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PAGE A10 THE HERALD-SUN DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY MARCH 22 2005 ACCU FORECAST MORNING ABCU AccuWeatherTeam Mostly cloudy Temp 47 WINDS: ENE 6-12 RealFeefc 47 The patented RealFeenfcmperature Is AccuWeathert exclusive Index of the effects of tempers-i wind humidity sunshine precipitation and elevation on the human body shown are predict- ture wind humidity Time in to the ASCII AccoWeether Tim for the most accurate weather forecast for the Triangle also find up-to-the-minute weather conditions online at wwwukcTItvxon ed high's for the day LAKE LEVELS (IN FEET) AeefTue OUTER BANKS Shown is today's weather Temperatures are today's highs and tonighTs lows ALMANAC Statistics for Raleigh-Durham Airport through 5 pm yesterday TEMPERATURE RESORTS FORECAST Coast Wind east at 12-20 knots today Waves 3-6 feet Visibility generally unrestricted Thunderstorms will move through tonight Mountains: Mostly doudy with periods of rain and a thunderstorm today and tonight WATER TODAY le law tide HATTHAS 5Vp H54A EMBMIDBU V5Vpc He Aft Aft Gaston 1993 1993 2033 Jordan 2183 2131 2413 Kerr 3011 3013 3203 Little River 3553 3553 3553 Mkhie 3413 3407 3413 Haw River at Bynum: 51 Moo flood stage 113 WORLD CITIES Tbday Wfod Acapulco 90 66 81 75 Beijing 62 37 pc 50 22 pc BerNn 53 43 55 36 Buenos Aires 70 52 73 57 Hong Kong 73 65 69 59 London 63 45 61 45 pc Mexico CHy 82 50 I 82 50 Montreal 40 21 pc 35 21 pc Moscow 25 14 in 23 12 sn Nassau 84 72 pc 86 72 pc NewDeH 87 58 87 58 pc Paris 62 46 63 52 pc Ho da Janeiro 87 73 86 73 66 49 pc 64 52 ah 56 34 pc 50 23 70 54 71 54 57 54 63 45 Tbronto 40 22 pc 36 26 WUNN6T0N OfiVt SRe (Water temp) ajn pm am jam Duck Pier (44) 5:10 5dl lldl 1132 Hatteras (46) 535 534 1137 1134 Hilton Head (55) 530 639 1137 Morehead (51) 531 530 1134 1131 Myrtle Beach (53) 4-59 539 1130 1134 New River (51) 531 530 1134 1131 Norfotk(45) 7:11 735 1232 131 Ocracote (49) 539 5:48 12:19 WL Beach (46) 530 538 1134 1136 Wilmington (50) 7:13 TM 1:13 135 I year to da) Relative humidity at 7 am Relative humidity at 4 pjn NORTH CAROLINA TODAY Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms will push across the state this afternoon and this evening Some of the thunderstorms will become strong to severe The storm system will move away tomorrow AT THE BEACH AccuWeathereom SUN AND MOON Sunrise today 6:16 ajn Sunset tonight 6:29 pm Sunrise Wednesday 6:15 un Sunset Wednesday 6:30 pjn Moonrise today 331 pjn Moonset today 6:56 ajn and graphics provided by AccuWeather me 2005 19a 1 4a EikJ 19 l28 Steal 46a i593 99a I 78a 1 99 BCIO Ttoday City Hi Le Hi Duck 60 49 pc 63 45 Ih Hatteras 59 52 pc 65 50 sh Hilton Head 69 60 76 53 pc Morehead CRy61 56 pc 68 47 sh Myrtle Beach 61 57 76 52 ah Itockw Hi Le 63 53 pc 70 47 Sh 56 46 pc 57 40 60 52 pc 66 50 Sh 54 44 pc 56 39 62 58 74 49 Sh First New FUN cay New Bern Norfolk Ocracoke VS Beach Wilmington NATIONAL CITIES WVatfier (W): wunny pc-partty ckxjdy c-doudy Uvstowm i-riin Mhunderytorma if-inow flurries m-snow Me Mar 25 Aprl Apr 8 Apr 16 WEATHER HISTORY On March 21 1952 a massive outbreak of tornadoes raged from Missouri to Alabama They lulled 343 people and caused over $15 million in property damage AIR QUAUTY A AIR POLLUTION nsilbdtfa air quality NJt Tbdays rating Good St-ua Ka Good 51-100 Moderate 150 Unhedthy for sensitive group tm-UB moa unheMthy 201-300 Wry UnheuHhy 301 Hazardous The main pollutant was Chicago -301 S3 Em E3 ED S3 E3 Shown are noon positions of weather systemi and precipitation Temperature bands are highs for the day Forecast hightow temperatures are given for selected dties National Extremes Yesterday (for the 48 contiguous states) High 88 at McAllen TX Low 1 at Ely MN ULTRAVIOLET INDEX TODAY 1 0-2: Low 3-5: Moden -Sit I 6-7: High 8-10: Very j- I 11--: Extreme Scotland onnie YopulatioK 4656 Square Miles: 480 Established: 1779 County Siat: Rockingham 1 Neighbors: I Monfyomery Square Miles: 321 istaMsbed: 1899 County Seat: ililawmif (west) Moore or Moore and Richmond Hoke "(north) Robeson (east) and Marlboro County SC (south) TownsUps: laurel Nil Sprain HiH Stewortsvile and "(north)' Moore (northeast) SaM (southeast) MaHboro (south) and Anson (west) Townships: Boaverdam "Black Jock Mqrks Minerol Springs Rockinghaft m-jk1 ture the economy ia Richmond County took an Hie original settlers Sh what is now upward swina (aunty wan the Native American railroad was darted in 1861 but construction Indian tribe called the Pee Deo Like Scotland was habed during the Gvi Woe Hw