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Sept. 25, 2023

The Cigarette Industry in North Carolina Between 1950 and 1960

🚬 Let's light up a topic that was truly smokin' in the '50s—tobacco. North Carolina was the heartland of tobacco farming and cigarette production. Towns like Winston-Salem were practically built on tobacco leaves, serving as headquarters for m…

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Sept. 20, 2023

Transportation in North Carolina in the 1950s

🚗 Ah, the 1950s—a time when the open road was truly open and driving felt like freedom! North Carolina was no exception to this golden age of transportation. With the war over, folks were ready to move, and the state saw an uptick in automobil…

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