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Hugh Morton: Summers in the Mountain

Hugh Morton begins the first episode talking about his grandfather Hugh MacRae.

Aired 04/10/2004 | Rating NR

Biographical Conversations With...

Hugh Morton: Summers in the Mountain

Season 2004 Episode 601 | 58m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Hugh Morton begins the first episode talking about his grandfather Hugh MacRae.

Hugh MacRae lived in Delaware but decided to move to the North Carolina mountains because of his interest in mining mica, an expensive stone at the time. As he familiarized himself with both east and west North Carolina, he began buying property on both the coast and in the mountains, including a 16,000 acre tract of land that included Grandfather Mountain.

Aired 04/10/2004 | Rating NR

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Biographical Conversations with James Goodmon was made possible by the generous support of Frank Daniels, Jr.

Biographical Conversations With...

Hugh Morton: Summers in the Mountain

Season 2004 Episode 601 | 58m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Hugh MacRae lived in Delaware but decided to move to the North Carolina mountains because of his interest in mining mica, an expensive stone at the time. As he familiarized himself with both east and west North Carolina, he began buying property on both the coast and in the mountains, including a 16,000 acre tract of land that included Grandfather Mountain.

Aired 04/10/2004 | Rating NR

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Biographical Conversations with James Goodmon was made possible by the generous support of Frank Daniels, Jr.

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