The Old North State Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Old North State Podcast
In our final episode, we bring you some tales from the Outer Bankers!
Sources: Island Free Press, northcarolinaghosts.com, Outer Banks Vacations, The Black Pelican
In this week's episode, we have an announcement and then we bring you the haunted Dunhill Hotel in Charlotte!
Sources: The Dunhill Hotel, The Charlotte Observer
In this week's episode, we talk about the top 10 most haunted and spooky places in Uptown Charlotte!
In this week's episode, we discuss the Battle of the Bees aka the Battle of McIntyre Farm!
Sources: NCpedia, carolana.com, allthingsliberty.com
In this week's episode, we discuss the legend of the Thirsty Skull!
Sources: Wikipedia, Town of Fremont, northcarolinaghosts.com, The-Hard-To-Believe-But-True! Book of North Carolina History, Mystery, Trivia, Legend, Lore and More! by Carole Marsh, Thirsty Skull Brewing
In this week's episode, we discuss historic preservationist an author Ruth Little!
Get to know Ruth a little bit more, buy her books, or buy her artwork at https://www.ruthlittle.com/
In this week's episode, we discuss the now-solved cold case, the boy under the billboard. Trigger warning: this case involves homicide
Sources: Wikipedia, Washington Post, WCPO, ABC11, US Bureau of Prisons, WRAL, Orange County Sheriff's Office, AP, chapelboro.com, Oxygen, tumblr, The Index-Journal
In this week's episode, we present to you all of the North Carolina references in the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things!
Sources: Stranger Things, WRAL, CNET, WFMY, ABC11, reddit.com
In this week's episode, we bring you more about Lake Norman and we close out Lake Norman Monster Week!
Sources: Wikipedia, lakenormanmonster.com, Davidson College, chs54.net
We're baaaaaack! In this week's episode, we bring you the Battleship North Carolina.
Sources: Wikipedia, Battleshipnc.com, history.navl.mil, National WWII Museum, archives.gov
In this week's episode, we talk about the Wampus Cat!
Sources: Wikipedia, NC Wildlife, The Curse of The Wampus And Other Short Spooky Stories of Piedmont North Carolina by O.C Stonestreet IV, The Charlotte Observer
In this week's episode, we bring you the hermit of Bald Mountain!
Sources: Wikipedia, US National Forest Service, Greasy Cove in Unicoi County by Pat Alderman
https://thesouthernhighlander.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/david-greer-hermit-of-bald-mountain-a-romantic-alternative-to-the-wild-man-myth/
https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/secrets-of-big-bald-mountain/article_c6d01cba-a454-5430-a7ac-15ffe61c2508.html
https://fairweatherlewis.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cloud-walks/
In this week's episode, we bring you Charlotte's very own hunted fire station, Firehouse 4!
SOURCES: The Landmark Commission, The Charlotte Observer, Ghost Stories of Charlotte Mecklenburg County: Remnants of the Past in a New South by Stephanie Burt Williams
In this week's episode, we bring you the Edenton Tea Party and the woman behind it, Penelope Barker!
SOURCES: womenshistory.org, NCpedia, Wikiedia, EHCNC, Visit Edenton, history.com, North Carolina History Project, Boston Tea Party Ship
In this week's episode, we bring you Lydia's Bridge!
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Sources: NCpedia, WFMY, finagrave.com, WRAL, northcarolinaghosts.com, Wikipedia, Saint Marks Philadelphia, hauntedplaces.org, North Carolina Ghosts & Legends by Nancy Roberts, The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings by Jan Harold Brunvand
In this week's episode, we bring you the history and preservation efforts of Old Settler's Cemetery in Uptown Charlotte!
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Sources:
http://landmarkscommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Settlers-Cemetery-SR.pdf
https://charlottenc.gov/GS/asset/LandscapeManagement/Cemeteries/Pages/OldSettlers.aspx
https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/mecklenburg-people/thomas-polk
In this week's episode, we talk about the disappearance of Leah Roberts. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Whatcom County Sheriff's Department.
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Sources: Wikipedia, WRAL, Unsolved Mysteries, Disappeared, themissingandlost.com, Reddit, unsolved.com
In this week's episode, we discuss Abraham Galloway!
