 9/12/2004

The first African-American woman to graduate from a U.S. college was Mary Jane Patterson, born in 1840 in Raleigh. She graduated in 1862 from Oberlin College in Ohio.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

Tim Duffy of Hillsborough (pop. 5,446) founded the Music Makers Relief Foundation to preserve the music and provide for the welfare of older blues musicians.

first appeared: 8/29/2004

Thirty ancient dugout canoes were discovered in 1985 when the water level dropped at Lake Phelps in Creswell (pop. 278).

first appeared: 8/22/2004

Locals sink their teeth into sonkers, an Appalachian term for a deep-dish fruit pie. A Sonker Festival is held in Surry County in October.

first appeared: 8/15/2004

Using the original plans, Plymouth (pop. 4,107) last year built a replica of its 1866 Roanoke River lighthouse.

first appeared: 8/8/2004

L.D. Peeler concocted a cherry-flavored soft drink, Cheerwine, in 1917 in Salisbury (pop. 26,462). The beverage is still sold throughout the Southeast.

first appeared: 8/1/2004

The state’s first public soy bio-diesel pump opened in June 2003 at a Washington (pop. 9,538) convenience store. The first person to fill up with the fuel, which is partially composed of soybean oil, was racecar driver Al Taylor, who built a BMW 324 bio-diesel racecar.

first appeared: 7/25/2004

The Sans Souci Ferry, which transports vehicles on the Cashie River near Windsor (pop. 2,283), is one of the state’s last inland-river ferries.

first appeared: 7/18/2004

In February, four-time U.S. Memory Champion Scott Hagwood of Fayetteville memorized and recalled the order of 52 shuffled cards in two minutes.

first appeared: 7/11/2004

Cypress Grill on the Roanoke River in Jamesville (pop. 502) is one of the state’s last herring shacks and opens during the herring spawning run from January to April. The diner serves up to 500 fried herring daily.

first appeared: 6/27/2004

Several hundred shiny heads pop up in Morehead City (pop. 7,691) on the second weekend in September when the Bald Headed Men of America convene. Resident John Capps heads the group.

first appeared: 6/20/2004

Called the “education governor,” Charles Aycock spearheaded construction of about 1,100 schools—one for every day in office—after being elected governor in 1900. He was born in 1859 near Fremont (pop. 1,463).

first appeared: 6/13/2004

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