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NORTH CAROLINA -- Visiting North Carolina and want to know the 5 top places to see? 

RUTHERFORD COLLEGE -- The town was named for a college located there a long time ago, it stood in the area where the Valdese General Hospital is now. Back then, the hospital clinic was in one of the college dormatories.

Until 1850, the Owl Hollow School was operated by Reverend Basil Gaither Jones, at that time, Reverand R.L. Abernathy, who was a preacherr, teacher and a Lincol County native, livving in Lenoir, N.C. asked to take over the school. In 1853, the school expanded and renamed Rutherford Academy because of the financial help given by John T. Rutherford. He was the richest man in Burke County.

The school was forced to close when the Civil War started. R.L. Abernethy came back to the school in 1868 and the school was reopened as Rutherford Seminary. It was a four-year college, renamed 4 Rutherford College 4 years later . 

The college burned in 1891, the First Baptist Church is located there now. The college was built again in 1893 where the Valdese General Hospital is now. Because of the depression, school was forced to merge Weaver College in Buncombe County and Brevard Institute, becoming Brevard College, which still operates in March  1933.

In 1933, the town was dissolved and was reinccorporated on June 1, 1977.

Wow, that's quite a story! I hoe you enjoyed today's Throw-Back Thursday!

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FAYETTEVILLE -- There is a new attraction at the Airborne & Special Forces Museum that is so realistic, thos suffering from post-traumatic stress from the military experience, may not want to use it.

FLETCHER -- The Town of Fletcher was incorporated in 1989. 

FRANKLIN -- On this Throw Back Thursday, Franklin! 

 BREVARD-- Did you know that Pisgah Inn was voted Number 1? The Inn is First in the category: National Park Lodge by USA Today!

WILMINGTON-- The USS North Carolinea needs a little TLC. This ship played an important role in history and needs to be preserved.

CANTON-- Today's Throw Back Thursday is Canton! Well, actually, the Colonial Theater in Canton.

Blowing Rock-- Tweetisie Railroad is due to open Friday! Let the fun begin!