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9781566913836

Moon Handbooks North Carolina

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566913836

  • ISBN10:

    1566913837

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-11-26
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
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Summary

Since its creation in 1973, the award-winning Moon Handbooks series has become a top choice among travelers who want a unique experience, a new perspective—and a few new stories to tell. Want to know about your destination's history, culture, and social issues? Looking for the lowdown on recreational opportunities, dining and accommodations options, and the most interesting regional sights and entertainment? No problem. Big or small, mainstream or obscure, every worthwhile detail is included in these books. Covering the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, Moon Handbooks give you the tools to create a travel strategy that's yours alone. The result? A more personal, entirely uncommon, and ultimately more satisfying travel experience. Mike Sigalas, a veteran Moon author, brings his humor and strong sense of history and local color to this second edition. North Carolina is home to the Eastern United States' highest mountains, tallest waterfall, oldest river, largest wine industry, greatest gold strike, richest tobacco farms, busiest National Park, as well as a legendary shoreline and the early homes of four of the nation's most important presidents through WWI, and Sigalas covers it all.

Author Biography

Mike Sigalas's explorations of North Carolina began in boyhood, when he played in Smoky Mountain streams, reenacted Civil War battles with his siblings in nearby pastures, and visited the homes of his childhood heroes, Davy Crockett and Andrew Johnson. Later, as a college student visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Spring Break, he awoke one morning in his freezing steel-walled utility van to find himself snowed in at the Smokemont Campground. On warmer days, Mike and his wife Kristin climbed mountain peaks, hiked to waterfalls, and rafted the Nantahala. Now a father, Mike achieves new feats, such as hiking to the top of Clingmans Dome while pushing a hefty two-year-old in a stroller. Mike's Professional writing career began Providentially in 1987, while he was working as a steamboat Pilot and Jungle Cruise guide at Disneyland. An off-duty Frontierland popcorn vendor slammed into Mike's 1970 Nova coupe in the employees' parking lot. Mike pounded out the dent himself and used the insurance money to buy his first word processor, a $350 Amstrad. On this, he tapped out his first published writing, supporting himself all the while in a variety of occupations, including blood bank distribution specialist, college-town rock singer, newspaper and magazine editor, and surf-band roadie. Moon Handbooks North Carolina was written to the rhythm of clinking cups in various Lowcountry coffeehouses, to the creaking of a ceiling fan in a sticky upstairs room, and to the steady drumbeat of a toddler's fists on an office door. A stickler for authenticity, Mike consumed only hickory-smoked barbecue, sweet tea, and New Bern-born Pepsi-Cola as he worked. He is also the author of Moon Handbooks Coastal Carolinas, Moon Handbooks South Carolina, Moon Handbooks Coastal, Moon Handbooks South Carlina, Moon Handbooks Charleston Savannah, and the co-author of Moon Handbooks Smoky Mountains.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
The Landp. 2
The Carolina Coasts: Birthplace of the Deep South
Geography
Regions
Rivers, Swamps, and Lakes
Climate
Flora and Faunap. 10
Vegetation Zones
Lowcountry Flora
Mammals
Aquatic Life
Reptiles and Amphibians
Birds
Insects
Environmental Issues
Historyp. 15
First Arrivals
British Proprietary Period
The Southern Colony Blossoms
"Down with the Lords, Up with the King": End of the Proprietors' Era
"Down with the King, Up with Liberty": The American Revolution in North Carolina
Early Antebellum Old South
"The War for Southern Independence"
Reconstruction
The New South
Desegregation
The Peoplep. 41
Language
Terms of Address
Southern Subtleties: How to Read Southern Manners
Special Topics
Carolina's Baysp. 5
Kudzu: The Vine that Ate the Southp. 11
John Lawson and North Carolina's Animalsp. 13
The Scots-Irishp. 24
In Sherman's Words: Surrender at Bennett Placep. 34
On the Roadp. 44
Recreationp. 45
Water Sports
Fishing
Shrimping
Crabbing
Hiking
Bicycling
Hunting
Skiing
Camping
Golf
Wine-tasting
Spectator Sports
Amusement Parks
Music
Shopping
Accommodationsp. 56
Hotels and Motels
Bed and Breakfasts
Cabins
Campgrounds and RV Parks
Foodp. 58
Seafood
Classic Carolina Eats
Alternatives
Beverages
Southern Restaurant Chains
Buying Groceries
Travel Basicsp. 64
By Car
By Air
By Train
By Bus
By Boat
