In 1917, the town of Hot Springs, North Carolina, transformed into a shared landscape of craftsmanship and culture after 2,000 German officers, sailors, and civilians carved out a community along the banks of the French Broad River.
The Afterlives of the Dead
Faced with the cruel realities of war, survivors must change their approaches to mourning. (Volume 4, Part 8)
Camp Greene
Before it was a financial center, a boomtown, a skyscraper city, Charlotte was a quiet collection of churches and cotton mills. All of that changed during World War I, when the city played host to a military training camp.
North Carolina Is The Good Road State
The story of how our roads went from muddy wagon trails to the largest state-maintained highway system in the country.
North Carolina Moonshine Gets a Modern Twist
Today’s distillers represent the latest in a long and storied history of North Carolina whiskey makers. Using the same ingredients and recipes as their predecessors, modern moonshiners are still moonshiners at heart.
Thunder Road
The heart-racing, thrill-seeking, breathtaking story of North Carolina’s favorite roller coaster.
The Battle of the Crater
The Union Army’s plan to explode a mine succeeds, but the confederate counterattack proves more deadly. (Volume 4, Part 7)
