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in association 
with "Our State" magazine--

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for over 70 years,

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to readers across the state.

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On this edition,

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a visit to Bat Cave,

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home to a lot more 
than just bats--

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behind 
the scenes

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at the Azalea 
Festival--

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and historic 
Airlie Gardens,

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full of 
carefully tended

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natural beauty.

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[birds chirping distantly]

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(narrator) 
Hickory Nut Gorge

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is truly a spectacular 
place in our state.

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Rugged granite cliffs

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overlook parts 
of the Broad River Watershed,

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home of Chimney Rock Park 
and Lake Lure.

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Cool, shady groves 
of hardwoods provide habitat

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for many species 
of plants and animals,

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some found only 
a few places in the world.

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It's also the home of Bat Cave,

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the largest known 
fissure cave in North America.

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(man) 
As you can see,

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its quite extensive 
fracturing of the rock

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has led to the formation of 
this very extensive cave system

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that offers a variety

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of microhabitats within it.

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Overall, 
in the cave complex here,

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we've had six different 
species of bats

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documented hibernating here.

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(narrator) 
Bat Cave Preserve 
covers 186 acres

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and is owned both privately 
and by the Nature Conservancy.

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(boy) 
Now we have four.

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(narrator) 
While public access is limited

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and Bat Cave itself 
is not open to the public,

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the summer field trip program

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operated 
by the Nature Conservancy

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gives those hikers willing 
to tackle the steep slopes

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a chance to see 
some of the unique sites

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in this diverse environment.

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(woman) 
Does anyone know some 
of the uses for jewelweed?

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Poison ivy, yes-- 
another one?

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(woman) 
Stinging nettle.

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Stinging nettle--yeah.

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If you tear up the stem,

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it has this 
aloelike substance

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that you can rub on it.

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It makes it go away 
pretty instantly,

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from what 
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You have all kinds 
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There are a number of things

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that make 
Hickory Nut Gorge unique,

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from both a plant 
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and, in particular, 
places like we're--

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here at Bat Cave, 
where we are today.

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Its geographic position,

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located between the Blue 
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and the Piedmont Province,

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you get a combination 
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and piedmont species 
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that occur here.

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The abundance of rock 
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is an important factor

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that contributes to 
the wide diversity of animals.

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(narrator) 
The varied terrain 
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the unique rock formations, 
and the abundant rainfall

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combine to form 
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for plants and animals.

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Here, two rare plants,

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the grotto allen root 
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are growing side by side.

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The rocky streams 
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for several species 
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of interest 
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and curious biologists.

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For example, 
the crevice salamander

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is found nowhere else 
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The rare and endangered 
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is also found here.

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(McGrath) 
Various researchers have looked

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at parts of the functioning 
of the ecosystem

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and the role 
that salamanders play in it.

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They are primary predators

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of some 
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of aquatic systems.

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They become prey 
for larger organisms.

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Because they are so abundant,

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they are responsible for cycling 
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in a forested ecosystem

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and support the entire 
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[chuckling] 
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(man) 
Protection of this region

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is vital for protection 
of these species,

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and if you don't protect it,

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if you come in here 
and you develop

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and you remove 
the habitat that's here,

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you're gonna remove 
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the diversity 
and species that are here.

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(narrator) 
Although summertime 
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make it unlikely 
they will see a bat,

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the cave entrance is always a 
fascinating place for visitors.

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(Barks) 
You can look and see 
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from here or anything else.

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(narrator) 
For the scientists

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who study the bats 
and monitor their health,

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it's a wintertime trip 
to see them.

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That's when the bats 
seek out the caves

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to hibernate until spring.

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And it's often quite 
an expedition to find them.

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[exhaustedly] 
I'll catch up.

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(narrator) 
Bat Cave is part 
of a group of fissure caves,

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which form when the mountain's 
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cracks and shifts.

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(McGrath) 
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of extensive cracks 
within this rock--

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uh, offers a lot 
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for different species of bats

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to find the conditions 
that they need.

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Your viewers may have 
a vision of a cave

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as this large 
underground passage

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that you can walk through

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and has rivers 
and everything in it--

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heh, heh, 
heh, heh--

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not so much the case 
in North Carolina.

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There are caves 
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but generally 
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and we're not 
in a limestone area.

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This is, uh-- 
this is granite.

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(narrator) 
Getting to parts of the cave

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can mean squeezing through

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what seems to be 
an impossibly small opening.

