Hidden in the Hills
Some of Western North Carolina’s “rockhounds” are mining for rubies and emeralds. Others dig for something deeper.
Fayetteville Videographer Loses Appeal of Pirate Ship Lawsuit
Rick Allen of Nautilus Productions sued North Carolina, alleging it misused his photos and videos of Blackbeard’s sunken pirate ship.
The Most Elite Real Estate in Winston-Salem Is for the Dead
Salem Cemetery is the final resting place of many of the city’s best-known families.
Getting Ghosted With Onlyphantoms
Missing mugs, cold gusts of air, and a strange smoky smell: Why I turned to these North Carolina ghost hunters.
Supporters Rally Behind Fort Bragg’s 82nd Airborne Museum
The Army has not publicly confirmed which museums will be closed, but local leaders worry it will be on the chopping block.
Rallying for the Rails
A project evaluating new intercity passenger rail lines across North Carolina is igniting new passion for an old form of transportation.
‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’
An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.
More History Coverage
Battle on the Bridge at the USS NC
A lawsuit alleges tensions over leadership and work culture are plaguing the beloved USS North Carolina.
North Carolina’s Deadliest Industrial Accident, 100 Years On
A century after underground explosions killed at least 53 people, a community commemorates the state’s ‘forgotten’ mining history.
Postmark Greensboro: The King Cotton Hotel
A vacant plot of land in the center of downtown Greensboro holds decades of history and untold potential.
The Long Journey To Preserve Black History in Greensboro
An effort to commemorate a neighborhood steeped in Black history finally pays off.
Fayetteville Museum Aims to Right the Record on Civil War History
The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction looks to tell “the truth with all its blemishes.”
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