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A Family History

There is one part of our vacation in June to North Carolina that I haven’t shared with you all.  This particular stop was the most personal of the visits we made.  We visited the Alamance County Historical Museum.  Why would we venture up to Alamance County?  Well, the museum is located in a house of...

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A house to get lost in

Biltmore Estate was completed and officially opened as the summer residence of George Washington Vanderbilt in 1895.  It is the largest home in the United States.  While it is not a home anymore, it is still owned by descendants of the Vanderbilt family.

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Grandfather Mountain

The 1st half of our week in North Carolina was spent in the area I’ve affectionately called NASCARolina because it is the area where most of the NASCAR race shops are located.  For the 2nd half of the week, we headed west to the mountains.  We stayed in Boone, NC.  Appalachian State University is located...

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