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Terra Ceia FarmsPantego, North Carolina

Down EastExploring our Inner Banks

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Boutique Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am. to 6pm. {Closed from 3 -4:30pm ea day} & Saturday 10am - 2pm

Coco’s Boutique is a trendy boutique offering clothing and accessories that reflect the latest style and fashion trends for woman of all shapes and sizes. If you are looking for that perfect outfit for a night out, business meeting, or even a casual lunch with friends, Coco’s Boutique has what your looking for!

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The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising or content that is not in keeping with the magazine’s standards.

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staffCindi Pate - Sr Editor/Publisher page layout & design

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In 1938, Leendert Van Staalduinen left Holland with his wife, Cornelia, and their 10 children. Destined for the small Dutch enclave of Eastern North Carolina known as Terra Ceia....read more inside this issue of DHM.

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Cindi Pate

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Terra Ceia FarmsPantego, North Carolina

Down EastExploring our Coastal Towns

J Paul Abrams

Jim Hinnant

P5 - Letter from the Editor

P6 - Local Business Love

P7 - Arts & Events

P8 - Terra Ciea Farms

P11 - Summer Bulbs

P13 - Pantego, NC

P14 - Forever Grillin’

P18 - Hope Plantations

P19 - Backroads Carolina

P25 - Roanoke Lighthouse

P26 - S Shaped Bridge

P27 - A Word from Down Home

Yes, the groudhog definitely saw his shadow this year! We have seen a good share of Winter weather, but Springtime is calling. And I am ready.

Spring cleaning, decorating and lots of crafting going on in the Pate house - hopeful that warm weather is just around the corner.

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Ever had lunch at Carols Diner in Robersonville, NC?I ordered the chef’s choice, fried flounder (that Saturday) - with the best homemade tarter sauce I’ve ever eaten!

Carolswww.facebook.com/Carols

5464 Us Highway 64, Robersonville, NC 27871(252) 795-5464

Carolina Chocolate FestivalFebruary 7 & 8www.carolinachocolatefestival.comCrystal Coast Civit CenterMorehead City, NC

SmithfieldHam and Yam Festival, May 2-3

For its 30th anniversary, Smithfield’s Ham & Yam Festival is going back to its begin-nings with ’80s-themed entertainment. Aside from the ham and yam samplings, the main attractions will be ’80s tribute band The Breakfast Club and Michael Jackson tribute band Who’s Bad.

Friday, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Free admission. Downtown. (919) 934-0887 or www.hamandyam.com.

Pink HillRosefest, May 17

Pink Hill was named for its flowers — which is obvious this time of year when the storybook town

blooms with more than 1,200 pink roses. To celebrate its namesake, Pink Hill will host the Classic Collec-tion Band — who will provide live music including

’50s, doo wop, beach, country, soft rock, Motown, and blues — as well arts and crafts vendors, and games.

10 a.m.-10 p.m. Free admission. Downtown. (252) 568-2425

www.rosefest.org.

Wilmington Wine and Food Festival, May 2-4

For three days, the Bellamy Mansion Museum will house the best chefs in the Wilmington area, who will pair wines from around the world with their restaurants’ dishes for one-of-a-kind meals. Live local music, raffle drawings, and Wilmington-area food trucks will make for a full weekend in every sense.

Event times vary. Admission: Saturday, $45. Friday, $35. Sunday, $10. Bellamy Mansion Museum. (910) 202-4749 or wilmingtonwineandfood.com.

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The Terra Ceia Farms

Holland ImmigrantsSettle in Pantego, NC

In 1938, Leendert Van Staalduinen left Holland with his wife, Cornelia, and their 10 children. Originally destined for the small Dutch enclave of Eastern North Carolina known as Terra Ceia, the family ended up spending 5 years in Hamilton, Ontario Canada because of war-time im-migration policies. Finally, the paperwork was in order for moving to the States, and in 1943, the family arrived in Pantego. It was here they would establish The Terra Ceia Farm to grow cut flowers.

