How the wife of a literary giant became renowned in her own right as one of the nation’s preeminent dairy goat breeders in Flat Rock.
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The Unshakable Sisters of New Bern
For most of the Civil War, three sisters lived on the third floor of their New Bern house, refusing to cross paths with the Union troops occupying the property.
Ain’t That a Kick?
In the 1930s, a Craven County man invented the country’s first “self-kicking machine,” a roadside attraction that became so popular it was even visited by celebrities.
Making the Honor Roll
In 1902, African American educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown founded a groundbreaking school in Sedalia. Today, her legacy lives on.
Back in the Day: The Mother of Invention
North Carolinian Beulah Henry was hailed as the female counterpart to Thomas Edison, and has been credited with more than 100 inventions.
Back in the Day: A Whale of a Tale
In 1928, a massive carcass of a sperm whale washed ashore in Wrightsville Beach — and that was just the beginning of the trouble.
Back in the Day: An Atomic Honeymoon
How one North Carolina couple spent three nights in the bomb shelter at the Executive Mansion in 1961.
