A North Carolina Miscellany
Abandoned NC started out in 2003 as a way to display photos of abandoned buildings from “urban exploring” around North Carolina.
Today you’ll also find folklore, history articles, collected ephemera, and anything else from the Old North State that piques my interest.
Mr. Montgomery’s Bad Day
History is full of close calls that you never hear about. Days or events that could have completely changed the course of our lives and our communities but for some…
Mozelle Beam: It Happened In Iredell
Mozelle Payne was born in Georgia to James Franklin and Martha Louise (Fowler) Payne in 1898. Beyond that, I can’t tell you much about her early life in Georgia. She…
The Nude Rider of Mount Airy
Mount Airy, North Carolina is known for a lot of things. Foremost in my mind, it’s been the site of a massive granite quarry for over 160 years. A quarry…
Tales From Ringfire Mountain
On the north end of the little community of Osbornville in Wilkes county, between Somers Road and Dugger Creek stands a modest little mountain. Despite rising to only 1400 feet…
Saving the invisible.
For my first post of 2024, I want to draw attention to another NC blogger and specifically her quest to save an important historic property in North Carolina.
The Colored School
This “colored school” served as an elementary and high school for decades in the community where it is located.I’ve found a little bit of information that gives us an idea…
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