As was typical at that time, growers would import fresh bulbs to plant in the Fall and harvest flowers from in the Spring. Leen-dert realized that there was opportunity for selling bulbs as well as their bounty and in 1950 he started a mail-order busi-ness as a sideline. When he was injured in a farm accident in 1960 and unable to do much work, he devoted himself entirely to

this aspect of his business.

In short, through much blessing and hard work, the business grew and has now been passed to the third generation (or ‘first generation American’ as the elder Van Staalduinen was fond of saying). During this time the farm has diversified by adding row crops and field-grown nursery production - currently 1250 acres devoted to row crops and 250 acres for the cut flowers and nursery.

Thanks to many loyal customers, the mail-order has become a consistent avenue for getting our products into the garden. While we remain firmly ‘grounded’ in our past, we have much faith for the future and look forward to the opportunity to serve your flow-erbulb and plant needs.

The time is here for Summer Blooming Bulbs. At Terra Ceia Farms, these bulbs are shipped by from March 15 thru June 15 at the ap-propriate time for planting in Eastern North Carolina. These items are planted in the spring and bloom in late spring, summer or fall. As a general rule of thumb, most of these items are not hardy north of UDSA Zone 7. Even in areas where they will winter over once established, they still need the benefit of a full growing season before dormancy for best results. All plants are flowering size and will flower the first growing season.

Terra Ceia Farms Owner, Carl Van Staalduinen shares some of his favorite Summer Bulbs and we’re sharing them with you. on the next page.

FInd them online to order their catelog and to find out about

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The Terra Ceia Farms, LLC Carl Van Staalduinen 3810 Terra Ceia Rd Pantego, NC 27860

BEAUFORT County Phone: 800.858.2852

info@terraceiafarms.comwww.terraceiafarms.com

1. Lycoris radiata - Spider Lily / New Bern Lily. {Blooms around September}

2. Polianthes tuberosa - Tuberose. {August to frost} Fragrant. Good in containers.

3. Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’ - Black-leaf Elephant Ear. Can be used as a bog / water plant. Will grow in shade but sunlight enhances leaf color.

4. Oxalis regnellii var. triangularis - Purple False Shamrock. Great foliage plant for ground-cover or understory in containers.

5. Gloriosa rothschildiana - Glory Lily. Blooming July - Frost. Good for cutting or containers.

6. Hedychium coronarium - White Ginger Lily. Late summer - frost. Gardenia-like fragrance. Grows best

in some shade.

7. Hymenocallis x Festalis - Peruvian Daffodil. Early summer blooming member of the amaryllis family. Great for containers.

8. Zephyranthes candida - White Rain Lily. Summer through frost. Low growing member of the amaryllis family whose blooms are triggered by rain thus ‘rain lily’. This is the summer blooming cousin of the native plant Z. atamasco.

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Summer bulbs include: begonias, caladium , cannas , dahlias, gladi-ola, gloriosa lilies, elephant ears, liatris , nerines, oxalis, pineapple lilies, tuberose and tigridia. Some of these are tubers and corms, but for purposes of planting and storing, they tend to be grouped together under the term “Sum-mer Bulbs”.

When to Plant Summer BulbsIf it’s time for your tomatoes to go outdoors, it is also time to plant your summer bulbs.

Most bulbs need a well-drain-ing site, to prevent molding and rotting. Amending the soil with

compost or manure will help the bulbs grow, bloom and store energy. In general, you plant bulbs about three times and deep as their diameter. The package the bulbs come in usually tells you the plant-ing depth for your specific bulbs. [3]Caring for Summer Bulbs •Make sure your bulbs are well watered, but allowed to dry out between waterings.

•Keep the area weed free. Weeds will compete with your plants for nutrients and they often win.

