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[Note: Parts of this story first appeared in Michael’s Soapbox column in The Nashville Graphic] I’ve gathered up some good old North Carolina legends. Most of us have heard about the Maco Light, the Brown Mountain Lights and the Devil’s Trampling Ground; locals know The Trestle in Momeyer. Hopefully, this week I’ve got some stories…
[Note: Parts of this story first appeared in Michael’s Soapbox column in The Nashville Graphic] With Halloween approaching, it is a good time to think about scary stories. What’s interesting is that it is not just American culture that has folktales and urban legends that have been around so long people view them as true,…
Politics are rough these days, but 17th century England was no cakewalk. Sir Walter Raleigh, an important figure in North Carolina history, upset the wrong people and it resulted in his untimely death on October 29, 1618. Raleigh was a soldier, explorer, and author and gained significant political power during the reign of Queen Elizabeth,…