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Heirloom Tomatoes
Derrick Gunter and Radiator Charlie Knew a Good Thing When They Saw It
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An Unexpected Treasure Hunt
A trove of Civil War letters reveals a couple’s fears, frustration, and love
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How a Mule Kick Killed 8 People
A little store on a road that leads to Edgefield, SC, holds deep, dark secrets.
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Cassette Music Memories
‘Of all the decades that make up my life, I treasure the 1980s the most’
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The Forgotten Rain Porch
This freestanding architectural feature is known to some as a “Carolina porch"
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Unearthed: Seagrove Pottery
Halfway between Charlotte and Raleigh you’ll find an esteemed community of artists who carry on a pottery tradition that dates to the 1700s
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The Elixir of Life as Therapy
Healing Springs, Mineral Springs, and Hot Springs
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The Bennett Place Surrender
It happened 160 years ago under a flag of truce at a modest North Carolina farmhouse
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The Blue Ridge Heritage Project
Honoring the Children of Shenandoah
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The Tunnel to Nowhere
Explore this Great Smoky Mountain National Park secret
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Sleeping Beneath Seashells
Shell-covered graves are out there ... You’ll find them in a place called obscurity somewhere down a backroad
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A Country Club Like No Other
In the middle of nowhere but close to everywhere
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