•If you intend to dig and store your bulbs over the winter or if bulbs are perennial in your area, you should give them some sup-plemental fertilizer every month or so during the growing season. Any balanced fertilizer, low in ni-trogen is fine. If you are growing your bulbs as annuals, no feeding is necessary, but a mid-summer dose of fertilizer will give them a second wind.

PANTEGO, NC

Pantego, situated along U.S. Highway 264, is the definition of a quaint, country town. The town sits along Pantego Creek. Although its seen better days, the presence of Tidewater Electric Membership Corporation’s head-quarters and Shavender Trucking (the motto “If ifs lavender, it’s Shavender” refers to its trucks sporting a lavender color scheme) indicates the town will continue to have a vi¬able commercial component. Pantego was once home to a school built in 1874. It opened as a private school, Pantego Academy. It became Pantego High School in 1907. It was converted to Pantego Acad-emy Historical Museum several years ago. The museum, part of the Ye Olde Academy site, is filled with historic items from the school and town. The old build-ing is on the National Register of Historic Places. The town boasts a community park near the

bridge that passes over Pantego Creek. The town’s municipal building once served as the first school in Beaufort County. The Pantego Volunteer Fire Depart-ment puts on its annual Mud Run each July 4. The event is a major fundraiser for the depart-ment. Just outside Pantego is Terra Ceia Farms, world-famous for producing flower bulbs and other blooming plants. When the tulip plants are in full bloom, the areas around the farm are awash in vibrant colors.

in April 7, 2014, was also an EF-2 It rolled along Pantego Creek, ran along one of its canals, Cuckold’d Creek, and almost hit a railroad bridge and Highway 264, it took a turn, hit through a small marsh, and split a house in half, and threw a truck over 40 feet high and threw in a nearby field, the two occurred 50 feet from each other, the tornado then curved

into a forest, destroying a Hardee’s billboard, and rolled across the Cuckold’s Creek, again, and it slid along a field, until it curved into 4 houses on one side of the road, turned, and hit a house across the street, and it hit another field, a man in a plane flew over the field it crossed, and he saw curved and grooves in the dirt, revealing “arcs” in the field suggesting it was a multiple-vortex tornado, and hit a 2-story house, taking the top floor right off the house, and leaving the bottom floor, and it continued until it hit a house in Ponzer, about 15 miles from Pantego, and lev-eled that house, and fortu-nately, no casualties, one man, Marc Van Essendelf, and his seven kids and wife, hid in a ditch, his wife was 8 months pregnant, about to give birth, and if they havd’t of left the home, they’d die, the house was splintered up and obliter-ated.PantegoTown in North CarolinaPantego is a town in Beau-fort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 179 at the 2010 Census.

Area: 512 acres (207 ha)Weather: 33°F (1°C), Wind N at 9 mph (14 km/h), 90% HumidityPopulation: 177 (2013)

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Seafood BoilCrab, Shrimp, Clams, Corn, Sausage, Potatoes: There is nothing more fun than a good old SEAFOOD BOIL. Where you get a large pot & toss in all kinds of GOOD stuff & cook it outdoors,Things You’ll Need• a LARGE POT with a basket• 2 - pounds crab legs• 2 - pound uncooked shrimp• 4 pounds of fresh clams• 2 - pound smoked sausage, cut into 2 inch pieces• 6 potatoes• sweet corn on the cob, halved, frozen or fresh• 3 - Packages of crab boil.. (I use Kitcheneez Low Country Boil from my good friend Lisa Shively )• 4 whole crabs (if you like)

• Lobster (if you like)Directions:1) Get a LARGE COOKING POT with a basket.or Buy one of those turkey fryers , they come with the pot, lid ,basket & burner , you can use the propane tank from a gas BBQ., or it can be cooked over an open fire2) Buy Local North Carolina FRESH SEAFOOD & VEG-GIES.Clean everything in perpetra-tion for the seafood boil, so it is ready to go into the pot.3) Fill the pot 3/4 full of water & fire it up.

