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Carrboro - 9781467122467

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:37:15 +0000

Mills dominated life in Carrboro during the first half of the 20th century. Closure of the last mill in the early 1960s spawned a cultural renaissance, stimulated by the arrival in 1978 of French artist Jacques Menarche, whose ArtSchool became today’s ArtsCenter. The opening of the Farmers Market ..

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Ted Williams and Friends: (1960-2002)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:04:22 +0000

Ted Williams capped a storybook baseball career with a storybook ending, hitting a home run in his last at bat in the major leagues. That blast, on a dreary September 28, 1960, at Boston’s Fenway Park, ushered in a post-playing career during which the Red Sox legend would become a first-ballot Hal..

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Kentucky Speedway

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:03:56 +0000

The history of Kentucky Speedway is as colorful as the flags waved from its flag stand and the cars that dart around its 1.5-mile track. The path to its position on NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series schedule included more twists and turns than the roads leading to Sparta, Kentucky. Ultimately, it took Sp..

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Freedomland: (1960-1964)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:03:08 +0000

Freedomland opened on June 19, 1960, in the Baychester section of the Bronx, New York. Designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles for International Recreation Corporation, it was the third and largest innovative theme park built across America to mimic Disneyland. Constructed in the shape of the..

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Kings Dominion

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:01:05 +0000

Kings Dominion officially opened in 1975 on a 400-acre site between Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Modeled on sister park Kings Island in Ohio, it debuted with several iconic attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, Rebel Yell, and Lion Country Safari. Over the decades, ownership has chan..

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Clarksville - 9781467113069

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:00:12 +0000

Clarksville may have been put on the map as a major tobacco port at the confluence of the Cumberland and Red Rivers, but ever since the founding of Fort Campbell—home of the 101st Airborne Division—in 1942, Clarksville has expanded rapidly and is currently the fifth-largest city in the state of Te..

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Rocky Point Park

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:49:30 +0000

In 1938, a tremendous hurricane devastated southern New England, including Rocky Point Park. The shore dining hall was washed away, and the roller coaster lay in ruins. Owners began to look into other options for this beautiful 80 acres of land along the coastline of Narragansett Bay. The park’s f..

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Williamsport - 9781467123600

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:47:34 +0000

Once known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is more than its lumber heritage. It is an artistic and cultural hub enjoying a revitalization, much of which is due to the discovery of Marcellus Shale and the gas industry. As the birthplace of Little League Baseball, W..

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Golf in Broome County

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:46:44 +0000

Professional golf came to Broome County in 1971 as the Broome County Open, a one-day event. By 1973, it had become a four-day stop on the PGA Tour called the B.C. Open. Over the next three decades, it hosted such luminaries of the links as Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods, and Fuzzy Zoeller, while nationa..

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Fire Island

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:20:54 +0000

The birth of Fire Island’s modern era may well be the day it was declared a national seashore—September 11, 1964. From this day on, the barrier island would remain forever persevered under custody of the National Park Service. Today, automobiles are the exception, not the rule, thanks to men and w..

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