In a town where everyone seems to have big ideas, the success of a local currency shows the value in working together to make them happen.
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Where Sand Meets Sky: Jockey’s Ridge
The Outer Banks’ Jockey’s Ridge, the East Coast’s largest sand dune, is a force of nature that never stops changing and never ceases to envelop those in its path.
The Sweet Potato Band
A group climbs the charts and carries the state vegetable’s good name with it on the way.
Preservation Villages: Old Salem Graveyard
We remember who came before us and what they did and where they lived. We respect our past, and we preserve it. We recognize those who spend their time restoring our heritage. In Old Salem, archaeologists bring respect to 131 lost graves.
How One Hickory Man Preserved an 1800s Ghost Town
We remember who came before us and what they did and where they lived. We respect our past, and we preserve it. We recognize those who spend their time restoring our heritage. In Hickory, a man builds a village.
Preservation Villages: Corolla Village
We remember who came before us and what they did and where they lived. We respect our past, and we preserve it. In Corolla, a woman gives the town its own schoolhouse again.
The North Carolina Arboretum
A century ago, America’s premier landscape architect designed the state’s first arboretum. Today, on top of a mountain in Asheville, we have our own nature conservatory where every plant is fixed with a purpose — just like he wanted.
