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Shangri-La Prospect Hill, North Carolina

Shangri-La Prospect Hill, North Carolina

Along a small stretch of Old North Carolina Highway 86, between Prospect Hill and Hightowers, sits a miniature metropolis masterpiece. Shangri-La is the pixie-sized stone town that evolved from the creative mind and artistry of Henry L. Warren, a retired tobacco farmer. Warren began creating the small village back in 1968 using blasted rock from his property, designing and constructing each piece himself. It was said by those who knew him that as long as Henry had a cigarette and…

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The Land of Oz, Beech Mountain North Carolina

The Land of Oz, Beech Mountain North Carolina

Way back in 1900, L. Frank Baum first published his children’s novel entitled, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” It’s a story we’re all familiar with about a young girl named Dorothy Gale who was whisked away by the whirling winds of a tornado that swept her house off to a distant land before plummeting on top of one of the community’s archenemies.  It’s a story, and a movie, we all grew up with. I have many memories of “The Wizard…

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