2005 North Carolina Big Sweep Animal Entanglements And Unusual Finds

                County     	Entanglements And Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              ALAMANCE		Large chain, sleeper sofa, washing machine, air compressor, terminal box, fishing pole, pipes, dumbbell.     
 ALEXANDER (w/Catawba)  	Steps, 1/2 ship's wheel, bowling pin, ornamental doll.   
    ALLEGHANY (w/Ashe)	     	
                 ANSON     
                  ASHE 		Water heaters, I-beam, gutters, siding, toolbox, tarps, rangehood, bikes, wringer washing machine, road cones, 50 gallon drums.
                AVERY 		(See Watauga.)    
              BEAUFORT  
                BERTIE     	
                BLADEN        	
             BRUNSWICK     	
              BUNCOMBE    
                 BURKE  	Box springs, floating dock, styrofoam, grills, camper door, cooler, refrigerator doors, car axle.   
              CABARRUS  	Bike, car jack, couch, grill, rebar, sliding board, grill, engine, drum, lawn chairs.
              CALDWELL  	Entangled: Bird, opossum, raccoon, and fish in fishingline. Prison arm band, case of whipped topping, bag of okra, beach chain, underwear, railroad spikes, muffler, grill, 9 5-gal.drums, buckets, rug.
                CAMDEN     	 
              CARTERET  	Boat hatch, shovel, anchor, 3 beach chairs, boat lift, 5' wire, gas drum, rusted metal, fence, beach umbrella, 12 TVs, dredging pipe, grill.
               CASWELL		Fertilizer bags, signs, water tank, microwaves, fans, vacuum cleaner, hot water tank.
               CATAWBA  	(see Alexander.)
               CHATHAM  	Carpet, propane tank. 
              CHEROKEE     
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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                CHOWAN     	 
                  CLAY     
             CLEVELAND  
              COLUMBUS  	Large floats, wooden chair, plastic slide. 
                CRAVEN     	 
            CUMBERLAND  	105 shopping carts.   
             CURRITUCK     
                  DARE  	Lot of rope and seaweed. 
              DAVIDSON  	
                 DAVIE     	
                DUPLIN     	
                DURHAM     	
             EDGECOMBE     	w/NASH
               FORSYTH     	Vacuum cleaner, wallet.
              FRANKLIN     	Battery, sign, camera, umbrella, plyers, 2006 car registration card, dead possum and turtle, 2 metal posts, 2 large pieces of wood. 
                GASTON     	Bathtub, inflatable pool, satellite dish, car seat, car stereo, part of a rifle, car doors, shopping cart. 
                 GATES     	
                GRAHAM     	Refrigerator, bedsprings, carpet, large bundle of wire. 
             GRANVILLE     	
                GREENE     	 
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              GUILFORD     	Shopping carts, camping stove, refrigerator, lots of styrofoam cups and construction material.
               HALIFAX     	 
               HARNETT     	Entangled: Crow in fishingline. Trailer tag.
               HAYWOOD     	Lots of plastic and pallets. Even found the kitchen sink.
             HENDERSON     	Chair, 2 car gas tanks, microwave, pink golf bag, baby stroller, 100 roof shingles, surf board, dishwasher, a very strange doll.
              HERTFORD     	
                  HOKE     	
                  HYDE     	Skulls of various mammals and reptiles, empty turtle egg shells, Japanese hard hat.	
               IREDELL     	91 pieces of wood, 6 styrofoam, plastic barrel, part of pier, crate, pallet, wooden box.
               JACKSON     	Power supply unit, 2 chairs, lookslike a part of an airplane.
              JOHNSTON     	
                 JONES     	55 gal. drum of Mountain Dew, swing set, car hood, 10 used needles, bike.
                   LEE     	Entangled: Fish in fishingline. Shopping cart, auto parts, signs, lead acid batteries, furniture.
                LENOIR     	Shopping carts, remote control, hub caps, bike rim.
               LINCOLN     	
              McDOWELL    	 
                 MACON    	 
               MADISON    	 
                MARTIN     	Toilet seat, sprinkler, rake, chair.
           MECKLENBURG     	Aquarium, trash can, taracotta pipe, Mickey Mouse watch. 
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              MITCHELL     	
            MONTGOMERY     	
                 MOORE     	
                  NASH     	
           NEW HANOVER     	
           NORTHAMPTON     
                ONSLOW     	
                ORANGE     	Shopping cart, umbrellas, clothes drying rack, mattress, lawn chair, wheel cover, 30-gallon can, large ride-on toys, wagon ladder, moped, metal signs. 
               PAMLICO     	Cooler, whirly gig duck, 2 boat cushions, siding. 
            PASQUOTANK     	 
                PENDER     	 
            PERQUIMANS     
                PERSON     	
                  PITT     		     
                  POLK     	2x6, inner tube.
              RANDOLPH     	Balloons, Christmas tree lites, antique metal tricycle, boat bottom, marble, lantern, bus backseat, wheelbarrow, pipe, metal toys, 55 gallon drum.
              RICHMOND     	Chairs, TVs, fish netting. 
               ROBESON     	Grocery carts, park rules sign.
 
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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            ROCKINGHAM     	Entangled: Great blue heron in fishingline. 45 lb. ceramic insulation for high tension wire, toupee, chamberpot with holes in it, 300 pounds rebar.
                 ROWAN     	
            RUTHERFORD     	Refrigerator, washing machine, ironing board, sheet metal, construction wood, lawn chairs, door.
               SAMPSON     	
              SCOTLAND     	
                STANLY     	Entangled: Catfish in fishingline. Chairs, gas mask, long planks of wood, metal sawhorse.
                STOKES     	Skeleton of pony, kiddy pool, porta john, hot water heater, desk, inner tubes.
                 SURRY     	Furniture, car parts, dead deer. 
                 SWAIN     	
          TRANSYLVANIA     	
               TYRRELL     	Salt treated lumber.
                 UNION     	Lots of pieces of wood, styrofoam bait cups.
                 VANCE     	Loveseat, hot water heater, box fans, lawn chair, mop buxket, Christmas decoration, 2 inflatable rafts.
                  WAKE     	New fishing lures, working waterproof watch, car fender, mattresses, fish net, toothpaste, foam pier float, full Gurkin pickles jar.
                WARREN     	
            WASHINGTON     	
               WATAUGA     	
                 WAYNE     	Shopping cart, most of a golf cart, ironing board, construction supplies.
                WILKES     	 
                WILSON     
                YADKIN     	Entangled: Bird and frog entangled in fishingline. Frog released alive. Street sign, 2 bike frames, traffic cone.
                YANCEY     	 
 
 
 

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