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Sources: Wikipedia, NCpedia, ABC11, Time Longer than Rope: A Century of African American Activism, 1850-1950 - story by David S. Cecelski, edited by Charles M. Payne & Adam Green
In this week's episode, we bring you North Carolina's very own hidden figure, Christine Darden.
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Sources: Wikipedia, NASA, The Human Computer Project, Quanta Magazine, thehistorymakers.org, Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space by Margo Lee Shetterly
In this week's episode, we bring you the life of Dr. Selma Burke!
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Sources: NC Dept. of Cultural Resources, Our State, WFAE, Wikipedia, face2faceafrica.com, Coins and Currency: An Historical Encyclopedia by Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Selma Burke, Artist by Garnet Jackson, Women Artists of the Harlem Renaissance edited by Amy Helen Kirschke
In this week's episode, we bring you the life of André Leon Talley.
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SOURCES: Wikipedia, Vogue, New York Times, NY Post, fashionunited.com, PBS, NPR, A.L.T. by André Leon Talley
In this week's episode, we re-visit one of our favorite stories, the Battle of Cowan's Ford!
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Sources: Carolana, Wikipedia, Davidson College, News of Davidson, revolutionarywar.us, NC Markers, City of Greensboro, History Channel, battlefields.org, CAPS, WCCBTV
In this week's episode, we bring you the Second Battle of Fort Fisher!
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Sources: Wikipedia, NC Historic Sites, NC State University, battlefields.org, Harper's Weekly, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections
Happy 50th episode! We did it! In this week's episode, we bring you the first in a two part series - the First Battle of Fort Fisher!
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Sources: Wikipedia, NC State, NC Historic Sites - Fort Fisher, thomaslegion.et, NCpedia
We're baaaaaaaack! In this week's episode, we bring you the life and times (with some debunking) of Queen Charlotte, our favorite city's namesake.
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Sources: Wikipedia, royal.uk, Smithsonian Magazine, PBS, The Guardian, Washington Post, aaregistry.org, NY Post, The Critic, Mackinac Parks, Britannica, rct.uk, History Today, History Extra
In this week's episode, we bring you some North Carolina Christmas and New Years traditions!
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SOURCES: Only in Your State
In this week's episode, we bring you the history of McAdenville aka Christmas Town USA!
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SOURCES: WRAL, NCpedia, Caswell County, Pharr USA, livingplaces.com, Gaston Outside, Gaston County Library, Our State Magazine
In this week's episode, we bring you the Maco Light!
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Sources: Wikipedia, NCpedia, Our State Magazine, northcarolinaghosts.com, Port City Paranormal, Star News, Salt Magazine, The Robesonian, Ghosts I've Met by Hans Holzer, The Phantoms of Dixie by Hanz Holzer
In this week's episode, we bring you the murder of Rhonda Hinson.
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Sources: Burke County Sheriff's Department, Unsolved Mysteries, The Wilkes Record, Fox News, WBTV, www.facebook.com/rhonda.annette.hinson/
In this week's episode, we bring you Town Creek Indian Mound!
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Sources: Wikipedia, NCpedia, NC Historic Sites, Town Creek Indian Mound: A Native Legacy by Joffre Lanning Coe
In this week's episode, we talk about the code talkers of World War I.
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SOURCES: NC Dept. of Cultural Resources, National WWII Museum, Native Times, Cherokee Phoenix, American Indian Magazine, The Daily Times, Wikipedia, History Channel, worldwar1centennial.org, www.army.mil, greatwar.co.uk
In this week's episode, we bring you the Battle of Hayes Pond.
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Sources: Wikipedia, NCpedia, UNC-Pembroke, Museum of the Southeast American Indian, Indian Country Today, The Washington Post, NC Department of Cultural Resources, African American Registry, Life Magazine, The Lumbee Problem: The Making of an American Indian People by Karen Blu, The Robesonian, The Chattanooga Daily Times, The Alabama Tribune, The Charlotte Observer, The Baltimore Sun
In this week's episode, we bring you 20 haunted places in North Carolina, just in time for Halloween!
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SOURCES: Visit NC, Spectrum News, Asheville Terrors, Only In Your State, CBS 17, Queen City Ghosts, USA Today, Visit Raleigh, hauntedrooms.com, northcarolinahauntedhouses.com, Thrillist
Listener discretion is advised
In this week's episode, we bring you the story of serial killer Velma Barfield.