When it is boiling add the crab boil & potatoesCook for about 15 minutes.Then add corn & sausage & let boil for 10 minutes.When done remove everything in& dump it out of the basket onto a large platter or paper. Cove it with aluminum foil to keep it hot.4) NOW FOR THE SEA-FOODDrop everything you have clams, crabs, crab legs, shrimp, you can even toss in some lob-ster if you like.Start with the clams first they need to cook a little longerLet the clams boil for about 4

minutes ,& then put in every-thing else & let it boil for 5 minutesNow dump out the seafood on to a platter or on to butcher paper or newspaper on a large table. We use sawhorses and plywood to make our table Arrange the potatoes, corn & sausage around the seafood and ENJOYMay have a little melted butter, lemons, Nephew’s Wing and Hot Sauce, Nephew’s Ghostly Pumpkin Sauces make a great Cocktail Sauce. Whatever you like.

Grilled Shrimp QuesadillasIngredients• 1 lb. shrimp ( I used 31-40 ct., raw, peeled, tail-on) - dev-eined• fresh limes (4-6)• Mexican blend or Monterey Jack cheese• grilled peppers and onions (optional)

• flour or corn tortillas• Pico De Gallo• fresh guacamole• cilantroDirections1. First double-skewer the shrimp. You can use metal of wood skewers - whatever you have is fine. The double skewer keeps the shrimp from flop-ping all over the place when you’re placing them on the grill. Thread the shrimp onto the skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the head. Keep the shrimp facing all the same direction and with a little space in between.2. Squeeze about 2-3 table-spoons fresh lime juice over the shrimp. Brush with olive oil and season with salt and pep-per. Let the shrimp marinate for 15 minutes.3. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat and oil the grates. Place shrimp skewers on preheated grill and cook shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the cen-ter. About 6 to 8 minutes.4. Pull the shrimp off and chop coarsely. Gather up the shredded cheese, chopped cilantro, and tortillas and head out to the grill.5. Place a tortilla on the grill

(do only one your first time so you can figure out the timing) and sprinkle on the cheese. I used a Mexican blend but Monterey Jack of even Pepper Jack would be great for a little kick. Add the shrimp, cilantro and whatever else you want onto one half. You want to do this quickly so the grill doesn’t cool down too much.6. Once the cheese is all nice and melted (takes just a couple minutes) flip one half over the other. Now you can see all your grill marks!7. Cut into thirds and serve with fresh Pico De Gallo, lime wedges, and guacamole! Yum!

Grilled Wahoo with Tomato SauceIngredients• 4 wahoo fillets, 6 ounces each (or whatever a good size is)• 2 tablespoons canola oil• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for finishing dish• 2 cloves garlic, chopped• 4 anchovies in oil, patted dry and chopped• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved• 1 tablespoon capers, drained• 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives• 1 lemon, zested and juiced• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsleyDirectionsHeat the grill to high. Brush both sides of the fillets with canola oil and season with salt and pep-per, to taste. Grill until slightly charred and almost cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side, (it will continue cooking in the sauce).While the fish is grilling, heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the garlic, anchovies and tomatoes and cook until slightly soft, about 4 minutes. Add the capers, olives, lemon juice, oregano and parsley and cook for 30 seconds. Transfer the fish to the sauce and let cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a serving platter and serve.

J. Paul Abrams is VP of Sales for Nephew’s BBQ Sauce and Rub Company. He is a Cooking Judge, a Certified BBQ Judge for KCBS and the SBN , TV Host and a contributing editor. We are excited to have him join us for our Grilling Series.

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BackroadsCarolina

Sugar & Spice

Historic Hope Plantation, restored home of former North Carolina Governor David Stone (1770-1818). Located four miles west of Windsor, NC, the plantation complex offers unique insights into the late 18th-

and 19th-century rural life in eastern North Carolina and the South.

