Robeson County May Day Celebrations
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 equinox and summer solstice and thus meant to celebrate spring and fertility. The celebration was brought to America and was a mainstay event on the…
Robeson County African Americans
The Norwood Tower and the Last LBJ
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 Austin’s last LBJ. Read on and find out more. This Gothic Revival office building featuring finials and gargoyles was the city’s first skyscraper. The lobby…
Down the Road – Robeson County Tobacco Warehouse
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 from around the country. So, sit back, kick up your feet and enjoy this trip down history’s road. In 1898 the firm of Caldwell and…
The Mother of Texas Cooking
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. In fact, when asked to come to University Texas her reply was “Who the hell wants to go to Texas.” She spent the next 40…
History Bites – The Driskill
Episode One takes place just after a brief breakfast at a local Austin establishment – The Driskill !
History Bites
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 that they featured Helen Corbitt’s Cheese Soup. As always, the historian in me took over and I searched for information on her and the hotel….
Carolina College
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 to build on the heritage of Maxton, it being the site of the former Floral College. Mercer was appointed financial agent and began to solicit…
Robeson County Railroads – pt 2
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 Company. The charter issued to Messrs. J.B. Wilkinson and P.A. Fore of Alma who proposed to build a railroad from Alma to Little Rock, S.C.,…