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[indistinct talking]

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This kind of caving 
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another reason that the public 
is not allowed free access.

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(McGrath) 
We've left the twilight zone,

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where daylight shines in,

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and we're into 
the dark portion of the cave.

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And this is the first room

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where we typically 
start to see bats.

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What we'll do every two years--

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One, two, three--

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As relatively quickly--

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try to pass through 
as much of it as we can

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and count all 
the bats that we see--

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One, two, three, 
four pipistrelles.

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And then leave, 
because once we are in here,

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our very presence is altering 
the microclimate in here.

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Our body temperature actually 
can increase the air temperature

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in the cave and trigger 
the physiological processes

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that start them waking up 
from hibernation.

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We try not to wake them up

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or disturb them 
while we're doing the counts.

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In some cases, we have 
to actually handle the bat

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to determine 
what species it is.

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(narrator) 
On this expedition,

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the team encounters the very 
rare eastern small-footed bat.

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It's an exciting find, 
as only a few dozen

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are known to exist 
in western North Carolina.

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And then you can just 
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[man chuckling] 
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(McGrath) 
Many of the different 
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that we have in North Carolina 
look relatively the same.

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They have brown fur, 
for the most part.

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There are some-- 
some species that are different.

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There's a little projection 
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that's called the "tragus,"

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and if it's really long 
and pointed,

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then it would 
be a northern bat.

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If it's rather short,

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then it's likely to be 
a little brown bat.

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So the combination 
of the guard hairs on the toes,

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the color pattern 
of a light ventral fur

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and a darker dorsal fur 
and a short tragus in the ear

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tells me that this is a little 
brown bat,  Myotis lucifugus.

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Can you hear him squeaking?

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He's kinda mad.

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chk, chk...chk

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See, even a little 
tiny booger like this--

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you know, here's what it looks 
like when it's flying around.

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So I'm looking 
at a 7-, 8-inch wingspan here.

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It looks like a much bigger 
animal than it really is.

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It's much smaller 
than your average mouse--

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the body on it is.

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Is anybody gonna panic 
if I just let this go?

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It's gonna fly around-- 
just let it go.

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It won't hurt you.

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[gentle guitar 
leads sustaining strings]

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People don't need to react 
with too much fear

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just because 
there are bats in an area

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because there 
is not any increased risk

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or threat associated with just 
having bats in the vicinity.

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Bats are responsible

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for eating millions of tons 
of insects every year.

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Well, anybody find any other 
holes that we need to look in?

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And if we didn't have bats,

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there would be 
a lot more insects.

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And some of those 
things would, no doubt,

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cause us great concern,

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whether it's just from the 
standpoint of them bothering us

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or from the standpoint 
of them causing us economic harm

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or potentially 
even health concerns that arise

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from insectborne diseases 
or things of that nature.

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(narrator) 
The work these scientists do

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behind the scenes underground...

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Shoo.

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(narrator) 
...and through 
summer educational field trips

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is creating a valuable addition

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to scientific knowledge of bats

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and expanding our appreciation

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of the remarkable place 
known as Bat Cave.

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(Barks) 
This type of granite 
erodes in circles.

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And right there, 
behind that rock,

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is a perfect 
circle.

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[soft piano 
leads pacing violins]

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♪

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(narrator) 
As March gives way to April

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in the Cape Fear region 
and the sun gets warmer,

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an abundance of flowering 
plants graces the landscape...

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and Wilmington extends 
a standing invitation

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to visitors from near and far

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to enjoy the North Carolina 
Azalea Festival.

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The festival was the brainchild 
of a local physician,

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Dr. Houston Moore, 
who, as early as 1936,

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thought that such an event 
would provide refreshing relief

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from the bleak Depression years.

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Well-known photographer 
Hugh Morton

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kick-started 
Moore's dream in 1947,

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and once things got going,

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quickly became known 
as "Mr. Azalea."

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People, like Hugh Morton,

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who was consistently 
a man interested

256
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in environmental conditions--

257
00:12:11,934 --> 00:12:14,935
uh, Houston probably said,

258
00:12:15,035 --> 00:12:18,167
you've got something here 
that's worth showing off,

259
00:12:18,267 --> 00:12:21,201
uh, something 
that the public will love.

260
00:12:21,301 --> 00:12:24,867
There's nowhere else in 
the world that this can happen,

261
00:12:24,967 --> 00:12:27,501
so why not 
let's have a festival?

