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Changing Face of North Carolina: The Economy
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NORTH CAROLINA  For decades in North Carolina, tobacco was king. Textile and furniture manufacturing also provided a good living for generations of working families, but the state is changing.
Tobacco fields are unused or farmers have transitioned to other crops. Factories that used to house machinery now serve as apartment homes for upscale families.
It wasn t all that long ago that tobacco reigned supreme here. The state s dry, sandy soil is ideal for the plants to grow.
Also, in the mid 20th century, furniture making flourished, and 60% of furniture made in the country was made within a 150 mile radius of High Point. Looking as far back as the 1920 s, hundreds of textile mills were found around the state as well, employing tens of thousands of people. ....

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