For generations, shove poles have helped boaters navigate the shallow waters of Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico sounds.
On the Path to Freedom
A historian traveled thousands of miles around our state on a quest to compile stories of the American Revolution. In North Carolina, that history lives all around us — even if we can’t see it.
Cloaked in Meaning
In Iredell County, Fort Dobbs State Historic Site provides a window into pre-Revolutionary War life at the edge of North Carolina’s western frontier.
Hidden History: Fort Dobbs
In Statesville, pre-Revolutionary War life is interpreted and shared by volunteers at one of North Carolina’s state historic sites.
Hidden History: Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway
In the heart of North Carolina, the state’s largest privately owned short-line railway is rekindling an appreciation for “slow travel” with a glittering fleet of restored train cars.
Sleeping Beauties
In Candor, the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway is reawakening an appreciation for railroads and “slow travel” with a glittering fleet of restored train cars.
Hidden History: U.S. Navy B-1 Band
In 1942 at UNC Chapel Hill, young musicians marched into history as the Navy’s first all-Black unit band.