262
00:12:27,601 --> 00:12:29,134
(narrator) 
So, at last,

263
00:12:29,234 --> 00:12:31,368
the longtime dream 
of a festival

264
00:12:31,468 --> 00:12:33,600
created around 
Wilmington's millions of azaleas

265
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began to bloom

266
00:12:35,668 --> 00:12:39,233
and, over time, grew into 
a deeply held local tradition.

267
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♪

268
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The four-day Azalea Festival 
is truly a grand affair...

269
00:12:45,167 --> 00:12:47,034
[light applause]

270
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beginning with 
a ribbon-cutting ceremony

271
00:12:50,035 --> 00:12:52,668
and a bevy of beautiful 
Southern belles--

272
00:12:52,768 --> 00:12:55,368
this day, 
on display in Airlie Gardens.

273
00:12:55,468 --> 00:12:57,467
[airy flute joins]

274
00:12:57,567 --> 00:12:59,801
♪

275
00:12:59,901 --> 00:13:02,568
As long as the weather 
doesn't interfere,

276
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this event promises 
to be gorgeous all around.

277
00:13:06,434 --> 00:13:09,201
And then, 
when the sun comes out,

278
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all is suddenly 
well with the world.

279
00:13:13,034 --> 00:13:14,400
(man) 
Thank you.

280
00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:16,367
Thank you.

281
00:13:16,467 --> 00:13:21,067
♪

282
00:13:21,167 --> 00:13:22,835
(narrator) 
The belles line up

283
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with their well-polished 
escorts for the day--

284
00:13:25,301 --> 00:13:28,002
from the Citadel.

285
00:13:28,102 --> 00:13:31,735
And then the ribbon is cut 
in appropriate queenly style

286
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[local announcer] 
Sheee's done it.

287
00:13:34,134 --> 00:13:36,167
[applause]

288
00:13:36,267 --> 00:13:39,334
(narrator) 
There is a party on the lawn,

289
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and folks eventually disperse 
to enjoy the azaleas

290
00:13:42,434 --> 00:13:44,368
and other springtime finery

291
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of the longstanding 
Cape Fear Garden Tour.

292
00:13:48,101 --> 00:13:50,368
(girl) 
What is your name? 
I'm sorry--

293
00:13:50,468 --> 00:13:52,633
Jessica-- 
it's nice to meet you.

294
00:13:52,734 --> 00:13:54,734
[wandering piano leads]

295
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,167
Isn't 
this wonderful?

296
00:13:56,267 --> 00:13:58,201
This is what 
springtime should be.

297
00:13:58,301 --> 00:13:59,800
It's springtime 
in Wilmington.

298
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♪

299
00:14:02,568 --> 00:14:04,134
It just brings 
Wilmington together,

300
00:14:04,234 --> 00:14:06,534
and we really 
have had a good time.

301
00:14:06,634 --> 00:14:09,067
This is what it's all about-- 
these beautiful azaleas.

302
00:14:09,167 --> 00:14:11,234
They come out 
this time of year

303
00:14:11,334 --> 00:14:13,368
and just make this city 
come alive.

304
00:14:13,468 --> 00:14:15,234
You see them everywhere.

305
00:14:15,334 --> 00:14:17,266
[airy flute leads]

306
00:14:17,367 --> 00:14:20,601
♪

307
00:14:20,701 --> 00:14:23,368
(narrator) 
Not far away, 
in Wrightsville Beach,

308
00:14:23,468 --> 00:14:26,735
there's a festive air 
on Live Oak Street

309
00:14:26,835 --> 00:14:30,001
at the home of landscape 
designer Chris Lindley.

310
00:14:31,468 --> 00:14:33,668
Well, this back 
is just charming.

311
00:14:33,768 --> 00:14:36,167
(woman #1) 
It's a little studio.

312
00:14:36,267 --> 00:14:37,868
(woman #2) 
Gorgeous.

313
00:14:37,968 --> 00:14:41,934
(woman #3) 
Those of us who participate in 
the Azalea Festival Garden Tour

314
00:14:42,034 --> 00:14:45,167
put a lot of time 
and effort into it,

315
00:14:45,267 --> 00:14:48,667
but the reason I do 
is because what they do

316
00:14:48,767 --> 00:14:50,868
for our community 
is phenomenal.

317
00:14:50,968 --> 00:14:54,801
They give a sense 
of community to Wilmington.

