Granville County hoisted the first official county flag in North Carolina more than 60 years ago. The popularity of county flags has been on the rise ever since.
Lew Powell’s Kingdom of Thingdom
In Chapel Hill, items that were once the stuff of everyday life in North Carolina are part of a growing collection that’s invaluable to understanding our state, its culture, and its history.
North Carolina’s Rise of Modernist Design
A landmark lecture given by Frank Lloyd Wright in Raleigh in 1950 heralded the recently formed School of Design at North Carolina State College as a driving force in modernist architecture.
Lost & Found: The Kingdom of the Happy Land
Around 150 years ago, a group of freedmen and -women established a kingdom in Henderson County that flourished, faded, then disappeared. New research is bringing the true origins of the community to light.
Fields of Honor
A historic Rose Bowl pitted Duke University against Oregon State in Durham. Then, in the dark days of World War II, those same football players — and a legendary coach — joined forces to fight for freedom.
