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History

19 Hidden Treasures at North Carolina’s Universities

These places are the stewards of some very special items: Doc Watson’s first recording, the desk Virginia Woolf used to redefine the novel, and Elisha Mitchell’s pocket watch are just some of the cherished pieces that teach us about our state’s history and the people who preserve it.

by Chloe Klingstedt
Music

23 North Carolina Christmas Songs to Get You in the Holiday Spirit

Want to get into the holiday spirit in the most North Carolina way possible? Here’s an Our State-curated playlist of Christmas songs that come from the Land of the Long Leaf Pine.

by Our State Editors
History

Six Degrees of Andy Griffith

Our state's Everyman brought the charms of small-town North Carolina to Hollywood and, eventually, the whole world.

by Bill Hayes
History

Andy Griffith: “What It Was, Was Football”

Sixty years ago Andy Griffith got his big break in show business thanks to football — but not as a player, or even as a fan.

by Our State Staff
June 2010

Visions of Beauty

One of the state’s preeminent garden designers, Greensboro’s Chip Callaway lays out luxurious beds of leafiness throughout the East Coast.

by Maria Johnson

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