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Once part of the nation’s largest farm, crops still grow in Dare County — surrounded by wildlife refuge
Corn and soybeans grow on farmland around Dare County's C&D landfill in Manns Harbor. The county's property is now surrounded entirely by the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. But the property, the refuge and most of mainland Dare County were once part of the nation’s largest privately owned farm.
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Norfolk Academy easily repeats TCIS boys tennis tournament title
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