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Curtiss NC
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The Curtiss NC was a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and used by the United States Navy from 1918 through the early 1920s. Ten of these aircraft were built, the most famous of which is the NC-4, the NC-4 is preserved in the National Museum of Naval Aviation, at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Manufacture of the NCs began in 1918 during World War I and this was a very ambitious undertaking, given the state of aviation at the time. The Navy and Curtiss came up one of the largest biplane designs yet produced, equipped with sleeping quarters. The fourth engine was added to the midline in a pusher configuration, the maximum speed was 90 mph and the estimated maximum range was 1,500 mi. Called NC boats, with the N for Navy and C for the builder Curtiss, as originally completed the NC-1 had three tractor engines in nacelles located midway between the mainplanes, the centre nacelle housing the cockpit for two pilots. Due to a lack of power the centre nacelle was raised, elongated forwards, with this engine arrangement the pilots cockpit was moved to the hull in a more conventional position. NC-2 differed in having the engine, of its complement of three, fitted as a pusher, retaining the pilots cockpit in the centre nacelle. Also suffering from a lack of power, the NC-2 was modified with four engines in tandem outer nacelles, initially the centre cockpit nacelle was retained but this was soon removed and a similar conventional cockpit to NC-1 was added. NC-3 onwards continued with the later NC-1 arrangement of 3x tractor/1x pusher engines, on 4 October 1918, the first of these aircraft, the NC-1, made its first test flight with the early three-engine configuration. On 25 November, it again, with a world record 51 people on board. Armistice Day, signaling the end of the war in Europe, came before testing of the first NC, the NC-2 suffered damage during the testing phase and was cannibalized for spare parts. The other three NCs, NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4, set out on what was intended as the first demonstration of transatlantic flight, via Newfoundland and the Azores, on 8 May 1919. As junior officer, Mitscher, who had been allotted to one of the commands and he went on the flight as one of the pilots of the NC-1. The group met heavy fog off the Azores, making flight in the crudely instrumented aircraft extremely dangerous, without a visible horizon it was extremely difficult to keep the aircraft in level flight. NC-1 tried different altitudes and soldiered on for hours before eventually putting down just short of the Azores and was damaged beyond repair in the rough seas. Only the NC-4 made it through, the crew of NC-1 was rescued at sea. Attempts to tow the aircraft to the Azores failed, NC-3 was forced to land some 205 mi distance from the Azores, but the crew, led by Commander John Henry Towers, managed to sail her to Ponta Delgada unaided
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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district
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North Carolinas 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The district is represented by Walter B and he has been its representative since 1995. In 2008, he defeated Democrat Craig Weber for reelection, and was challenged in 2010 by former Chair of the Pitt County Democratic Party Johnny Rouse, in 2012, he was challenged by Frank Palombo, the former New Bern Police Chief, for the Republican Party nomination. The winner of the Republican primary then faced Marine Corps Veteran Erik Anderson in the general election, North Carolinas congressional districts List of United States congressional districts Martis, Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, the Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Rouse for Congress, North Carolina election results - Politics - Decision 2010 - msnbc. com
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation was formed in 1915 as the State Highway Commission. In 1941 the Department of Motor Vehicles was formed under the NCDoT by an act of the General Assembly, the Executive Organization Act of 1971 combined the state highway commission and the DMV to form the NC Department of Transportation and Highway Safety. In 1979 Highway Safety was dropped when the North Carolina State Highway Patrol was transferred to the North Carolina Department of Crime Control, the board governs the department and helps make decisions. Nineteen board members appointed by the governor, one each from one of the fourteen divisions, plus others representing specific functions of the department, meet once a month.98 miles. The Division of Aviations mission is to promote the well being of North Carolina through air transportation system development and improved aviation safety. The Ferry Division is responsible for providing safe, cost-effective and dependable service for the traveling public, the Ferry Division operates eight routes connecting mainland North Carolina with various outer banks and islands along the coast of North Carolina. The NCDOT Public Transportation Division helps North Carolina public transit systems move people and they dont operate buses, trains or vans directly – thats the responsibility of local transit systems – they help them operate safer and more effectively. The first division director was David C. The route is 317 miles long and runs from Charlotte, North Carolina to one of the ports at Morehead City. The route passes through the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, Lexington, Greensboro, Burlington, Durham, Raleigh, Goldsboro, the North Carolina Railroad trackage is currently leased to Norfolk Southern Railway. A small portion between Raleigh and Cary is co-operated with Norfolk Southern by CSX Transportation, the state operates no freight trains and all freight is handled by either CSX or Norfolk Southern. The state, however, does own the stock used on the Piedmont under the reporting mark RNCX
