Monthly Archives: November 2008

Mt. Rushmore Sculptor’s Work at State Capitol to be Restored

November 6, 2008 – 4:28 pm

RALEIGH (Nov.5, 2008)—Who links Mount Rushmore with the first Tar Heel to fall in the Civil War and Gov. Charles B. Aycock? The answer is Gutzon Borglum, the distinguished American sculptor of four massive presidential busts and also of two monuments in Raleigh’s Capitol Square, the likenesses of Henry Lawson Wyatt and Gov. Aycock.
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Thirteenth Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration

November 4, 2008 – 12:43 pm

Catch the excitement of the 13th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration, the year’s largest event at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. On Saturday, Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., more than 100 musicians, dancers, artists, storytellers and authors from North Carolina’s state-recognized tribes will gather for this popular family event so [...]

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Former N.C. Governors Open Exhibit

November 3, 2008 – 4:31 pm

On Oct. 24, former North Carolina governors James E. Holshouser Jr., James G. Martin and James B. Hunt Jr. officially opened the exhibit Elected to Serve: North Carolina’s Governors at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The ribbon cutting was preceded by the program An Evening with the Governors, an entertaining and enlightening panel [...]

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Project to Improve Accessibility on State Capitol Grounds

November 3, 2008 – 11:19 am

RALEIGH—To improve public accessibility to the State Capitol and its grounds, restoration will begin in mid-November on Union Square in downtown Raleigh.  The project will feature an extensive rehab of the Capitol grounds’ walkways, focusing on repairing uneven sections of concrete and improving accessibility to the square.  Existing walks between the northeast corner of Union [...]

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