A North Carolina Miscellany
Abandoned NC started out in 2003 as a way to display photos of abandoned buildings from “urban exploring” around North Carolina.
Today you’ll also find folklore, history articles, collected ephemera, and anything else from the Old North State that piques my interest.
Sources relating to Clio
I’ll try to include as much as I can relating to my search for Clio here. These will be in no particular order. Also, see O.C Stonestreet’s column “The demiseContinue reading “Sources relating to Clio”
Clio Presbyterian Church
This church was founded in 1879 and closed down by it’s presbyter in 2011. If you would like to know more about it and the former community of Clio itContinue reading “Clio Presbyterian Church”
Clio, North Carolina
It’s only fitting that this story is about a place called “Clio”. If any of you reading this are students of or familiar with Greek mythology, you might know ClioContinue reading “Clio, North Carolina”
The 130th Anniversary of the Bostian Bridge Train Wreck.
A grim anniversary today, as 130 years ago one of Statesville’s worst disasters was playing out. Early in the morning of August 27th, 1891, just outside of Statesville proper, aContinue reading “The 130th Anniversary of the Bostian Bridge Train Wreck.”
Rosy Retrospection
When looking at the past, it’s easy to see things through the filter of nostalgia- sometimes even if we’re looking at a time period when we weren’t alive. Surely I’veContinue reading “Rosy Retrospection”
The Boneyard – The Movie Filmed At Davis Hospital
During the winter of 1989, one of the hospitals most notable post-mortem identities was taking shape, and it became the set for a small horror movie. While at least oneContinue reading “The Boneyard – The Movie Filmed At Davis Hospital”
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