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U.S. Route 601
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U. S. Route 601 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 316.3 miles from U. S. Route 321, near Tarboro, South Carolina, to U. S. Route 52, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Established in 1927 as an original US Highway, the routing was from US1, in Cheraw, to US 17/US76. In 1932, US601 was extended north into North Carolina, in North Carolina US601 was placed on concurrency with almost all of NC80, from the South Carolina state line, near McFarlan, to downtown Mount Airy. In 1934, NC80 was expunged from US601, in 1935, most of US601 was replaced by the arrival of US52. From Salisbury, North Carolina to Florence, South Carolina, the route was converted to US52, around 1952, US601 was extended south from Salisbury. Starting with a concurrency with US29 to Kannapolis, from there it followed US 29A to downtown Concord, replacing NC151, it continues south through Monroe and to the state line. In South Carolina, US601 returns by replacing SC151 from the border to Pageland, from there it replaced SC902 and part of SC265 to Kershaw. Between Kershaw and Camden, it overlaps with US521, replacing SC26 from Camden to Orangeburg, then in concurrency with US301 to Bamberg. Then finally replacing SC36 to US321, where it continues, in 1965, US601 was realigned on new road bypassing west of downtown Concord, leaving a business loop. In 1970, US601 was realigned on new road bypassing east of Dobson, in 1974, US601 was extended to Interstate 95 in Hardeeville, however, by 1977, US601 was truncated to its current southern terminus at US321, near Tarboro. In 1979, US601 was rerouted west of Salisbury, with concurrency with US70, Innis Street was downgraded to secondary status. In the late 1980s, US601 was rerouted onto Interstate 85, in Salisbury from exit 68 to exit 74, in 1999, US601 was truncated to its current northern terminus at US52 in Mount Airy
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Concord, North Carolina
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Concord city in Cabarrus county, in the U. S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 79,066 and it is the county seat and the largest city in Cabarrus County. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second-largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area and is the twelfth largest city in North Carolina, in 2015, Concord was ranked as the city with the 16th fastest growing economy in the United States. The city was a winner of the All-America City Award in 2004, located near the center of Cabarrus County in the Piedmont region, it is 20 miles northeast of Charlotte center city. Concord is the home to some of North Carolinas top tourist destinations, including NASCARs Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, located in todays rapidly growing northeast quadrant of the Charlotte metropolitan area, was first settled about 1750 by German and Scots-Irish immigrants. The name Concord means with harmony and this name was chosen after a lengthy dispute over where the county seat should be located between the German Lutherans and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. By United States standards, Concord is considered an old town, today, markers identifying the original town limits can be seen in the downtown area. As county seat, Concord became a center of trade and retail for the cotton-producing region, the downtown would be crowded with farmers and townfolk, in addition to lawyers and their clients. During the antebellum era, wealthy was built by planters through the cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop, located in the Piedmont, Concord became a site of industrialization with cotton mills in the late 19th century. Among the owners of the new mills in the area were men of the rising black middle-class in Wilmington, North Carolina, Dancy, and others, who organized Coleman Manufacturing Company in 1897. They built and operated what is believed to have been the first cotton mill owned by blacks in the nation and they hoped to promote economic security for people of color. But the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, with attacks on black areas of the city, caused many deaths. In 1900, Dancy was among more than 2000 blacks who left the city permanently after the riot and he moved to Washington, DC, appointed as the federal Recorder of Deeds, and serving until 1910. The mill operated under black ownership through 1904, hitting difficult times after Coleman died, the brick mill building was later taken over by Fieldcrest Cannon. Within the North Union Historic District is Memorial Garden, located on 3 acres, the garden winds through the 200-year-old cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church. From the time of incorporation in the late 1700s through the 1970s, since then, most annexations have taken place west of the center-city area towards Charlotte. Portions of the city limit boundary adjoin the Cabarrus/Mecklenburg County line, Concord is located in western Cabarrus County at 35°24′16″N 80°36′2″W. The city is located in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, land left untended will typically return to native forest land within a few years
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Kannapolis, North Carolina
