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Scuppernong vines in Mocksville, North Carolina. The fruit grows where temperatures seldom fall below 10 °F (−12 °C). [7] Injury or freeze can occur where winter temperatures drop below 0 °F (−18 °C). Some cultivars, such as "Magnolia", "Carlos", and "Sterling" will survive north to Virginia and west to the Blue Ridge Mountains ...
The Scuppernong region is home to one of the largest populations of black bears in the southeast United States. [2] Red wolves, a rare and endangered species of wolf native to southeast North America, also live in the area. [2] [8] [9] Other terrestrial animals that may be seen near the Scuppernong River include white-tailed deer and bobcats. [10]
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In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718–1719 and not part of a plantation).
Pettigrew State Park is a North Carolina State Park in Tyrrell and Washington Counties, North Carolina in the United States. It covers 5,951 acres (24.08 km 2) [2] around the shore lines of Lake Phelps and the Scuppernong River. The park's developed facilities are south of U.S. Route 64 near Roper and Creswell, North Carolina.
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The first cultivated wine grape in the United States was grown in North Carolina. The first known recorded account of the Scuppernong grape in North Carolina is found in the logbook of explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He wrote in 1524, "Many vines growing naturally there [in North Carolina] that would no doubt yield excellent wines."