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Babies were torn from mothers' arms. Landslides wiped out families and homes. At least 50 people died. This was the impact of the flood of 1916 when two hurricanes collided over western North Carolina.Mountain Gateway Museum will recall the catastrophe with the "So Great the Devastation: The 1916 Flood" exhibit, opening May 1. The free traveling exhibit consists of four interpretive panels and an interactive touch screen. It will run through May 31 before moving to Asheville.

Fireworks, cannon blasts, Civil War re-enactments, a U.S. Marine Corps Band concert and a series of family friendly events will be among the many activities offered April 22-24 at Fort Macon State Park.

Stagville Plantation will celebrate the efforts of enslaved people to build some of the site's great structures May 14.

It's not too late to plan to dance the night away in Civil War or formal attire at the Grand Blue and Gray Ball April 23 for Bennett Place.

The National Geographic Society has awarded the North Carolina Zoo's Dr. Corinne Kendall a $20,000 grant in support of her project on vultures.

The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center will host a program that examines medicine during the Civil War May 7.

The first ever battle re-enactment at Alamance Battleground State Historic Site will take place May 14-15 for the 245th anniversary event. 

To celebrate Earth Day, Tryon Palace will have special activities and guests throughout the grounds and at the North Carolina History Center Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

A new exhibit opening May 6 at the Museum of the Cape Fear will focus on chaning funerary practices.

At the North Carolina Zoo, Spring has sprung and love is in the air - or at least a fierce friendship between polar bears.