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Sources: Murderpedia, Wikipedia, Crime Museum, UNC-Chapel Hill Library, The Galveston Daily News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Abilene Reporter-News, Garden City Telegram
In this episode, we bring you the Bell Witch. But wait, you thought this story was from Tennessee? Well, hold on to your britches while we take you for a wild, spooky ride.
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Sources: Wikipedia, bellwitchcave.com, bellwitch.org, The Bell Witch by Sharon Schebr and Judith Schoder, Piedmont Phantoms by Daniel W. Barefoot, The Bell Witch by Brent Monahan
In this week's episode, we bring you Venus flytraps!
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SOURCES: Wikipedia, carnivorousplants.co.uk, WWAY, Washington Post, WPXI, Port City Daily, Science News, Reuters, Smithsonian Magazine, nature.org, US Fish & Wildlife, Britannica, National Wildlife Federation
In this week's episode, we bring you the history behind Stagville Plantation in Durham.
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Sources: Wikipedia, Open Durham, NCpedia, ABC 11, Historic Stagville, ncgenweb.us, exploresouthernhistory.com, WXII, UNC-Chapel Hill, greensboro.com, ncgypsy.com, Indy Week, Southern Spirit Guide
In this week's episode, we bring you the Brown Mountain Lights!
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Sources: indiancountrytoday.com, ncblueridge.com, romanticasheville.com, carolinacountry.com, weekinweird.com, wncvitalityindex.org, Wikipedia, Appalachian State University, University of Chicago, Statesville Record And Landmark, The Charlotte Observer, Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North Carolina by Randy Russell, Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena by Jerome Clark, America's Most Haunted: True Scary Places by Allan Zullo, Winston-Salem Journal
In this week's episode, we bring you the Lawson Family murders of 1929.
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Sources: Wikipedia, greensboro.com, Murderpedia, Fox 8, The Stokes News, NCDCR, NY Daily News, Strange Carolinas, WFDD, southerncalls.com, wattpad.com, Panicd, dalejyoung.com, gonzotoday.com, unmaskedhistory.com, bellaonline.com, White Christmas Bloody Christmas, The Statesville Record and Landmark, The Anniston Star, The Bartlesville Daily Enterprise, The Clarksdale Press Register, The Bee, The Elizabethton Star, The Robesonian
In this week's episode, we fill you in on the Stanly House in New Bern and the guys who lived there (and one who never left).
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Sources: NCpedia, Wikipedia, newbern.com, downtownnewbern.com, Tryon Palace, Harvard University, SAH-Archipedia, military.dailymom.com/lifestyle/holidays/ghosts-of-new-bern-nc, The Clio
In this week's episode we bring you the nightmare fuel that was the 2016 clown frenzy. What a time to be alive those two months were.
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SOURCES:
The Index-Journal, ABC News, Wikipedia, Fox 8, People, WSOC, WFMY, WNEP, ABC 7 Chicago, ABC 7 NY, WFTV, CBS News, Vice, WBTV, journalnow.com, cincinnati.com
In this week's episode, we bring you the life and times of First Lady and North Carolina native, Dolley Madison!
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SOURCES: Wikipedia, firstladies.org, whitehousehistory.org, womenshistory.org, NC Markers, NPS, battlefields.org, History Channel, thishillishome.com, constitutioncenter.org, DC Ghosts, seekghosts.blogspot.com
In this week's episode, we bring you the most feared pirate of all time, Blackbeard.
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SOURCES: Wikipedia, QAR Conservation Project, Smithsonian, History Channel, Amherst College, National Park Service, grunge.com, thewayofthepirates.com, Time, royalarmouries.org, NCPedia, northcarolinahistory.com, YouTube
In this week's episode, we bring you the story of Joan Little, the first woman to be acquitted of a murder in self-defense against a sexual assault.
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SOURCES:
Wikipedia, The Daily Tar Heel, The Robesonian, NY Times, usprisonculture.com, Crime & Social Justice, The Galveston Daily News, The High Point Enterprise, Press-Telegram, Zinn Education Project
In this week's episode, we bring you the history of Pepsi-Cola!
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SOURCES:
Wikipedia, PepsiCo, Pepsi Cares, Pepsi Brattleboro, NCPedia, Time, bestproducts.com
Ever been on the North Carolina coast and heard loud booming that couldn't be explained? In this week's episode, we break down the Seneca Guns.
