The Mason Jar and the Patent That Ran Out
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By Rafe Calder The railroad never came. That is the short version of why the buildings are still here. Where
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By Ines Keane Spruce Pine has a mine that supplies much of the world’s purest quartz, a craft school a
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By Porter Lang Corning, New York, has a nickname that sounds like a boast, Crystal City, and a collection that
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Vermont Maple: Forty Gallons for One
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By Ines Keane Red clay lies close to the surface in this part of the North Carolina Piedmont, and the
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