A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

Hidden History: This series tells the little-known stories of our state, featuring documentary-style videos with archival footage of the anecdotes, artifacts, and quirky ephemera that pepper the backs of North Carolinians’

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

Hidden History: This series tells the little-known stories of our state, featuring documentary-style videos with archival footage of the anecdotes, artifacts, and quirky ephemera that pepper the backs of North Carolinians’

Modernist Architecture in North Carolina

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Henry Kamphoefner's house in Raleigh

Hidden History: This series tells the little-known stories of our state, featuring documentary-style videos with archival footage of the anecdotes, artifacts, and quirky ephemera that pepper the backs of North Carolinians’ memory banks. Click here to read the story from our March 2025 issue.


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This story was published on Feb 18, 2025

Brad Campbell

Brad Campbell is an award-winning creative director, a feature writer, and the winner of multiple Moth StorySLAM competitions.