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SOURCES:
Live Science, US Array, Island Life NC, WECT, Star News, WCNC, AOPA, USGS, Interesting Engineering , Beach104, Coastal Review, The Daily Star, The Military Times, Democrat & Chronicle, Town of New Madrid, Candid Slice
In this week's episode, we tell you about what swims beneath Lake Norman.
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SOURCES:
lakenormanmonster.com
WBTV
Wikipedia
WCCB
Westport Marina
cryptidz.fandom.com
charlottestories.com
National Geographic
unknownexporers.com
Destination Monstre
We're kicking off Lake Norman Monster Week and giving you a deep dive into the history of the man-made lake. Pun intended. Davidson College's archives of what's under the lake: Under Lake Norman – Davidson College Archives & Special Collections (davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org) Love CBD and Delta 8 products? Check out Queen Hemp Company at queenhempcompany.com and use code M23T1A for 15% off your order! SOURCES ourstate.com lakenormanmoster.com Visit Lake Norman brooksideexclusives.com charlottestories.com lakenorman.com Duke Energy Catawba Riverkeeper NC Historical Markers
In this week's episode, we bring you a curated list of things you'll understand if you're from North Carolina!
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In this episode, we discuss the 1961 nuclear mishap in Goldsboro
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
National Geographic
Business Insider
The Guardian
CNN
The Orange County Register
The News & Observer
ourstate.com
NPR
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/799655-mcnamara.html#document/p2/a122657
WCTI 12
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/nuclear-goldsboro-b52-crash-nc/
In this week's episode, we bring you some history on a little known island community in Columbus County.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Haiti, History, and the Gods by Joan & Colin Dayan
restorationsystems.com
Fayetteville Observer
Rocky Mount Telegram
The Wilmington Dispatch
The Daily Review
UNC Library
myreporter.com
https://jefpublications.wordpress.com/carolina-chronicles-stories-from-four-centuries-of-north-carolina-history/the-strange-legend-of-king-louis-doctor/
NC Department of Cultural & Natural Resources
Youtube
https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/previous-issues/2002-2/high-season-2002/waccamaw-river-resources/
The News & Observer
carolana.com
Trigger Warning: Suicide & Self-Harm - In this week's episode we discuss the life and death of trans youth activist, Blake Brockington.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255. For LGBTQ+ youth, The Trevor Project Lifeline is (866) 488-7386. You are loved and you are not alone.
SOURCES:
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-boy-16-commits-suicide-after-years-bullying020315/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Brockington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leelah_Alcorn
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/article16655111.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article16207409.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/health-family/article9252857.html
https://www.thetrevorproject.org
https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/2015/03/24/trans-teen-activist-homecoming-king-dies
In this week's episode, we break down the 1997 Loomis Fargo Heist.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1997_Loomis_Fargo_robbery
https://allthatsinteresting.com/loomis-fargo-heist-david-ghantt
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article176471866.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/article104506876.html
https://apnews.com/article/bc6aa496851563c77101b24158f688f5
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/02/18/the-thieves-who-couldnt-cope-with-17-million/f2086821-442a-4c74-ac7a
5625de1c4740
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loomis_(company)
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/01/30/jacksonville-man-behind-188-million-heist-out-of-prison-after-22-years/
https://greensboro.com/wife-family-of-heist-suspect-cling-to-hope/article_7132cc99-8ccb-51f0-bd50-c8de174607b5.html
The Largest Bank Robbery in U.S. History: An Imperfect Crime
In this week's episode, we discuss the tragic disappearance of Dennis Martin.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dennis_Martin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spence_Field
https://www.thesmokies.com/dennis-martin-feral-humans/
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/10/02/massive-1969-search-dennis-martin-produces-lessons-future-searches-smokies
archives/1496635002/
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2019/06/06/dennis-martin-missing-smoky-mountains-disappearance/1338089001/
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/dennis-martin-mystery-50-years-of-life-saving-lessons/51-36c9417f-e7b3-4dd3-a076-780225328f3ahttps://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf
https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/dennis-martin-50-years-later-search-and-rescue-lessons-learned/
https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/vanishing-of-boy-remains-largest-scale-hunt-for-missing-persons-in-smokies/
Www.nps.gov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
Happy Meck Dec Day! This week's episode comes to you early in honor of the 246th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the first such declaration of any civic body in the American colonies in 1775. Take that, Jefferson.