The centerpiece of the plantation is the c. 1803 Hope Mansion, Governor Stone’s stunning example of an academic architectural combination of Federal and Georgian architecture. Restored and opened to the public since 1972, the mansion is meticulously furnished with reproductions and an extensive collec-

tion of original period pieces.

132 Hope House Road - Windsor, North Carolina 27983 252.794.3140 - www.hopeplantation.org

Hope PlantationWindsor, North Carolina

written Jim Hinnantphotographed by Jim Hinnant & Cindi Pate

Hanging at the Coast- In the Off Season

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Emerald Isle - North Carolina

Most people think about going to the beach in the summer, but there is a different atmo-sphere during the off-season with some things that can be enjoyed better.

My most recent travels took me to Emerald Isle with my wife and stepdaughter. One great thing about going to the beach in the winter is the lack of crowds. You can walk up and down the beach and just enjoy the ocean. You can easily get that table by the window at that restaurant. Also, the return trip isn’t bumper-to-bumper getting off the island.

Emerald Isle is actually one of several towns on Bogue Banks near Morehead City, North Carolina. The beach runs east and west – something that may be a little strange for people that want to watch the sun rise over the water. Other towns on the island include Atlantic Beach, Indian Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, and Salter Path. Where one ends, the next town picks up. Emerald Isle’s popu-lation is about 3,000 normally and surges to about 50,000 during the summer – part of the reason I like going in the winter.

At the far eastern end of the island is Fort Macon State Park, the 2nd most visited state park in North Carolina. The 5-sided brick and stone fort with 26 casements was built to pro-tect Beaufort Inlet from attack by pirates and foreign forces. Blackbeard was known to hang out in the area passing through Beaufort Inlet. The Spanish plundered Beaufort in 1747, and the British did it in 1782. There are too many details about Fort Macon and its history to cover here including the Civil War, but check it out if you’re in the area. It’s also a great place to fish and watch the boats go in and out of the inlet. (BTW…there’s a video of the firing of the cannons on YouTube I did on the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Macon.)

Another place to visit while on the island is the North Caro-lina Aquarium on Pine Knoll Shores. They’re open 9-5 most days including holidays with the exception of Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. They’re also known to not charge for admission on Veteran’s Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, but check that out for yourself to be sure. They also have special events for Halloween in October and Christmas in December. It’s

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Atlantic Beach - North Carolina

a great place to visit especially if it’s rain-ing. The Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area, a 265-acre maritime forest, surrounds the Aquarium.

The Atlantic Beach area host numerous restaurants and shops. Some close for the winter, but there are still some great places

to eat and buy those souvenirs. Atlantic Beach, the oldest of the towns on the island, considers itself a family-friendly place and has one of the two remaining fishing piers on the island.

You’ll not want to miss a visit to Beaufort back on the mainland. Beaufort is the 3rd oldest city

Fort Macon - North Carolina

in North Carolina, and there’s a lot of history to discover. Be sure not to miss the North Carolina Maritime Museum with displays on Blackbeard and an Expanded Queen Anne Revenge Exhibit. If you want to see the wild ponies on the Outer Banks, take a boat tour of Shackleford Banks, and you may want to visit

the Cape Lookout Lighthouse area as well.

Regardless of the specific things you like to do, visiting Bogue Banks and the surrounding areas during off-sea-

son is a lot of fun and a much less stressful than a summer visit. This is my latest trip on Backroads Carolina.

Ft Fisher Aquarium - North Carolina

Edenton is a town on Albemarle Sound in Chowan County, North Carolina. The residents of this first colonial capital of North Carolina love sharing with visitors its rich history, scenic beauty, and

exceptional architecture. Edenton is home to three National Historic Landmarks, one of which is the state’s oldest courthouse, built in 1767 and still in use.

