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The early twenties, called "the roaring twenties," were a time of excess and decadence. Beach towns up and down the United States' mid-Atlantic coast boasted vacation homes and private resorts for wealthy industrialists, bankers and politicians. These private residences and resorts were a place to take in the salt air and to get away from the fast-paced life in a world where out of control industry grew exponentially. The barrier islands in North Carolina boasted one of the most opulent private residences, known today as, "The Whalehead Club."

Construction of the Whalehead Club began in October of 1922 when northern industrialist Edward Collings Knight, Jr. and his wife, Marie Louise LeBel moved into their new temporary winter residence, the Lighthouse Club. The Lighthouse Club served them for three years during construction of their new winter home.

During the twenties, Knight was perhaps one of the wealthiest people who frequented the Outer Banks, having made his fortune with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the American Sugar refinery. Knight and his wife had a passion for waterfowl hunting and the location for the new residence on the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic flyway was the perfect place for then to indulge this passion. Upon its completion in 1925, Edward and Marie Louise moved into their 21,000 square foot "cottage" on the sound.

This historic hunt club was the Northern Outer Banks' crown jewel. Inside, this building exemplifies Art Nouveau style, with a number of signed and numbered Tiffany and Co. lighting fixtures, corduroy walls and cork flooring. Rooms carved with water lilies and morning glories, with door and window hardware to match capture the moving beauty found throughout the house.

Today, tourists visiting the Whalehead Club are escorted through sparsely decorated bedrooms and dining room, through the colorful servants' quarters and then down into the basement. In the basement visitors can see exhibits that reflect the area's history, such as a replica of a duck decoy maker's shop, antique canoes and gun displays.

This was the first home on the Outer Banks to have an elevator, a basement and a swimming pool. The original owners, named it "Corolla Island." After the Knights passed on in the late 1930s, the home was sold for $25,000. During World War II, it served as a base of operations for the US Coast Guard. It was renamed the Whalehead Club by its next owner, Ray T. Adams in the early 1950s, where it served as overnight accommodations for waterfowl hunters.

Slowly, the crown jewel of the Northern Outer Banks faded from neglect. Currituck County purchased the mansion and surrounding 40 acres of land in 1992. The Whalehead Preservation Trust was formed to oversee the major restoration project that began in 1999. The exterior was painted bright yellow and the roof replaced. Now, visitors can begin to imagine the house in its glory days. Volunteers are meticulously recreating the original interior of the home with old photographs and journals providing clues as to how the house originally appeared.

The Whalehead Club in Corolla, North Carolina is open for tours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except on observed holidays. Groups tours may be reserved in advanced. Call 252-453-9040 for more information or visit the official website of Currituck County Travel and Tourism at www.VisitCurrituck.com.

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Garage Door Check-Up

Garage Doors are amazing if you think about it a bit. A large, flat panel is rotated up and down either in sections or one big flat plane at least a few times a day without any problems. Well, that is as long as you do some maintenance on your door.

Are you even aware you should do maintenance on your garage door? Well, you should if you want it to last. The first thing to check is lubrication. Regardless of the type of system and door you have, something does the pivot and pull when the door goes up or down. This means you should lubricate the chain on the opener and the pivot points on the braces that pull up and lower the garage [on the outer edges].

Next, check the springs on your door. Look for signs of rust and sag. If you see them, you are better off replacing the springs before they break. If the break, the door can literally be bent out of shape since one side of the door will be supported by a spring while the other sags. This will knock your door out of shape compared to the frame, which means it will not close or open without rubbing on the frame or at all. Importantly, your springs are under a lot of tension, so have a professional replace them. Do it yourself and you can be badly injured.

The final step is to check the condition of your garage door. Open it and pay particular attention to the bottom edge. This is where rot and what have you can start. Check your weather stripping in this area as well. Keeping water and cold gusts out of your garage is important. If the weather stripping is stiff or cracked, it is more or less useless so replace it.

Maintaining your garage door can add tens of years to its life. Do it once a year and you won’t have to worry about spending big bucks to get it replaced for a very long time.

 

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If a person exerts a force of 48 N on the outer edge of a door that is 76 cm wide. What is the torque?

If a person exerts a force of 48 N on the outer edge of a door that is 76 cm wide. What is the torque if the force is perpendicular to the door?

torque = force * radius
t = 48 * .76
t = 36.48 Nm

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