From the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the Greensboro Four sit-in, the disappearance of the Lost Colony to the construction of Biltmore Estate, history happens here in North Carolina. These kinds of stories from North Carolina’s history are abundant, surprising, and revolutionary.
That’s why we’re introducing a new weekly email newsletter in 2017 that features one stunning story from our state’s history from that week’s past. Sign up below to begin receiving this email each Monday. Let’s get to exploring.
In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