318
00:14:54,901 --> 00:14:56,835
(narrator) 
During the rest of the year,

319
00:14:56,935 --> 00:14:59,434
the garden club uses 
its proceeds from the tour

320
00:14:59,534 --> 00:15:01,401
for community good,

321
00:15:01,501 --> 00:15:04,101
including beautification, 
environmental education,

322
00:15:04,201 --> 00:15:06,467
and conservation projects.

323
00:15:06,567 --> 00:15:09,301
♪

324
00:15:09,401 --> 00:15:11,101
I won't put 
my toes under.

325
00:15:11,201 --> 00:15:15,201
Okay, good-- 
hah, hah, hah!

326
00:15:15,301 --> 00:15:17,500
[bird chirping] 
chi, chi...chi

327
00:15:18,934 --> 00:15:22,301
(narrator) 
Meanwhile, downtown,

328
00:15:22,401 --> 00:15:24,900
street fair vendors 
are making their preparations

329
00:15:25,001 --> 00:15:26,867
alongside the Cape Fear.

330
00:15:26,967 --> 00:15:28,700
[pacing violins lead]

331
00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,002
And a couple of blocks away...

332
00:15:31,102 --> 00:15:33,668
(woman) 
Let's do, like, 
the blue like that.

333
00:15:33,768 --> 00:15:37,668
(narrator) 
...at least one group 
of early birds is getting a jump

334
00:15:37,768 --> 00:15:40,567
on float preparations 
for tomorrow's parade.

335
00:15:40,667 --> 00:15:42,568
♪

336
00:15:42,668 --> 00:15:45,968
Early the next morning, 
the weather threatens again,

337
00:15:46,068 --> 00:15:49,667
but the possibility of rain 
doesn't dampen the enthusiasm.

338
00:15:49,767 --> 00:15:51,601
Welcome to the morning

339
00:15:51,701 --> 00:15:54,601
of the North Carolina 
58th Azalea Festival!

340
00:15:54,701 --> 00:15:56,601
(man) 
They're not in here.

341
00:15:56,701 --> 00:16:00,800
(narrator) 
Plans have been in place 
for this event for a long time.

342
00:16:00,900 --> 00:16:04,500
And... 
one, two, ready.

343
00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,034
[horns blare]

344
00:16:06,134 --> 00:16:08,334
(narrator) 
And people are tuning up

345
00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:10,934
for a bit 
of last-minute practice...

346
00:16:11,034 --> 00:16:13,202
(woman) 
I need another balloon to tie.

347
00:16:13,302 --> 00:16:15,267
(narrator) 
...and tending 
to last-minute float details.

348
00:16:15,368 --> 00:16:16,534
Which one?

349
00:16:16,634 --> 00:16:19,267
Becky, this one's 
got to be moved 
this way, right?

350
00:16:19,368 --> 00:16:20,667
[all together] 
Yeah!

351
00:16:20,767 --> 00:16:22,068
All right!

352
00:16:22,168 --> 00:16:24,667
(narrator) 
There are folks working 
on their routines...

353
00:16:24,767 --> 00:16:26,201
[all shouting] 
whoooaaa!

354
00:16:26,301 --> 00:16:28,501
(narrator) 
...as best they can.

355
00:16:28,601 --> 00:16:31,600
And as the clock ticks 
toward starting time,

356
00:16:31,700 --> 00:16:33,634
anticipation and energy

357
00:16:33,735 --> 00:16:36,101
increase among 
parade participants.

358
00:16:36,201 --> 00:16:38,667
[small engines revving] 
pt, pt...pt

359
00:16:39,967 --> 00:16:42,101
Gentlemen, 
start your engines?

360
00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:44,267
pt, pt...pt

361
00:16:44,368 --> 00:16:46,967
Hey, guys, 
go up on the hill here.

362
00:16:47,067 --> 00:16:48,901
(narrator) 
All this happens, of course,

363
00:16:49,002 --> 00:16:51,234
under the direction 
of practiced parade marshals

364
00:16:51,334 --> 00:16:52,834
and their volunteers.

365
00:16:52,934 --> 00:16:55,201
I'm missin' TV3.

366
00:16:55,301 --> 00:16:57,101
(man) 
Watch out, guys.

367
00:16:57,201 --> 00:16:59,201
I'm missin', uh, 
Great Clips.

368
00:16:59,301 --> 00:17:01,101
[bagpipes playing distantly]

369
00:17:01,201 --> 00:17:02,800
This is a mess.

