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Category: North Carolina

Meeting her was the reason he drove all the way down there

Jim had heard a lot about Helen in his letters from Margaret. Meeting her was part of the reason he drove all the way down there in a $75 car!

workman at quarry dwarfed by huge wall of granite behind him

November 9, 2016 Granite quarrying / North Carolina

The largest open surface granite quarry in the world

Mt. Airy, NC was ‘the granite city’ long before it became known as Andy Griffith’s Mayberry. The quarry can be seen by astronauts from space!

Overmountain Victory Trail Association fire a volley from their flintlock muskets at Rocky Mount State Historic Site

October 7, 2016 North Carolina / Revolutionary War

Overmountain Men Re-enactors bring King’s Mountain to life

“Our desire is to keep the story alive on what these men did back in 1780,” says Overmountain Victory Trail Association president Alan Bowen.

September 14, 2016 Child rearing / Family life / Newspaper / North Carolina

Gertrude a la September Morn

That’s the exact caption of this photo, and while the caption dwells in specifics, the photo itself captures a universal moment that most any parent can respond to.

compilation of mcdowell county schools around catawba falls

July 18, 2016 Educators/teachers / North Carolina

We thought a switch was good for everything but the toothache — part 2

Daintry Allison was 25 years old in 1921, when these photos of McDowell County schools were taken. Her school would’ve looked quite similar.

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