• The 1968 Western North Carolina 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on August 18, 1968, at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville...
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    Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. The fifth...
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    North Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to...
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  • Walson Gardener (category People from Laurinburg, North Carolina)
    years (24 races) of track experience. His best race was the 1968 Western North Carolina 500 where he finished in 8th place and accumulated ($4,818.95 when...
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    County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina...
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    Hurricane Abby made landfall in Cuba, Florida, and North Carolina in June 1968. The first tropical cyclone, first named storm, and first hurricane on...
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    of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina...
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  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. A&T, or simply...
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    The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2024 U...
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    The 2024 North Carolina Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of North Carolina, concurrently...
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  • Athletes and sports teams from North Carolina compete across an array of professional and amateur levels of competition, along with athletes who compete...
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    The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now...
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    Bladen County (/ˈbleɪdən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,606. Its county seat is...
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    Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 144,171. Its county seat is Asheboro...
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    as the Shawnee raids into western North Carolina. The fort's name honored Arthur Dobbs, the Royal Governor of North Carolina from 1755 to 1765, who played...
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    In 2019, North Carolina's total gross state product was around $591 billion. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the state's 2010 total gross...
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    Brewer Stadium is a 40,168 multi-purpose stadium located in Boone, North Carolina. Nicknamed "The Rock," the stadium is the home of the Appalachian State...
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    Valley AVA. The original North Carolina county of this name was created in 1786 what was then the far western portion of North Carolina, with its county seat...
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    Revolutionary War, Cherokee warriors began attacking white settlements in western North Carolina. In response, a militia led by General Griffith Rutherford led an...
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    from Globe, Arizona, to the Crystal Coast of the US state of North Carolina. In North Carolina, it is a major 488-mile-long (785 km) east–west highway that...
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    state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. The city is...
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    located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most populous county. From...
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    The Asheville–Weaverville Speedway near Weaverville, North Carolina was considered to be the site for old-school NASCAR races in both the Grand National...
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    miles (12,223 km) of road on 14,881 miles (23,949 km) of track from North Carolina to New York and from Virginia to Iowa. In 1980, the N&W merged its business...
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    The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in the sport of American football. The Wolfpack competes in the NCAA Division...
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    anything but easy. The 1979 Carolina 500 was run on March 4 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Bobby Allison won the pole...
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    gas and oil industry with plants located in Barberton, Ohio, Raleigh, North Carolina, Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Kearney, Nebraska, the Gas Products Division...
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  • The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded...
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  • This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of North Carolina. "EM" was a Coast Guard prefix for "Emergency Manning" ships, not technically USCG...
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    1968, by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power transmission in the electric utility systems of North America...
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