By Paula R. Stiles Some of the oldest and scariest tales in North Carolina are about witches. Witchcraft is found in every culture of the world and NC has stories from all over the Old […]
From Stede Bonnet to Blackbeard himself, people have long been fascinated with pirates, which are part of North Carolina history. Who were they? Where did they live? What did they wear? How did they become […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor A historical film based on a Franklin County, North Carolina woman’s royal family in India, is set for release in New York City and Los Angeles, California cinemas this year. Yadvi […]
Explorer 1: The Beginning of American Space Science Sixty years ago next week, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier […]
Library’s First Historian Publishes Illustrated History of Oldest Federal Cultural Institution A new book from Library of Congress Historian John Y. Cole, America’s Greatest Library: An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress, tells the […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor You hear it on the radio throughout the holiday season, in stores while you shop for gifts, and blaring from parade floats. The song, “Here Comes Santa Claus” started with a […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor A hop, skip, and a jump from Wilson NC’s Barton College and close to the Western Sizzlin’ you’ll find 503 Vance Street, a row of colonial townhouses called the Anderson Apartments. The apartments and […]
Cooler winter days give great weather for walking around Perry’s Mill, established in 1778 — back in the early days of this country and soon after signing of the Declaration of Independence! This 200+ year […]
By Kathy Cockrell, Contributing Author Bunn NC, located at the intersection of NC Highways 98 and 39 in southeastern Franklin County, is a small town with a fascinating history stretching over two centuries. Historical records […]
It’s just after the turn of the century — the twentieth century, that is. The year is 1907 and a carriage shop has just opened at 222 Tarboro Street West in Wilson, North Carolina. Horses and mules draw wagons […]
Driving down Route 97 outside Zebulon, North Carolina, a roadside sign announces the Bennett Bunn Plantation. The plantation’s historic, Federal-architecture house was built by Bennett Bunn in 1833 on inherited family land, and was listed […]
North Carolina residents and visitors alike may explore a variety of historical locations throughout Eastern NC and across the state. One such historic site dedicated to North Carolina’s Native American heritage is Town Creek Indian Mound. Archaeologists have worked […]
Rocky Mount Station — actually named the Helen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station — was originally built and opened in 1893. Over the years, the station has been part of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, the […]
Native Americans resided across the North Carolina area long before the settlers came. Starting with the first European arrivals in the 16th century, the tumultuous history of NC contains a mix of interactions that led to high cultural and […]
North Carolina is a broad state that offers everything from the beaches to the mountains and lots of interesting things in between. So if you ever decide to hop onto I-40 and head west just […]
Drive a little more than two hours from Wilson, Rocky Mount, or Zebulon to Atlantic Beach. Then, make a left and drive up East Fort Macon Road until you run out of road. You’ll be at Fort […]
Located a few miles away from Bennett NC and Harper’s Crossroads NC, is a small piece of land known as the Devil’s Tramping Ground. All that is visible is a barren circle in the forest, a bit […]
Passing through Zebulon, North Carolina, on Gannon Avenue, you might see the large, retro sign for Devil Dog Dungarees along the road. The sign is a reminder of North Carolina’s textile industry history and of manufacturing in Zebulon. The Devil Dog Dungarees factory opened around 1954. […]
Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) was a politician with the Democratic Party, Congressman Cooley represented the Fourth Congressional district of NC from the mid-1930s through 1967. He served as Chairman of the US House Committee on Agriculture from 1949 to […]
The North Carolina Baseball Museum includes over 3300 square feet of Baseball memorabilia related to the game and players across North Carolina. Memorabilia represents ball players including Catfish Hunter, Hoyt Wilhelm, Gaylord Perry, Enos Slaughter, Rick Ferrell, and […]
Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum is located at 1202 Nash Street, in Wilson North Carolina. The Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House museum features cultural artifacts relating to the history of African Americans in, and their contributions to development of, Wilson. […]
Topic: “The Americas – Lands of the Shemitic Negroes” Contributed by Manaka Ashahnayahu A special lecture is planned on the topic, “The Americas – Lands of the Shemitic Negroes.” This topic will be presented on two separate dates by Lecturer/Ourstorian, Monica […]
The US National Park Service Awards $2.8 Million in Grants to Preserve and Interpret World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites Released by Jeremy Barnum National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis yesterday announced $2.8 million […]
Added to the National Register Of Historic Places in 1979, the Nash County Courthouse in Nashville, North Carolina, has stood for over 100 years. It functions as a courthouse, since 1900. A beautiful example of Colonial Revival […]
Atkinson Milling Company features a grist mill built in 1757, and is a rare water powered grist mill operating in the Five County Area. The company is based at 95 Atkinson Mill Road, Selma NC. The mill building as it is now […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Disappointment. That is the feeling of many in Franklin County following the destruction of public records due to mold contamination. As more details come out, there may be more finger-pointing and […]
Lion’s Club Park Open in Franklin County Franklin County constructed a park starting in 2010 that is open and available for play. The park opened in 2012. It has plenty of space, and could certainly fit more […]
(April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986) Many of us remember January 28, 1986 well. We watched on TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger destructed after liftoff. Some residents of North Carolina knew that one of […]
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