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Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties, in the U. S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984, the population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina. It is the home of the Kannapolis Intimidators, the Class A baseball affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, the center of the city is home to the North Carolina Research Campus, a public-private venture that focuses on food, nutrition, and biotech research. Early meaning and usage of the name was a direct reference to Cannon Mills Corporation. Early published name variations include Cannon-opolis and Cannapolis, a widely accepted origin of the word Kannapolis comes from the combination of the Greek words kanna and polis, which some believed meant City of Looms. Dr. Gary Freeze, Catawba College history and politics department chairman, after mill workers or newspapers called the town Cannapolis, J. W. Since, Freeze said, Jim Cannon didnt study Greek, Cannon did not name the city of looms. In 1906 J. W. Cannon purchased the land later became Kannapolis, and acquired a total of 1008 acres in Cabarrus. Approximately 808 of those acres of farmland, purchased along the wagon road between Salisbury and Charlotte, became the location of the new textile mill, Cannon Manufacturing. Cannon Manufacturing began production in 1908, in 1914 Cannon Manufacturing became known as the world’s largest producer of sheets and towels. Shortly after, Mr. Cannon opened plants in Rowan County, Concord, mill founder J. W. Cannon’s youngest son, Charles A. Cannon, consolidated all the separate mills into the giant Cannon Mills Company in 1928. The Meek House and Harvey Jeremiah Peeler House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Kannapolis is located on the boundary of Cabarrus and Rowan counties, with a greater portion of its area in Cabarrus County. U. S. Route 29 passes through the city east of the area, U. S.29 leads northeast 15 miles to Salisbury. Interstate 85 bypasses the city on the south and the east, i-85 leads northeast 65 miles to Greensboro and southwest 21 miles to Charlotte. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 32.5 square miles, of which 31.9 square miles is land and 0.58 square miles. Kannapolis City Schools is the school system for the city. Two additional systems also serve its jurisdiction, Cabarrus County Schools, Franklin Heights Christian Academy is a private, non-profit Christian educational institution that is operated by Franklin Heights Baptist Church. Faith Christian Academy is a private, non-profit Christian educational institution that is operated by Faith Baptist Church, shaw University has an extramural site in Kannapolis offering undergraduate, graduate and continuing educational programs
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North Carolina Highway 150
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North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It serves the Foothills and Piedmont Triad areas of the state, connecting the cities of Shelby, Mooresville, Salisbury, shortly after crossing the county line, NC150 has a short 1-mile-long concurrency with NC87 through the unincorporated community of Williamsburg. NC150 exits the concurrency to the south, crossing into Guilford County shortly thereafter, after turning right at a junction with NC61, the two-lane route continues through the small community of Monticello before coming to an interchange with Future Interstate 785 and US29. Slowing to a 35 mph speed limit after the interchange, NC150 enters the heart of Browns Summit, after passing through a small road kink at a railroad crossing in Browns Summit, the route makes its way out of town and into a rural area. As NC150 approaches Summerfield, numerous housing developments can be seen on either side of the road, the route passes through Summerfields center, sharing a short 1. 3-mile concurrency with US220 northbound. Continuing west again, NC150 encounters an interchange with Interstate 73. After that, NC150 enters the final Greensboro suburb of Oak Ridge, NC150 continues on a southwest course out of Oak Ridge and Guilford County. After Oak Ridge, NC150 passes into Forsyth County on its way to Kernersville at the heart of the Piedmont Triad region, entering the town from the northeast, NC150 joins North Carolina Highway 66 through downtown. The NC150 route switches onto the Business I-40/US421 westbound freeway south of downtown, continuing along the freeway, NC150 crosses Salem Lake and enters the city of Winston-Salem. US158 joins the concurrent routes for a segment in downtown Winston-Salem. NC150 leaves the freeway at the Peters Creek Parkway exit, bB&T Ballpark is north of this interchange. Joining 4-lane Peters Creek Parkway southbound, NC150 enters a shopping district with numerous traffic signals. It passes by Marketplace Mall, crosses Silas Creek Parkway, and has an interchange with I-40, NC150 continues in a southbound direction, despite the routes east–west orientation, into Davidson County. After leaving Winston-Salem and Forysth County, the shopping centers that aligned the road are replaced by housing developments. NC150 becomes a road again as the highway continues southward through the community of Arcadia. The highway passes through an interchange with US64 and continues into the communities of Reeds, near the Churchland community, NC150 takes an odd turn east, despite being signed west, toward I-85/US 29/70/52 to avoid crossing the Yadkin River. At I-85, NC 150s routing becomes unusual, the westbound NC150 roadway merges onto I-85 southbound lanes and the routes are concurrent for about 0.25 miles before NC150 left exits with US 29/70 southward. Northbound US 29/70 and eastbound NC150 enters I-85 northbound on the left and the NC150 exit ramp is immediately on the right
