Steve the Pirate – Greenville, NC
Passionate is one way to describe Steve Whetzel, better known by most East Carolina University Pirate fans as Steve the Pirate. A pirate’s life certainly isn’t foreign to him.
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Haunting at the Attmore-Oliver House – New Bern, NC
The Attmore-Oliver House is a New Bern, NC gem with an interesting former owner that some say has never left. You could say she still haunts the place.
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The screaming bridge – Williamston, NC
Out in the wide open farmland just outside of Williamston, NC, a haunting tale has gripped generations of Martin County residents.
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Pirates at the pump – Greenville, NC
On the corner of Greenville Boulevard and East Tenth Street in Greenville, NC, an ordinary looking gas station comes to life.
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May Museum – Farmville, NC
Farmville, NC, like many towns in Eastern North Carolina, traces its roots back to one family.
One of the oldest structures in the town of Farmville, NC is perfectly preserved today, a snapshot of days gone by.
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NC’s Blacklands – Ponzer, NC
Some of the richest soil in the world is located in Eastern North Carolina, but few people know the struggles early farmers went through to successfully farm on NC’s Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.
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Blackbeard’s ties to Bath, NC
North Carolina’s first incorporated town and first port is full of stories to tell.
Legend has it that Blackbeard made his home in Bath, NC for a time.
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Meteor strike shapes Star Hill – Cape Carteret, NC
Golf and meteors: two things you typically wouldn’t utter in the same sentence. That is, of course, unless you’re in Star Hill.
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Brock Mill House and Pond – Trenton, NC
Many who travel along NC Highway 58 may already be familiar with one of Jones County’s iconic landmarks.
A restoration project at the Brock Mill House and Pond in Trenton, NC looks to make it more than just a photo stop.
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Simply Natural Creamery – Ormondsville, NC
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. Eastern North Carolina’s homegrown creamery is Simply Natural.
The cows are all natural, but the story behind the creamery’s name isn’t as obvious as you might think.
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