Edenton is also the home of the Roanoke River Lighthouse. The lighthouse is called a screw-pile de-sign because of its original support system. Each piling was literally screwed into the river or sound bottom so they would not pull out in heavy storms and hurricanes. The Roanoke River Lighthouse, now located at Edenton, is believed to be the last extant example in the United States of a rectan-gular frame building built for a screw-pile base. The lighthouse was in commission from 1887 until

1941.

Roanoke River LighthouseEdenton, North Carolina

Albermarle SoundInner Banks North Carolina

The Albemarle Sound is one of the most unique sounds on the Outer Banks as it gradually transi-tions from a fun saltwater playground bordering the beaches to a series of mainland estuaries

and streams that wind deep into the heart of North Carolina and even Virginia. Originally serving as an essential transportation route for the first colonists, the Albemarle Sound today is a mixture of fun and function, providing central Outer Banks vacationers with miles of waterfront terrain to

play in, while also providing a habitat for countless species of wildlife.

Edenton Bell BatteryEdenton, North Carolina

During the Civil War, Edenton would rise to regional fame as the home of the Edenton Bell Bat-

tery. In 1862, just after after the war had officially begun, a local artillery was formed under the

leadership of a local attorney, William Badham, Jr., and one of their first orders of business was

building an arsenal of guns and cannons to protect the vulnerable and highly desirable, (due to

its waterfront proximity), town of Edenton from advancing Union soldiers. With limited supplies, the

troops began constructing guns and cannons out of donated bells, plucked from many of the

community’s local churches and governmental buildings, earning the operation its namesake of the

“Edenton Bell Battery.”

Second person plural (the plural form of “you”) in Southern English is “y’all.” This form does not exist in Standard American English. The Southern word “y’all” follows the regular pattern for grammatical person and is a standard pronoun in Southern English, including the possessive form “y’all’s.”

Example of second person plural: “She gave each of y’all keys to the building and someone none of y’all have kept up with them. How is that possible?”

Another example of second person plural: “Kelly and Jim, I’m giving y’all an ‘A’ on this project. Outstanding group work!”

Example of the possessive form of second person plural: “Kelly and Jim, y’all’s project was outstanding!”

Some people misinterpret the phrase “all y’all” as meaning that Southerners use the “y’all” as singular and “all y’all” as plural. However, “all y’all” is used to specify that all members of the second person plural (i.e., all persons currently being addressed and/or all members of a group rep-resented by an addressee) are included; that is, it op-erates in contradistinction to “some of y’all,” thereby functioning similarly to “all of you” in standard English.

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Double modal verbs (occasionally triple modal verbs are possible) are common in Southern English. Frequently used modal combinations include “might could” (conveys a greater sense of tentativeness than “might be able”), “might should,” “might would,” “used to could,” etc. Double modal verbs also ap-pear in the closely related language of Scots (as well as other Germanic lan-guages). Considering that a large percentage of native Southerners are of Scottish or Ulster-Scots ancestry, it is not surprising that South-erners have maintained this aspect of their speech.

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grammar If you aren’t a lover of language and words like I am, you might not realize that all dialects have their own internal grammar and operate according to rules. And I’m going to write from time to time about the rules of the dialect I know best: Southern American English.

S Shaped Swing BridgeHertford, North Carolina

A visit to Hertford is like coming home again. Savor old-fashioned Southern hospitality and rediscover a way of life that has all but disappeared. To visit, travel on Hwy. 17, through the Inner Banks.

Chartered in 1758 and the seventh oldest town in North Carolina, Historic Hertford, once home to the Algonquin Indians, is now the county seat of Perquimans County is said to take its name from the Yeopin Indians meaning, “land of beautiful women.” Nestled on the Perquimans River, picturesque Hertford can be approached by traveling over the only “S” shaped swing bridge in the nation. The National Reg-ister of Historic Places was home of Baseball Hall of Fame member, Jim “Catfish” Hunter. Its tree-lined streets, waterfront parks, 1825 Federal-style courthouse, and well preserved late 18th to early 20th century Queen Anne Colonial Revival homes beckon to visit.

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