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The long leaf pine is used to harvest pine tar, pitch and turpentine. Once abundant in ENC, the long leaf pine's habitat has moved south, in part due to a lack of knowledge of forest management.
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Local lore didn't agree on what the ship was used for. Was it dormitory for the WPA? A military ship converted to a barge? Or used a target practice during WWII?
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With gnawed stems and charred bowls, these centuries-old tobacco pipes still show signs of use.
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Hog oilers were once a popular farm tool used by hogs to provide relief from insects and skin irritation.
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The collection at the Columbia Cultural Museum in Columbia, N.C., is mostly items donated from the community — including a zoetrope, a 19th century toy that was a precursor to film.
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It may be the only written account of the duel between political rivals John Stanly and Richard Dobbs-Spaight.
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Popular in the late 1800s, crazy quilts are known for their abstract, asymmetric patterns and using fabric scraps to make one-of-a-kind designs.
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It may not have caught on, but it's an inventive approach to harvesting corn more efficiently.
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With life cars, the U.S. Lifesaving Service could bring more people in from shipwrecks compared to previous methods.