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The Russell Rosenwald School

A community saves a legendary African-American schoolhouse.

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Lake Lure Flowering Bridge

A gateway to somewhere beautiful

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Goat milk soap

Photography by Ashley Fetner

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Swashbuckling in Greenville

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Bennett Place

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100+ Years of Progress Show

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The Bell Island Fishing Pier

New life for a pier where fishing has been a tradition for generations.

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Stanly County’s First Doctor

Photography by Ashley Fetner

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The Mysterious Brown Mountain Lights

There’s no explanation of why you see lights in these mountains at night

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Still natural after all these years

50 years later, Sunset Beach still likes things the way they are

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In the Movies

North Carolina scenes share the movie spotlight

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The Derby General Store and Farm Stand

Photography by Ashley Fetner

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A beloved steam locomotive comes home

The public can ride New Hope Valley Railway on the first Sunday of each month, starting in April

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Carolina Adventures

A Gold Country Adventure

Gold and more await you in the Piedmont foothills

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A Surry County Getaway

This Yadkin Valley region offers an escape from the every day

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Cameron & Carthage

These neighboring Moore County towns offer antiques, intriguing history, BBQ and more

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Hot Springs, Marshall and Mars Hill

Scenic mountain towns in Madison County that soothe and excite

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Retracing Potter’s Raid

A trip through eastern North Carolina countryside that is ever so peaceful 150 years later

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Yesteryear in Duplin County

Life among the rural rich and famous, as well as the regular people of Duplin County

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Torpedoed!

How Ocracoke learned that one of its own went down with his ship off North Carolina’s coast during World War II