370
00:17:02,900 --> 00:17:04,568
I got one-- 
I'm missin' one.

371
00:17:04,668 --> 00:17:06,001
(man) 
Like Mark Twain said,

372
00:17:06,101 --> 00:17:08,201
"You don't want 
to watch sausage being made,"

373
00:17:08,301 --> 00:17:09,868
or laws being made 
in Raleigh.

374
00:17:09,968 --> 00:17:13,001
And you don't want to watch 
a parade being put together.

375
00:17:13,101 --> 00:17:15,001
Yeah, we got the-- 
we got the--

376
00:17:15,101 --> 00:17:16,934
we got the--

377
00:17:17,034 --> 00:17:19,867
It's confusing, 
but we all have fun--

378
00:17:19,967 --> 00:17:22,767
just keep smiling.

379
00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:24,668
(narrator) 
It's approaching 9 a.m.,

380
00:17:24,768 --> 00:17:27,501
and things 
are almost ready to go.

381
00:17:27,601 --> 00:17:29,002
(woman) 
Okay, y'all--

382
00:17:29,102 --> 00:17:31,967
you're gonna see a sign 
that says "Reviewing Stand."

383
00:17:32,067 --> 00:17:34,301
Make sure you wave 
and smile,

384
00:17:34,401 --> 00:17:37,334
and don't give 'em 
an armpit shot, okay?

385
00:17:37,434 --> 00:17:39,734
[bagpipes lead upbeat 
Scottish folk arrangement]

386
00:17:39,834 --> 00:17:45,334
♪

387
00:17:45,434 --> 00:17:48,533
[engine running] 
rrrrnnnn

388
00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:51,834
You ready?

389
00:17:51,934 --> 00:17:53,900
(man) 
Ready.

390
00:17:54,001 --> 00:17:55,334
Let's do it.

391
00:17:55,434 --> 00:17:57,900
(narrator) 
And now the fun begins!

392
00:17:58,001 --> 00:17:59,633
[sirens blaring] 
whhhhaaaaa

393
00:17:59,734 --> 00:18:01,034
wha-uhh, wha-uhh...wha-uhh!

394
00:18:01,134 --> 00:18:03,001
[drum introduction]

395
00:18:03,101 --> 00:18:04,735
♪

396
00:18:04,835 --> 00:18:07,334
[band plays "When the 
Saints Go Marching In"]

397
00:18:07,434 --> 00:18:09,634
(narrator) 
On they come,

398
00:18:09,735 --> 00:18:12,201
participants of all shapes...

399
00:18:12,301 --> 00:18:14,334
and sizes...

400
00:18:14,434 --> 00:18:17,101
and inclinations.

401
00:18:17,201 --> 00:18:19,300
[girls cheerleading] 
Let's go! Let's go!

402
00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,568
Hey, 
let's go!

403
00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:24,567
[taps clicking] 
ck, ck...ck

404
00:18:24,667 --> 00:18:26,967
(man) 
Left, right.

405
00:18:27,067 --> 00:18:33,668
♪

406
00:18:33,768 --> 00:18:36,300
Okay, that's fine-- 
take a left.

407
00:18:37,567 --> 00:18:39,601
tp, tp...tp

408
00:18:39,701 --> 00:18:41,334
(narrator) 
And finally...

409
00:18:41,434 --> 00:18:43,201
[playing "Auld Lang Syne"]

410
00:18:43,301 --> 00:18:46,368
many hundreds of people 
and some three hours later,

411
00:18:46,468 --> 00:18:49,266
the parade comes to an end.

412
00:18:49,367 --> 00:18:53,234
♪

413
00:18:53,334 --> 00:18:54,935
Oh, 
we done early?

414
00:18:55,035 --> 00:18:58,867
(narrator) 
And now it's time for the 
marshals to catch their breath

415
00:18:58,967 --> 00:19:01,267
and discuss this year's work.

416
00:19:01,368 --> 00:19:03,067
(man) 
Oh, the day went super.

417
00:19:03,167 --> 00:19:06,001
This is the first year 
I have started the parade.

418
00:19:06,101 --> 00:19:07,834
It went fine.

419
00:19:07,934 --> 00:19:10,067
Every year, 
we say we're gonna quit,

420
00:19:10,167 --> 00:19:12,900
but you always end up 
comin' back--hah.

421
00:19:13,001 --> 00:19:14,301
(narrator) 
Altogether,

422
00:19:14,401 --> 00:19:17,301
it's been another successful 
event, by most counts,

423
00:19:17,401 --> 00:19:19,333
including 
the final evening's capper...

