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The state’s first paper mill was built in 1777 in Hillsborough (pop. 5,446) to reduce the paper shortage brought on by the Revolutionary War.

first appeared: 6/6/2004

Ann Marwood Durant, the state’s first female attorney, appeared in 1673 before the council in Perquimans Precinct.

first appeared: 5/30/2004

Legendary blues artist Blind Boy Fuller was born Fulton Allen around 1907 in Wadesboro (pop. 3,552). His record, Step It Up and Go, sold 500,000 copies during the Great Depression.

first appeared: 5/23/2004

Cold Mountain, the best-selling Civil War-era novel and 2003 movie, spotlights the real Cold Mountain in the state’s Pisgah National Forest, but only serious hikers attempt its 6,030-foot summit.

first appeared: 5/16/2004

He’s not bragging, but Clay Aiken, who sang his way to stardom on television’s American Idol, topped the list of Ten Best-Mannered People of 2003 named by the National League of Junior Cotillions. He was born in 1978 in Raleigh.

first appeared: 5/9/2004

Legendary racecar driver Richard Petty, born in Level Cross, accumulated a record 200 NASCAR victories from 1960 to 1992. During the 1967 season alone, he won 27 races.

first appeared: 5/2/2004

The 2003 Country Doctor of the Year, Dr. Charles Boyette of Belhaven (pop. 1,968), opened his home for an emergency clinic after Hurricane Isabel closed the town’s hospital. Boyette has served as mayor for 31 years.

first appeared: 4/25/2004

Alleghany County, in the state’s northwest corner, was formed in 1859 and named after a Delaware Indian word for the Alleghany and Ohio rivers meaning “a fine stream.”

first appeared: 4/18/2004

Sugar Ray Leonard, the 1976 Olympic gold medalist in boxing, is a native of Wilmington. Named boxing’s Fighter of the Decade in the 1980s, Leonard won five world titles in five weight classes.

first appeared: 4/11/2004

Emmy Award-winning journalist Edward R. Murrow was born in Guilford County. A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Murrow earned distinction at CBS news for his television and radio reporting.

first appeared: 4/4/2004

Well-known author Thomas Wolfe was a native of Asheville who drew upon the town and its people for many of his novels and short stories.

first appeared: 3/28/2004

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse beacon can be seen 20 miles out to sea, and has been warning sailors away from treacherous shoals since 1870.

first appeared: 3/21/2004

The state motto, “esse quam videri,” means “to be, rather than to seem.” Latin is used for many mottos because it conveys much in few words.

first appeared: 3/14/2004

White Lake near Elizabethtown (pop. 3,704) is known for its spectacular white sandy beaches and crystal clear water.

first appeared: 3/7/2004

The World War II battleship, North Carolina, is berthed on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington (pop. 55,530). She was saved from the scrap heap in the 1960s by public donations, including dimes collected by schoolchildren.

first appeared: 2/29/2004

The state has 2,100 listings on the National Register of Historic Places, ranging from 10,000-year-old archaeological sites to the 1952 Dorton Arena at the State Fairgrounds.

first appeared: 2/22/2004

The first child born of English parents in North America was Virginia Dare, born in 1587 on Roanoke Island days after the colony was settled. In a previous issue, we erroneously listed her birthplace as Virginia. Thanks to our North Carolina readers for informing us of this error.

first appeared: 2/15/2004

Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914, during an exhibition game while under contract to the Baltimore Orioles.

first appeared: 2/8/2004

Whitewater Falls, southwest of Brevard (pop. 6,789), is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. Its upper and lower falls have a total drop of almost 700 feet.

first appeared: 2/1/2004

Duke University’s roots began in Randolph County in 1838 with a one-teacher school called Union Institute. After various incarnations, the school was moved to Durham in 1892 and renamed after a family of early benefactors.

first appeared: 1/25/2004

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