SOURCES:
https://www.meckdec.org/declaration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg_Declaration_of_Independence
https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution
https://www.ncpedia.org/sugar-creek-war
https://charlottetrailofhistory.org/
https://northcarolinagenealogy.org/mecklenburg/signers.htm
https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.1350010a/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25109813.pdf
https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/mecklenburg-declaration-independence-all-about-declaration/all-about-declaration
https://charlottemuseum.org/the-evidence-against-the-mecklenburg-declaration/
https://charlottemuseum.org/captain-jacks-ride-to-philadelphia/
https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/mecklenburg-people/ephraim-brevard
https://www.cmstory.org/tags/celebrating-mecklenburg-declaration-independence-celebration-timeline
In this week's episode, we bring you some iconic foods and products from North Carolina!
SOURCES:
17 Famous North Carolina Foods That You Don't Realize Started Here! (nctripping.com)
In this week's episode, we bring you 15 places you may recognize from famous movies because they were filmed right here in North Carolina!
SOURCES:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/nc-famous-film-locations/
https://www.visitnc.com/story/dXnE/see-sites-from-critically-acclaimed-movies-filmed-in-north-carolina
In this week's episode, we talk about the ghost ship: the Carroll A. Deering (and cats).
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_A._Deering
https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/legend-ghost-ship-carroll-deering
https://allthatsinteresting.com/carroll-a-deering
https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_00018e.htm
https://www.brindleybeach.com/blog/carroll-a-deering-a-mystery-still-unsolved/
https://www.thelog.com/snw/100-years-later-ghost-ship-with-only-a-six-toed-cat-onboard-remains-a-mystery/
https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/01/31/carroll-deering-ghost-ship
In this week's episode, we discuss everyone's favorite childhood scary story: the Devil's Tramping Ground!
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Tramping_Ground
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/devils-stomping-ground
https://www.ncpedia.org/devils-tramping-ground
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/devils-tramping-ground/
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/devils-tramping-ground/scary-truth/
https://www.wral.com/no-human-knows-devil-s-tramping-ground-legend-predates-founding-of-the-united-states/19329211/ https://greensboro.com/my-night-with-the-devil-a-reporter-makes-it-back-from-a-night-on-the/article_7b0d519b-d37e-5d86-91f9-9b6a1e85feb2.html
https://www.ranker.com/list/devils-tramping-ground-history/zach-seemayer
http://www.ncghostguide.byethost12.com/devil.htm?i=1
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/devils-tramping-ground-nc/
In this week's episode, we give you the fascinating lives of the conjoined twins, Chang & Eng Bunker.
SOURCES:
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/chang-and-eng-bunker-1811-1874
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker
http://memento.muttermuseum.org/detail/death-cast-of-chang-eng-bunker
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/bunker-eng-and-chang
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/calloway-james
https://nypost.com/2014/11/01/the-sex-lives-of-siamese-twins/
https://library.unc.edu/wilson/gallery/twins/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samut_Songkhram_Province
Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins by Yunte Hunag, 2018
https://blueridgecountry.com/archive/favorites/a-hyphenated-life/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/P-T-Barnum#ref292150
https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archive/exhibit/chang/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-the-demise-of-chang-and-eng
https://pinestrawmag.com/chang-and-eng/
https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/eng-and-chang-bunker-1811-1874/
In this week's episode, we give you the Bladenboro Fire Poltergeist and the Beast of Bladenboro!
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_Bladenboro
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/beast-bladenboro/scary-truth/
https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2019/10/20/the-beast-of-bladenboro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladenboro,_North_Carolina
https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20061029/News/605129891/WM
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Vampire_Beast
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/beast-of-bladenboro-nc/
http://www.boosttheboro.org/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/north-carolinas-1932-series-of-spontaneous-combustions-is-still-unsolved
https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/solving_the_1932_bladenboro_fire-poltergeist_case/
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Santer
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/06/the-vampire-of-bladenboro/
https://www.ncpedia.org/carolina-panther
https://www.wral.com/abandoned-town-monster-beneath-nc-lake-6-eerie-legends-with-real-historic-roots-in-nc/19351942/
https://www.ranker.com/list/beast-of-bladenboro-legend/laura-allan
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5n8max/the_fire_poltergeist_of_bladenboro/
In this episode, we bring you a brief synopsis into the state's brewing history as well as our personal stories involving NC beers! Cheers yall!
