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HONORING HISTORY:
MORGANTON NATIVE RECOGNIZED
BY GOVERNOR WITH AWARD
Jim Warlick was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine on his birthday, according to a press release from the
Workers’ Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Warlick to honor local factory workers.
The award is the highest honor bestowed by a North Carolina governor.
THE PAPERmedia.com
Heartfelt dedication
Museum holds ribbon-cutting
THE NEWS HERALD:MORGANTON
"DIGNITY OF WORK" Celebration to recognize
20th anniversary, exhibition
The Charlotte observer:
Now they're finally being honored
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Broadway world :The monument, called “Dignity of Work,” was commissioned by the Workers' Legacy Foundation Board and its founder, Morganton-native Jim Warlick.
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