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.
Hurricane Katrina, a year later.
Through the circumstances of life, I found myself in Mississippi during August, 2006, a year to the day after hurricane Katrina. While there I tried to comprehend just what hadContinue reading “Hurricane Katrina, a year later.”
Lewis Cemetery
This cemetery is well hidden and poorly cared for. It’s a shame, because the graves represent some of Iredell county’s earliest settlers. Many of the people here died in NorthContinue reading “Lewis Cemetery”
Hang your head, Tom Dooley
Although probably not even the worst or most lurid murder to ever take place in Wilkes county, it sure is the most well known. On this day, 155 years back,Continue reading “Hang your head, Tom Dooley”
30 Years Ago…
The 12th of this month was the 30th anniversary of the release of a little known but much loved horror movie called “The Boneyard“. The majority of the movie wasContinue reading “30 Years Ago…”
Statesville’s Piedmont Test Farm
Agricultural experiment stations aren’t as publicly visible as they once were—as people in the south have moved away from farming as a career and a way of life, the servicesContinue reading “Statesville’s Piedmont Test Farm”
Why did the bridge of Siloam fall?
Monday, February 3rd, 1975James C Venable, a real estate agent from the Winston Salem area is driving his white Ford Thunderbird down Siloam Rd near the town of Siloam, NC.Continue reading “Why did the bridge of Siloam fall?”
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