SOURCES:
https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/blog/north-carolinas-first-craft-brewery
https://www.ncbeer.org/consumer/ncbeer_month.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewing_in_North_Carolina
https://www.ncpedia.org/beer-and-breweries
https://www.ncpedia.org/culture/food/beer
https://www.weepingradish.com/about/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystoller/2019/10/16/breweries-of-all-shapes-sizes-make-north-carolina-a-craft-beer-mecca/?sh=5b8ffeae890e
http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wellcraftednc/essays/breweries_bethabara.aspx
https://www.americancraftbeer.com/state-american-craft-beer-north-carolina/
Craft Freedom et al v. State of North Carolina, 2017
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2020/09/03/north-carolina-craft-breweries-adapt-through-coronavirus-pandemic
https://www.outsideonline.com/2420904/covid-alcohol-endurance-athletes
https://highlandbrewing.com/our-history
https://journalnow.com/winstonsalemmonthly/crafting-history-historic-w-s-breweries/article_0913170a-3797-11e8-948a-0b7950d5b6ce.html
In this episode, we bring you everything you never knew about the (first) Battle of New Bern (1862).
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Bern
https://www.battlefields.org/glossary-civil-war-terms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside%27s_North_Carolina_Expedition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bern_Battlefield_Site
https://historicsites.nc.gov/resources/north-carolina-civil-war/road-secession#:~:text=North%20Carolina%20waited%20longer%20than,Union%20and%20join%20the%20Confederacy.&text=North%20Carolina%20seceded%20from%20the,in%20the%20Civil%20War%20began.
https://www.ncpedia.org/civilwar/installations/forts
https://newbernhistorical.org/discover/battle-of-new-bern/
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/new-bern
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Charlotte_Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_O%27Bryan_Branch
https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/03/14/gen-ambrose-burnside-and-the-fall-of-new-bern-1862
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=CC-1
https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/16911#details
https://www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com/the-battle-of-new-bern.html
https://www.history.com/news/remembering-the-battle-of-new-bern-on-its-150th-anniversary
https://military.dailymom.com/lifestyle/holidays/ghosts-of-new-bern-nc/
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/96673/ghosts-haunt-new-bern-historic-city-offers-two-ghosts-tours-halloween
In this episode, we discuss the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC!
SOURCES:
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/property-details/history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omni_Grove_Park_Inn
https://www.ncpedia.org/grove-park-inn
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/pink-lady-grove-park-inn/
https://www.hauntedrooms.com/north-carolina/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/grove-park-inn-asheville
https://the-line-up.com/the-pink-lady
https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/the-omni-grove-park-inn/history.php
https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article86424.html
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/asheville/gro.htm
https://grovearcade.com/timeline/groves-tasteless-chill-tonic/
In this episode, we discuss an anomaly in the pirate world - female pirates! Anne Bonny and Mary Reed! I wouldn't want to come across them in a dark alley at night.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Read
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/anne-bonny/
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/mary-read/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/if-theres-a-man-among-ye-the-tale-of-pirate-queens-anne-bonny-and-mary-read-45576461/
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/the-true-and-false-stories-of-anne-bonny-pirate-woman-of-the-caribbean/article_e7fc1e2c-101d-11e8-90b7-9fdf20ba62f8.html
In this week's episode, we discuss Henry Louis Wallace aka The Charlotte Strangler aka The Taco Bell Strangler. Trigger Warning This episode is about a serial killer and his heinous crimes.
SOURCES:
Bad Henry on ID
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Louis_Wallace
https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article215224890.html
http://momocares.org/backgroundstory/
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/woman-claims-accused-serial-killer-assaulted-her-2/113651143/
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2019/10/22/comparing-charlotte-crime-rates--1993-vs--2019
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/tashonda-bethea-t1042.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19447842/shawna-denise-hawk
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/thread-3-audrey-spain-t1069.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8340959/valencia-michele-jumper
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/michelle-stinson-murder-t1063.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19444283/betty-jean-baucom
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/thread-8-betty-jean-baucum-t1024.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19366438/brandi-june-henderson
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/thread-9-debra-ann-slaughter-t1054.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71468048/debra-ann-slaughter
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115755527/vanessa-mack
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8340954/caroline-love
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/angelsresort/thread-2-caroline-love-t1070.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article213780264.html
http://www.crimemagazine.com/serial-killer-cops-ignored-henry-louis-wallace-murders
In this episode, we dive into some of the history of Johnson C. Smith University!