424
00:19:19,433 --> 00:19:21,768
♪

425
00:19:21,868 --> 00:19:23,901
a brilliant 
fireworks presentation,

426
00:19:24,002 --> 00:19:28,134
reflecting in the sky and across 
the surface of the Cape Fear

427
00:19:28,234 --> 00:19:31,201
colorful tracings reminiscent 
of the lovely blossoms

428
00:19:31,301 --> 00:19:34,167
that frame 
each annual Azalea Festival

429
00:19:34,267 --> 00:19:37,834
in so much extraordinary 
springtime beauty.

430
00:19:37,934 --> 00:19:40,300
bmm, bmm...bmm

431
00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:45,700
♪

432
00:19:50,234 --> 00:19:52,667
[piano and clarinet 
lead gentle orchestration]

433
00:19:52,767 --> 00:20:03,801
♪

434
00:20:03,901 --> 00:20:06,800
(narrator) 
It's hard to think about azaleas

435
00:20:06,900 --> 00:20:08,768
or any other flowering plant

436
00:20:08,868 --> 00:20:11,234
during March and April 
in Wilmington

437
00:20:11,334 --> 00:20:15,401
without New Hanover County's 
Airlie Gardens coming to mind.

438
00:20:15,501 --> 00:20:18,234
Even the very name, 
Airlie,

439
00:20:18,334 --> 00:20:20,835
evokes the pleasure 
of gentle breezes

440
00:20:20,935 --> 00:20:24,935
coursing through moss-hung 
stands of live oak and cedar,

441
00:20:25,035 --> 00:20:29,901
set off by the gloriously 
audacious blooms of spring.

442
00:20:30,002 --> 00:20:32,768
Originally a place 
of retreat and repose

443
00:20:32,868 --> 00:20:34,901
for some of Wilmington's 
leading families,

444
00:20:35,002 --> 00:20:38,034
the pure coastal air 
in what was once described

445
00:20:38,134 --> 00:20:40,835
as a "happy, beautiful, 
magical place,"

446
00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:44,334
was said, at the time, 
to have been a healthful tonic

447
00:20:44,434 --> 00:20:47,668
for the many ails 
of city life.

448
00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:49,934
The first recorded 
owner of the land

449
00:20:50,034 --> 00:20:51,867
that would become Airlie

450
00:20:51,967 --> 00:20:54,534
was, in fact, 
King George II.

451
00:20:54,634 --> 00:20:58,468
In time, a family named Wright 
purchased the tract.

452
00:20:58,568 --> 00:21:01,967
By 1886, 
it was known as Seaside Park

453
00:21:02,067 --> 00:21:05,001
and was sold 
in that year for $1,250

454
00:21:05,101 --> 00:21:08,568
to a wealthy young woman 
named Sarah Green Jones.

455
00:21:08,668 --> 00:21:10,634
The tract was renamed Airlie

456
00:21:10,735 --> 00:21:14,400
in honor of her husband's 
ancestral Scottish home.

457
00:21:14,500 --> 00:21:17,201
♪

458
00:21:17,301 --> 00:21:20,534
When Pembroke Jones 
passed away in 1919,

459
00:21:20,634 --> 00:21:24,501
Sarah married a longtime 
family friend, Henry Walters,

460
00:21:24,601 --> 00:21:28,868
and stayed on in her rambling 
old mansion at Airlie in season

461
00:21:28,968 --> 00:21:31,800
for the fresh air 
of Wrightsville Sound

462
00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:33,800
and for her flowers.

463
00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:36,201
♪

464
00:21:36,301 --> 00:21:37,868
Albert Corbett,

465
00:21:37,968 --> 00:21:42,934
whose family owned Airlie 
from 1948 to 1999.

466
00:21:43,034 --> 00:21:44,834
(Corbett) 
It was an escape.

467
00:21:44,934 --> 00:21:47,234
It was a place of serenity,

468
00:21:47,334 --> 00:21:48,900
where people could come

469
00:21:49,001 --> 00:21:52,468
and, uh, find 
a little peace and quiet

470
00:21:52,568 --> 00:21:57,234
among all the hubbub of a big, 
bustling town that was--

471
00:21:57,334 --> 00:21:59,968
was growing with commerce.