first bain to County the Highland Scots were among the first reach Richmond County wos 1877 to the fittie Richmond County il settlers A -n Jt 1 -L a IJ 1 grocery stores or wmcn mneon son wnsKoy Ihe "womenfolk" often avoided it was quite rowdy Some of ihe first nessmen were Jonn McNair and Waiter Evans Scotland Cdlmty Named for Scotland Scotland County was formed from the southeastern portion of Richmond County which was origmafly part of Anson and Bladen coun- JijiL this portion of North Carofea Within the next quar- yjj r-a jj ri-Ki ull amended to road me commissmners shall ter century sotners wim xoicn-insn tngusn netsn Nativa Aimikan Indian and African American back- mw power to pronam ay penalties me namg gromfe flooded Mo feodond County tan Maxey John introduced an ad in the General 1 1893 until 1897 to form Assembly each year from 1893 until 1 or dangerous manner or at a greater speed man five miles per hour' town of Hamlet The Hamlet Rairoad Depot was bull in 1900 and the town became a radioed center By 1912Ttw Hamlet Opera Housa was ferib and this portion of North Carotna became wefl known os a cultural center Some towns and communities in Richmond County colonists as iaharddy aitidad "thepokdestrf indude Cordova Midway Highland PinesEast the British toward the American colonies Rockingham Roberdei Hamlet East Hamlet Everetts Uil fWfWIUI fAMiar linrrlnn I MHmftiir FlWIlA Hrmman Mangum Covington Ex Way Capefls Mil Norman Plain View Dobbins Heights and Derby white settlers in this region Formed from Anson County in 1779 Richmond County was named in honor of Charles Lennox Duka of Richmond and secretary in William Pitt's second administration Charles Lennox was considered a friend of the In 1779 the first court was held at the Prsbytorion IHRRting Housg in th8 Qqh Community Taxes wen wed to buy Ihe land Scotland County Each attempt failed Hie Father of Scotland County Hector MdW was responsible for I an odin the General Assembly in 1899 -In 1861 the railroad came to laurinburg 8 a L- DmsLmiI WTIKVI MfpM DOOM ITW KOflOffiy KflaOQQ shops were 'm operation until 894 and provided Laurinburg with the boost it needed to faring prosperity to the town Once tt shops wen dosed down ihe textile industry moved into town Towns and communities included in Scotland County are Gibson Laurel HS lay out a town and budd a courthouse Ihe county seat was first called Richmond Court House In 1784 Ihe name of the town was changed to Rockingham in honor of Charles ui yr naivovriTDiiiwui ii xunn marquB 01 Rockingham a supporter of American inde- Did You Know? Ihe small community of Old Hundred is milepost 103 of the tracks that run from Riverside just on the edge of Wdmington to Scotland County Acconfing to legBiiil mis straight stretch of trucks is straight Hamlet Wagra'm Ghio Hasty McNair Star RAF Hil Gibson Mil Livingston Quarters Greea Pend AAasons Crossroads East Laurinburg 'J ihe second longest in iho world the other being to create what is now Scotland Comity which finally passed At that same time the legislature designated Laurinburg as the county seat Laurinburg was created in 1785 and called Laurinburgh It wos named offer the wealthy Laurinburgh family By 1840 there were only three houses a store a saloon and a few shacks Once the Laurinburgh High School was astab-fished on what is now Caledonia Rood just north of the Church Street intersection the town began to grown The principal from 1879 until 1900 was William Graham Quakenbush and the local residents rcferrad to itw school as ITm Quakenbush SdiMl Ihe town was incorporated in 1 877 ihe wos As more settlers moved into this part of North Carolina from Maryland Virginia and and Ida Mill county began to grow and upAnngi The NC Motor Speedway in Rockingham held hs first NASCAR race in October of 1965 Think About Itl Have a classroom discussion based around the following questions What is the importance of the railroad today? What would your town be 8b if there were no railroad access? What would be the best way to recycle old railroad tracks? Which mode of transportation could roplaco the train and would 8 more economical? 9 9 9 ihe town was thereafter known Laurinburg Washington 6ifl was the first mayor and his son Edwin Gilt went on to become a long-timaTreasurer of North Carolina The boyhood home of Terry Sanferd (Governor of Norm Carolina and Senator) wos on Ihe some road os the school By Ike 1880s downtown had fifteen general and Newspapers-In-Education Questfoas? Mors information? Contact Bonnie McKnkit 419-6539 or bmcknightheraldswuam.