In 1893, the Rocky Mount depot was built by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. The Atlantic Coast Line rebuilt it in 1912, and again in 1916.
Since restoration was completed in 2000, passengers wait for eight daily trains in an airy lobby under skylights and antique lamps, or peruse exhibits of famous people who passed through Rocky Mount, like author Jack Kerouac.
To commemorate our 90th anniversary, we’ve compiled a time line that highlights the stories, contributors, and themes that have shaped this magazine — and your view of the Old North State — using nine decades of our own words.
From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.
Us? An icon? Well, after 90 years and more than 2,000 issues celebrating North Carolina from mountains to coast, we hope you’ll agree that we’ve earned the title.
After nearly a century — or just a couple of years — these seafood restaurants have become coastal icons, the places we know, love, and return to again and again.