472
00:22:00,068 --> 00:22:04,167
It--it was just an escape, 
particularly on weekends--

473
00:22:04,267 --> 00:22:07,534
that families could come 
and relate to each other

474
00:22:07,634 --> 00:22:09,533
and just experience nature

475
00:22:09,633 --> 00:22:13,301
and, uh, its beauty.

476
00:22:13,401 --> 00:22:15,201
In the early days,

477
00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:18,301
it was mainly 
camellias and azaleas

478
00:22:18,401 --> 00:22:20,401
and the lake

479
00:22:20,501 --> 00:22:24,101
and a lot of the, uh, 
columns and the pergola,

480
00:22:24,201 --> 00:22:25,468
as you're--

481
00:22:25,568 --> 00:22:27,633
as you're seeing right now.

482
00:22:27,734 --> 00:22:30,301
[piano leads placid melody]

483
00:22:30,401 --> 00:22:32,534
(narrator) 
The gardens we see today

484
00:22:32,634 --> 00:22:35,401
grew from lavish plantings 
by Sarah Jones,

485
00:22:35,501 --> 00:22:38,768
beginning in about 1901.

486
00:22:38,868 --> 00:22:41,700
Sarah preferred to improve 
on nature's perfection,

487
00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:43,267
as it were,

488
00:22:43,368 --> 00:22:46,901
by gently directing nature 
toward completion of her vision,

489
00:22:47,002 --> 00:22:50,934
which included a landscape 
of glimpses and surprises.

490
00:22:51,034 --> 00:22:52,934
♪

491
00:22:53,034 --> 00:22:55,434
Coming down 
the drive toward the house

492
00:22:55,534 --> 00:22:58,034
was said to have been 
an enchanting experience,

493
00:22:58,134 --> 00:23:00,668
with a view of the lake here,

494
00:23:00,768 --> 00:23:03,734
a brilliant grouping 
of azaleas there.

495
00:23:03,834 --> 00:23:05,868
♪

496
00:23:05,968 --> 00:23:09,167
Hardly a straight line 
marred Sarah's garden,

497
00:23:09,267 --> 00:23:13,934
which simply flowed 
without seeming contrived.

498
00:23:14,034 --> 00:23:15,867
The large plantings 
you're seeing here

499
00:23:15,967 --> 00:23:18,301
are the large Formosa azalea,

500
00:23:18,401 --> 00:23:21,800
which comprise quite a bit 
of the plantings,

501
00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:23,834
particularly around the lake.

502
00:23:23,934 --> 00:23:26,568
♪

503
00:23:26,668 --> 00:23:29,768
And you're really seeing 
two plants for every one

504
00:23:29,868 --> 00:23:33,600
because of the reflection 
along the edge of the lake.

505
00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:36,801
♪

506
00:23:36,901 --> 00:23:40,633
(narrator) 
Many of the staff tasked 
with keeping Sarah's place up

507
00:23:40,734 --> 00:23:43,034
were descendants of slaves,

508
00:23:43,134 --> 00:23:45,267
people who were loved, 
appreciated,

509
00:23:45,368 --> 00:23:49,768
and often admired 
by their employers.

510
00:23:49,868 --> 00:23:52,501
During the late 1940s, 
Minnie Evans,

511
00:23:52,601 --> 00:23:55,134
a former housekeeper 
for the Joneses,

512
00:23:55,234 --> 00:23:58,167
became Airlie's 
beloved gatekeeper.

513
00:23:58,267 --> 00:24:01,001
She also became, 
about that time,

514
00:24:01,101 --> 00:24:03,434
an astonishingly adept painter,

515
00:24:03,534 --> 00:24:06,333
whose work 
is much sought after today.

516
00:24:06,433 --> 00:24:08,668
♪

517
00:24:08,768 --> 00:24:11,668
As a testament 
to Minnie's colorful creativity,

518
00:24:11,768 --> 00:24:13,934
local artist 
Virginia Wright-Frierson

519
00:24:14,034 --> 00:24:16,568
created this whimsical 
"Bottle Chapel,"

520
00:24:16,668 --> 00:24:19,600
in Airlie's Minnie Evans 
Sculpture Garden.

