The results are in…and the Blue Ridge Parkway is North Carolina’s top natural wonder according to Land For Tomorrow’s recent contest. Read more about it at: Blue Ridge Parkway is N.C.’s top natural wonder
Archive for May 19th, 2010
North Carolina’s Top Natural Wonder
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Named “Areas” At UNC?
Posted in Tar Heelia on May 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
UNC Trivia questions…. 1. What is the grassy area between Stacy, Everett, Lewis, Graham, and Aycock Dormitories called? 2. How about the grassy area between Ruffin, Mangum, Manly, and Grimes Dormitories? 3. How about the grassy area between Manning, Murphey, and Saunders Halls?
3-ton statue weighs in for Meck Dec
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged captain james jack, charlotte, equestrian statues, greensboro, mecklenburg declaration of independence, nathanael greene, r.j. reynolds, Winston-Salem on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whatever your opinion of the long-disputed Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, this bronze-clad sculpture of deliveryman Captain James Jack is quite a piece of advocacy art. I can think of two other examples of equestrian statues in North Carolina: Gen. Nathanael Greene in Greensboro and R. J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem. Are there more?
