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Best-Kept Secrets in the Triangle: Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail

Take a walk through Hillsborough history on one of NASCAR’s original dirt racetracks, where racing legends including Richard Petty and Junior Johnson competed in front of thousands.

by K McKay
Best-Kept Secrets in the Triad: Körner's Folly
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Best-Kept Secrets in the Triad: Körner’s Folly

Körner’s Folly is an extravagant time capsule into Victorian life, where new secrets are uncovered each visit whether it’s your first or your tenth.

by K McKay
Local Landmark: New Bern's Bayard Wootten House
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Local Landmark: New Bern’s Bayard Wootten House

In a clapboard house on East Front Street, a pioneering female photographer began a distinguished career, one that included taking aerial shots from a Wright brothers plane.

by Louise Jarvis Flynn
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The Restoration of Grimesland Plantation

One man’s efforts to save a local landmark resulted in the restoration of one of Pitt County’s most historic structures.

by Susan Stafford Kelly

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