521
00:24:19,700 --> 00:24:22,568
♪

522
00:24:22,668 --> 00:24:26,767
In 1948, when the estate was 
purchased by the Corbett family

523
00:24:26,867 --> 00:24:29,401
for an astonishing $150,000,

524
00:24:29,501 --> 00:24:31,900
Waddell A. 
and Bertha Barefoot Corbett

525
00:24:32,001 --> 00:24:34,002
became the proud new owners

526
00:24:34,102 --> 00:24:37,101
of a huge swath of 
priceless botanical wonderland

527
00:24:37,201 --> 00:24:39,701
and a great swath 
of a house, too,

528
00:24:39,801 --> 00:24:41,900
that was so big even 
professional photographers

529
00:24:42,001 --> 00:24:44,267
were said 
to have had a hard time

530
00:24:44,368 --> 00:24:47,167
fitting its image 
into their lenses.

531
00:24:47,267 --> 00:24:52,334
There were 33 rooms 
and 11 full baths.

532
00:24:52,434 --> 00:24:54,568
By the time 
the Corbett's grandchildren

533
00:24:54,668 --> 00:24:56,835
were enjoying Airlie 
in the mid-'50s,

534
00:24:56,935 --> 00:24:59,434
the family had dismantled 
the old mansion

535
00:24:59,534 --> 00:25:01,801
and built their own home.

536
00:25:01,901 --> 00:25:03,968
And that's where 
their grandson Albert,

537
00:25:04,068 --> 00:25:07,500
along with his sisters 
and many cousins, congregated.

538
00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,468
♪

539
00:25:10,568 --> 00:25:13,301
(Corbett) 
It's what I appreciate 
most down here

540
00:25:13,401 --> 00:25:15,633
was what it meant 
to our family--

541
00:25:15,734 --> 00:25:18,868
and was a gift that, uh,

542
00:25:18,968 --> 00:25:22,735
just almost beyond words 
to explain what--

543
00:25:22,835 --> 00:25:26,767
what it really-- 
what it really meant for us.

544
00:25:26,867 --> 00:25:28,967
It's just indescribable.

545
00:25:29,067 --> 00:25:32,534
And that was a big part 
of the reason, uh,

546
00:25:32,634 --> 00:25:34,301
that my grandparents 
purchased Airlie,

547
00:25:34,401 --> 00:25:36,534
was to bring 
our family together.

548
00:25:36,634 --> 00:25:39,101
And it-- 
it certainly did that.

549
00:25:39,201 --> 00:25:41,934
♪

550
00:25:42,034 --> 00:25:45,567
We kids, when we would 
get down here, uh,

551
00:25:45,667 --> 00:25:47,267
we would all gather

552
00:25:47,368 --> 00:25:49,501
and determine 
where we were going, and--

553
00:25:49,601 --> 00:25:51,234
but before I would leave,

554
00:25:51,334 --> 00:25:53,434
I can still remember 
my mother saying,

555
00:25:53,534 --> 00:25:57,035
"Now, one place 
to stay away from is the lake."

556
00:25:57,135 --> 00:26:01,468
And so where do you think the 
first place that we would go?

557
00:26:01,568 --> 00:26:03,868
(narrator) 
The Corbett family sold Airlie

558
00:26:03,968 --> 00:26:07,233
to New Hanover County 
in January of 1999.

559
00:26:07,333 --> 00:26:09,301
♪

560
00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:12,001
(Corbett) 
We, the owners, wanted everyone

561
00:26:12,101 --> 00:26:15,201
to be able 
to experience this as we had

562
00:26:15,301 --> 00:26:18,368
and it to be their garden.

563
00:26:18,468 --> 00:26:20,167
The decision was made

564
00:26:20,267 --> 00:26:23,935
that Airlie 
should belong to-- to everyone,

565
00:26:24,035 --> 00:26:26,800
should be a place 
where they could experience

566
00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:28,768
what I had the--

567
00:26:28,868 --> 00:26:31,167
the pleasure 
and good fortune to experience.

568
00:26:31,267 --> 00:26:33,868
And I believe, 
and with all my heart,

569
00:26:33,968 --> 00:26:37,867
that it will be that in-- 
in the years to come.

570
00:26:37,967 --> 00:26:49,567
♪

571
00:26:54,201 --> 00:26:56,166
[bird chirping] 
twi, twi....twi

572
00:26:57,568 --> 00:27:00,101
[piano suggests chamber music]

573
00:27:00,201 --> 00:27:08,600
♪

574
00:27:08,700 --> 00:27:10,600
[violins join]

575
00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:18,067
♪

576
00:27:18,167 --> 00:27:28,935
♪

577
00:27:29,035 --> 00:27:31,834
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578
00:27:37,434 --> 00:27:39,967
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579
00:27:40,067 --> 00:27:44,133
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