Carolina Gold Rush Words by Faith Tolle, Explore Up Close intern On a warm Sunday, in 1799, a young 12-year-old Conrad Reed bounced down to the Little Meadow...
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The Women of Converse
Statues of Converse: Pioneering Women in History Words & Photography by Faith Tolle, Explore Up Close Intern & Converse University Student Marian...
The Banker’s House
The Banker's House, c. 1875 Shelby, North Carolina Five Generations of Bankers "The Banker's House" comes by that name honestly. It was built for a...
Garden of the Gods, “Walhalla”
St. John's Lutheran Church Walhalla, South Carolina "Four of those trees . . . sixty feet tall" That was indeed the directive given by master builder...
South Carolina’s Friendship Nine
The Friendship Nine Rock Hill, South Carolina Written by Faith Tolle, Converse University student and Explore Up Close intern On the trail of young Civil...
Lee State Park
Lee State Park, c. 1935Lee County, South Carolina Welcome to South Carolina . . . Land of Pine Trees and Artesian Wells! (Well . . . that catchy phrase...
Farmers Hall: Pendleton, SC
Farmers Society Hall, circa 1826Pendleton, South Carolina Clemson – Farmers U?! Now hold on a second – that’s not unkind! (And I’m not speaking as a...
Who was Madame Russell?
Who was Madame Russell? This week's Mystery Photo featured the 1898 version of an historic church named in honor of Madame Elizabeth Russell. The church can...
World’s Biggest Chair, in North Carolina?
Did you know that Thomasville, North Carolina was once known as the chair-making capital of the world, and fittingly, was home to the world's largest chair ....
The Bourbon Capital of the World: Bardstown, KY
Have you ever visited the Bourbon Capital of the World? As some of you aficionados know, bourbon can only be made in the United States - and 95% of it is made...