This week's cold case is Emma Mae Terry. For more information, please visit the NC SBI Cold Case website.
SOURCES:
https://qcnerve.com/the-black-history-of-charlotte-part-1/
https://www.jcsu.edu/about/our_university/history/
https://www.jcsu.edu/happenings/events/founders-week/history-of-the-university
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/johnson-c-smith-university-1867/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Sanders
https://hbcuconnect.com/colleges/45/johnson-c-smith-university
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_University
In this episode, we talk about the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone.
This week's cold case is Ray Anthony Suggs. For more information please visit the NC SBI Cold Case website.
SOURCES:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/raised-voice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone
https://www.ninasimone.com/
https://savingplaces.org/places/ninasimone?gclid=CjwKCAiAr6-ABhAfEiwADO4sfanEcru-pNfAvSFHX6oXAG-WSbtKI1NYF_7sn0kb3tEnRDRARjfCvxoC0rcQAvD_BwE#.YAxB0uhKjIU
In this episode, we discuss Durham's Black Wall Street at the turn of the century.
Today's cold case is missing person Asha Degree. For more information, please visit the NCSBI Cold Case website.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wall_Street_(Durham,_North_Carolina)
https://www.wunc.org/post/past-present-and-future-durham-s-black-wall-street
https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/durhams-black-wall-street
https://raltoday.6amcity.com/durhams-black-wall-street/
https://localwiki.org/durham/Black_Wall_Street/Historic_Parrish_Street
https://www.discoverdurham.com/blog/durham-history-black-owned-business/
https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article213551989.html
https://today.duke.edu/2007/01/parrish.html
https://abc11.com/mf-bank-black-wall-street-north-carolina-mutual-life-insurance-company-nc/5970000/
In this episode, we discuss the Greensboro Sit-Ins of February 1960.
Our cold case for the episode is Taneka Michelle Butler. Information regarding her murder can be found on the NCSBI Cold Case website.
Sources for today's episode:
https://qcnerve.com/the-black-history-of-charlotte-women-of-the-charlotte-sit-ins/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins
https://www.ncpedia.org/greensboro-sit-ins
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/lessons-worth-learning-moment-greensboro-four-sat-down-lunch-counter-180974087/
https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/greensboro-lunch-counter
In this episode, we discuss Reed Gold Mine, where the United States gold rush began!
Sources:
https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/reed-gold-mine
https://www.visitnc.com/listing/4z2F/reed-gold-mine
https://www.ncpedia.org/reed-gold-mine
https://www.ncpedia.org/industry/gold-rush
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-people/article236281688.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Gold_Mine
https://www.northcarolinahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/reed-gold-mine.html
http://www.southernspiritguide.org/reed-gold-mine-newsbyte/
https://www.wbtv.com/story/14697217/ghost-spotted-in-reed-gold-mine/
This episode we're bringing you on a deep dive into General William Lee Davidson and the Battle of Cowan's Ford. Hear some great history and Melanie tell her story about a really cool ghost.
SOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowan%27s_Ford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lee_Davidson
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/davidson-william-lee
https://davidsonjournal.davidson.edu/2012/07/we-are-family/
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriot_leaders_nc_william_lee_davidson.html
https://newsofdavidson.org/2018/10/11/9192/william-lee-davidson/
https://revolutionarywar.us/year-1781/battle-cowans-ford/
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=L-22
https://greensboro.com/home-at-last-revolutionary-war-officers-wallet-back-in-n-c/article_41b52a82-400e-5a25-abf3-89183560ed87.html
This episode we discuss the history behind the name "Tar Heel" and where exactly UNC's mascot Rameses came from.
Sources for today's episode include:
https://alumni.unc.edu/what-is-a-tar-heel/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel
https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/06/02/civil-war-origins-of-tar-heel
https://ncpedia.org/tar-heel
https://www.southerncultures.org/article/why-north-carolinians-are-tar-heels-a-new-explanation/
https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/2020/07/15/does-uncs-tar-heels-name-celebrate-confederacy-some-think-its-time-for-change/112257808/
http://www.mrtarheel.com/tarheelorigin.html
https://museum.unc.edu/faqs
https://www.ncpedia.org/name-carolina-and-nicknames-old