Visas and Officialdom
Special Interests
Health Maintenance
Natural Hazards
Crime
Other Issues
Communications, Media, and Informationp. 76
Postal Services
Telephones
Internet Access
Radio
Tourist Information
Money
Odds and Ends
Special Topics
Sight-Seeing Highlightsp. 45
North Carolina's Symbols and Emblemsp. 48
Small-Town Gems of North Carolinap. 53
North Carolina Public Ferriesp. 66
Nags Head and the Outer Banksp. 81
Nags Head and Vicinityp. 83
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
North of Nags Headp. 94
Duck
Corolla
South of Nags Headp. 98
Hatteras Island
Ocracoke Island
Portsmouth Island
Roanoke Islandp. 105
Manteo
Accommodations
Food
Wanchese
Special Topics
Outer Banks Highlightsp. 84
Lighthouses: The Outer Banks' Fab Fourp. 85
Under the Floorp. 99
New Bern and the Central Coastp. 110
New Bern and Vicinityp. 112
History
Sights
Entertainment
Accommodations
Food
Getting There
Getting Around
Information
North on Highway 17
Edenton
Hertford
Elizabeth City
South on Highway 70
Beaufort and Vicinityp. 130
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Recreation and Information
Atlantic Beach
Points South
Special Topics
Central Coast Highlightsp. 113
Down Eastp. 114
The Edenton Tea Partyp. 125
Wilmington and the Southern Coastp. 136
History
Wilmingtonp. 140
Orientation
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Getting There
Getting Around
Information
South of Wilmingtonp. 163
Southport
Bald Head Island
The South Brunswick Isles
Calabash
Special Topics
Southern Coast Highlightsp. 138
The Wilmington Tenp. 139
The Battle for North Carolinap. 148
Simba, the Lion King of Tote-Em-In Zoop. 150
Raleigh and the Trianglep. 167
History
Raleigh and Vicinityp. 171
Sights
Tours
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Getting There: Getting Around
Durham and Vicinityp. 193
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Hillsborough
Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Vicinityp. 205
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Information
Southeast of Raleighp. 212
Smithfield
Fayetteville
Pembroke
Special Topics
Triangle Highlightsp. 169
The War of Regulationp. 170
WKIX--The Big Channel 85p. 185
Ava Gardner: Smithfield's Screen Sirenp. 213
The Battle of Bentonvillep. 214
Charlotte and the Southern Heartlandp. 216
Charlottep. 218
History
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
North of Charlottep. 235
Lake Norman and Vicinity
Kannopolis
Salisbury
South Carolina's York Countyp. 238
Rock Hill
Fort Mill
Paramount's Carowinds
South of 1-85
York
East of Charlottep. 247
Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
The North Carolina Sandhills
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Aberdeen
Special Topics
Heartland Highlightsp. 218
Pineville's James K. Polkp. 226
Winston-Salem and the Triadp. 253
Winston-Salem and Vicinityp. 254
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Transportation
Mount Airy
Greensboro and Vicinityp. 265
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
North of Greensboro
South of Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Special Topics
Triad Highlightsp. 255
The Original Siamese Twinsp. 264
High Point's John Coltrane: Jazz Music's Patron Saintp. 277
Asheville and the Northern Mountainsp. 281
History
Asheville and Vicinityp. 285
Sights
Entertainment
Accommodations
Food
Shopping
Information
Brevard
Hot Springs
The Northern Mountainsp. 296
Blowing Rock
Boone
North of Boone
South of Boone
East of Boone
Special Topics
Asheville Highlightsp. 283
Race in 1885: A New Englander's Viewp. 289
A Smoky Mountain Lingisterp. 299
Boone and Valle Crucis in 1885p. 304
Cherokee and the Gateway to the Smokiesp. 307
History
Orientation
Cherokeep. 311
Sights
Entertainment
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Maggie Valleyp. 315
Sights
Entertainment
Recreation
Accommodations
Food
Waynesvillep. 322
Sights
Entertainment
Accommodations
Food
Dillsborop. 325
Sights
Shopping
Accommodations
Food
Getting There
Cullowhee
Bryson Cityp. 329
Recreation
Nantahala National Forest
Franklin
Highlands
East of Bryson Cityp. 334
Fontana
Robbinsville
Murphy
Brasstown
Special Topics
Cherokee Area Highlightsp. 309
Shades of Gray: Slaveholding and Rebellion in the Cherokee Nationp. 310
The Speech of Speckled Snakep. 313
The Battle for Dupont State Forestp. 328
Land of the Waterfallsp. 330
Great Smoky Mountains National Parkp. 337
History
Orientation
Sightsp. 344
Elkmont
Cataloochee
Recreationp. 347
Hiking
Biking
Fishing
Horseback Riding
Water Sports
Skiing
Accommodationsp. 352
Campgrounds
Information
Special Topics
Smoky Mountain Highlightsp. 339
The Nation's Most Visited National Parksp. 340
Smokies Hiking Remindersp. 348
Smoky Mountain Baldsp. 350
Learning in the Smokiesp. 353
Resourcesp. 357
Suggested Readingp. 358
Internet Resourcesp. 361
Indexp. 362
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