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Introduction ............................. v Early Settlement ........................... 1 The Immigrants ......................... 1 The Corner ............................ 10 Agriculture .............................. 12 Farming ............................. 12 Cattle Drives ........................... 13 Slaughten'ng the Pig ....................... 15 Horses .............................. 15 Butter Making .......................... 19 Fur Farming ........................... 20 The Hatchery ........................... 24 Maple Syrup Time ........................ 28 Centerbrook Farm ........................ 30 Manufacturing ............................ 36 Ship Building ........................... 36 Tryon River Mills ......................... 38 The Lower Mills ....................... 38

The Upper Mills ....................... 41 Furniture Factory ........................ 46 Butter Factory .......................... 53 Services ............................... 57 Village Store ........................... 57 Blacksmith Shops ........................ 64 Door to Door Salespeople .................... 65 Chisholm Funeral Home ..................... 67 Child Birth ............................ 70 Ice Cream Parlours ....................... 71 Simmons Restaurant ....................... 71 Bed and Breakfast ........................ 72 Arts and Crafts ........................... 73 Hand Work ............................ 73 Country View Weaving ..................... 75 North Tryon Artist ........................ 75 Tn'fles and Treasures ...................... 76 Transportation ............................ 77 Going Across—t! .......................... 77 Road Building .......................... 80

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