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Mooresville, North Carolina
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Mooresville is a town in southern Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. It is in the Metrolina metro area, and is on Lake Norman, the population was 32,711 at the 2010 United States Census. It is located approximately 25 miles north of Charlotte, also located in Mooresville is the corporate headquarters of Lowes Companies and Universal Technical Institutes NASCAR Technical Institute. Mooresville is also an owner of the cable television entity MI-Connection Communication System along with Davidson. Mooresville is located at 35°35′4″N 80°49′13″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.7 square miles, of which,14.7 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it is water. Many were seeking new lands on which to establish farms, many of the early families such as the Wilsons, Davidsons, Cowans, Sherrills, Torrances, and others came to the area as early as the mid-1700s. They formed small communities that grew into the community known as Deep Well. Many of these families established farms, primarily of cotton. Major Rufus Reid was considered by far the most successful planter in the area and his plantation was known as Mount Mourne Plantation, and was named after the Mourne mountains of Co Down Northern Ireland. Several other historic plantation homes set in the area as well, such as the elegant Johnson-Neel House, the Cornelius House, Forest Dell Plantation, and the colonial era Belmont Plantation. In 1856, a railroad was placed on a ridge that happened to go through the land of a local farmer by the name of John Franklin Moore. A small scale planter, Moore set up a Depot on his land, the little village, known as Moores Siding was born. The Civil War hampered developments however, with the track being removed to aid the Confederate efforts in Virginia. After the war, the tracks were returned, and Moores Siding slowly began to prosper, shortly after the Civil War, John Franklin Moore saw the need for the village to incorporate into a town. The town was incorporated as Mooresville in 1873, mr. Moore also helped to establish the first brick making factory in Mooresville, and built some of the first brick buildings on Main Street. Mr. Moore died in 1877 and his wife, Rachel Summrow Moore, in 1883 the railroad lines were run back through the town with the addition of a new depot. In 1938, artist Alicia Weincek painted the mural, North Carolina Cotton Industry, from textile mills to NASCAR, over the years, many business and industries have called Mooresville home. One of the notable being, a professional minor league baseball team
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Cabarrus County, North Carolina
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Cabarrus /kʌˈbærʌs/ County is a county located in the south-central part of the U. S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 178,011, the county seat is Concord, which was incorporated in 1803. Cabarrus County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, among its significant historic sites is the Reed Gold Mine, a National Historic Landmark. The first gold discovered in the United States was found here in 1799, so much gold was mined that President Andrew Jackson established the US Mint to control it. This was an area of cultivation in the antebellum era. Coleman Manufacturing Company, started in 1897, is believed to be the first cotton mill in the nation to be built, Dancy, and partners primarily from Wilmington, North Carolina, although investors also came from capitalists in the county. The county was formed on December 29,1792 from Mecklenburg County, located in the Piedmont, it was named after Stephen Cabarrus of Chowan County, speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons. Beginning about 1750, the county was settled mainly by immigrants, Germans on the eastern side and Scotch-Irish in the western area of the county. When it came time to choose a location for the county seat and county government, each ethnic group wanted the county located close to their populations. Stephen Cabarrus wrote to the citizens pleading with them to come together in peace to choose a location for their county seat, a central area of the county was chosen in 1796 and aptly named Concord, a derivative of two French words with and peace. Representative Paul Barringer introduced a bill into the legislature to incorporate Concord. The town of Concord was begun on land owned by Samuel Huie, the first substantiated gold find in America was in 1799 by young Conrad Reed while playing in Little Meadow Creek, located on the Reed farm in southeastern Cabarrus County. According to research, Conrads find was a gold chunk approximately the size of a shoe and his father John Reed took the nugget into Concord to a silversmith, who informed Reed that the rock did not have any value. The elder Reed returned home with it, holding it for three years until a trip in 1802 to Fayetteville, where he sold the nugget to a jeweler for $3.50, over time John Reed learned that the jeweler sold the large nugget for several thousand dollars. Reed returned to Fayetteville insisting on more just compensation and this discovery and news of the sale spurred the beginning of gold mining in the area. Reed deserted, as did many other Hessians and he traveled from Georgia to North Carolina, where he settled in an ethnic German community sometime around 1787 and began farming. Reed first developed placer mining on his property, then underground mining and his facility became known as Reeds Gold Mine. Large amounts of gold were being discovered at the Reed Gold Mine and in mines in the United States
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