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  2. List of power stations in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 35,391 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,257 GWh. [ 2 ]

  3. Moore County substation attack - Wikipedia

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    Moore County substation attack. On 3 December 2022, a shooting attack was carried out on two electrical distribution substations located in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. Damage from the attack left up to 40,000 residential and business customers without electrical power. Initial estimates were that up to four days could be ...

  4. History of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The earliest English attempt at colonization was the Roanoke Colony in 1585, the famed "Lost Colony" of Sir Walter Raleigh. The Province of Carolina would come about in 1629, however it was not an official province until 1663. It would later split in 1712, helping form the Province of North Carolina.

  5. Walters Dam - Wikipedia

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    The brick powerplant actually stands 6.2 miles (10.0 km) from the dam. A tunnel 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long stretches north from the dam to the power plant, near the state line. [1] Construction of the dam began in 1927 and was completed in 1930. The project was started by Carolina Power & Light and was completed by its affiliate Phoenix Electric ...

  6. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km) long. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.

  7. New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is a joint venture between the states of New York and New Jersey and authorized by the U.S. Congress, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that oversees much of the regional transportation infrastructure, including bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the ...

  8. Rocky Mount, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.rockymountnc.gov. Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. [ 6 ][ 7 ] The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. [ 8 ] The city is 45 mi (72 km) east of Raleigh, the state capital.

  9. Asheville, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Asheville (/ ˈæʃvɪl / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was ...