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eastern hemlock, hemlock spruce, spruce pine

Wood of a coniferous tree of eastern North America; moisture-resistant, soft, coarse, uneven-textured; splinters easily; inferior for use in construction.
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October in and around Spruce Pine is also a great time to enjoy hikes for all levels and other outdoor activities, including apple picking at the Orchard at Altapass, which grows 15 kinds of heirloom apples and is a Monarch butterfly preserve.
The Spruce Pine lost foam plant pours components for BRP s Evinrude E-TEC outboard engines, as well as assorted other BRP products and external customers in the marine, automotive, trucking, rail, construction and alternative energy industries.
The McKinney mine has long been known as one of the most mineralogically diverse pegmatites of the Spruce Pine district.
Spruce Pine, North Carolina has been deemed the most important mining district in the world and has celebrated nature's resources in this mountain area for decades.
Spruce Pine Farmers' Tailgate Market Topaz Street, Spruce Pine, NC Wed 3-6pm, starts May 9th
Each of the company's two plants (Morganton and Spruce Pine, N.C.) selects about 20 employees for each year's class, and courses are offered twice a week for two hours during plant operating hours.
Spruce Pine Farmer's Tailgate Market Topaz Street, Spruce Pine, NC
Residential furniture manufacturer Henredon's Spruce Pine, N.C., plant manufactures fine furniture atop the eastern Continental Divide.
Unimin Mica & Clay PO Box 628/Highway 19E Spruce Pine, NC 28777 800/243-9004
For years, operators at Henredon's Spruce Pine, N.C., furniture plant used either tape measurers or scales engraved on their machines to set up and adjust their tenoners.
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