History

Thought to be one of the world’s oldest waterways, the French Broad River existed long before dinosaurs walked the earth.

How to Love a River: a Flood Forgiven, a Flow Renewed

A century ago, the French Broad River swallowed my hometown. Now, my community is learning to make amends.
Carl Sandburg met Lilian Steichen in 1907 and married her six months later. They were wed for 59 years. Photo is from 1923.

Deciphering the Love Language of Carl and Paula Sandburg

More than a century has passed since these lovebirds tied the knot, but their modern North Carolina-mountain romance lives on.
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Shovels and Films Dig into Mountain History on New River, National Forests

NC Foothills Conservancy looks to unearth town from the 1500s
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A Dream Come True at the Historic Eureka Inn

Katelyn Yarbrough brings fresh perspective to innkeeping in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
This daguerreotype of Claudius Crozet, ca. 1855, is from the Virginia Military Institute Archives. Crozet was VMI’s first president.

How Claudius Crozet Tamed the Blue Ridge

A difficult man conquers difficult terrain.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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