John Willis, referred to as the Father of Lumberton, was born in 1756 to Daniel Willis and Elizabeth Moore. His parents settled on Saddletree Swamp in what was at that…
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Today is May 1st known to most all Southerners has May Day. The tradition of May Day goes back centuries to a pagan celebration marking the midpoint between the spring…
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Robeson County African Americans
by admin February 24, 2019Robeson County African Americans This is a brief look of some of the African Americans that played a large role in the history of Robeson County. The stories and photographs…
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Happy Tuesday from downtown Austin. I am standing in front of my favorite Austin buildings – The Norwood Tower. Besides being a beautiful building, it is also home to the…
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Hello, I am Blake Tyner and welcome to the first episode of Down The Road. This new series, Down the Road, is going to be looking at aspects of history…
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Helen Corbitt – The Mother of Texas Cooking Corbitt’s Legacy Helen Corbitt may have been a native of New York and at first fought the idea of moving to Texas.…
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Episode One takes place just after a brief breakfast at a local Austin establishment – The Driskill !
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History Bites starts with delicious food with an added dash of history. This project came about as we were having brunch at the Driskill Hotel. We saw on the menu…
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Carolina College The Reverend S.E. Mercer discussed the idea of a Methodist college for women at an October 1906 meeting of. Several locations were considered but the final vote was…
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Maxton, Alma & Southbound Railroad The Maxton, Alma & Southbound Railroad Company history extends back to March 1881 when the North Carolina legislature incorporated the Alma and Little Rock Railroad…