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Known as Sara Payne and born in Granite Falls, North Carolina, she graduated from King’s Business College in Charlotte, North Carolina, at 15 years of age. [3] Working as a Secretary when the United States entered WWII, she volunteered her time to the “…Civil Defense Program in the “plotting room” and learned aircraft identification [4].”
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Granite Falls was incorporated as a town in 1899. Before its incorporation, Granite Falls went by other names such as Baird's Forge, Catawba View, Lovelady, and Granite. [5] In 1952, Evelyn Kent was elected Mayor of Granite Falls, NC, serving from 1952-1954. She was one of the first women to be elected as a Mayor in the state of North Carolina. [6]
The Granite Falls area has been home to several renowned artists, including Kenneth Callahan and Guy Anderson in the 1940s and 1950s. [59] The city has several works of public art, including downtown murals and sculptures at local schools. [60] Among them is a 12-foot (3.7 m) wood carving of Bigfoot created by a local cryptozoologist. [61]
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