Step into the shadows with historian Blake Tyner for a chilling stroll through Lumberton’s most haunted tales! Prepare to be captivated by the dark back stories of murder, crime, and mayhem that still echo through the streets. Saturday, October 26, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm During the Hogtoberfest (for more information about Hogtober) Free…
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Dark Waters of the Lumber River Preserved in Poems
It doesn’t matter if you call it Drowning Creek, Lumber River or the Old Lumbee the dark waters that wind through Moore, Scotland and Robeson Counties draws you in almost hypnotizing you. In the early years of the county the river served as a highway for commerce. Trees harvested in the county were rafted down…
Dark Waters of the Lumber River Bring Pleasure
Dark Waters of the Lumber River Bring Pleasure The dark swift waters that wind through southern North Carolina like a black velvet ribbon have gone by many names – Lumbee, Drowning Creek and the Lumber River. It travels from Scotland and Hoke counties into Robeson and Columbus counties before merging into the Pee Dee River….
The Winds of Hurricane Hazel Brought Destruction and Death
Hurricanes have always plagued the coast of the Carolinas even before the first successful English settlement. In Jay Barnes’s book North Carolina’s Hurricane History, we find that in 1526 Lucas de Ayllón led a large Spanish expedition in search of gold along the Cape Fear. It is believed that the ship was wrecked near Bald…
CHARLES NORFLEET HUNTER- ROBESON COUNTY EARLY BLACK EDUCATOR
{Writer’s Note: Retold from Hunter’s words as found in his book “Negro Life in North Carolina with My Recollections”.} While doing some research in Duke University’s archives, I stumbled across a mention of Charles Norfleet Hunter’s teaching in Shoe Heel (modern day Maxton). Pouring over the letters, scrapbooks and newspaper articles in the Charles N….
North Carolina and Robeson County In Flight
There was one thing that connected Lumberton’s Ida Van Smith to Orville and Wilber Wright, and that was the desire to fly – to soar with the birds. From the time Ida was about 3 in 1920, her desire grew as she watched the science of flight unfold after its historic beginning in her North…
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…
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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…