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Category: North Carolina

Bad news…good news

5 Jan 20225 Mar 2022 The Carolina Nerd

Bad news…Good news I have several new projects in the works for 2022 and will not have time to update the Con calendars. However, there is a great online resource that provides the same information Check out Southern Fandom for Read More …

North Carolina, South Carolina, Stories & Tips

South Mountains State Park (Burke County, NC)

27 May 201927 May 2019 The Carolina Nerd
South Mountains State Park

There is a North Carolina State Park tucked away in the mountains just off the Old Hwy 18 road near Connelly Springs, NC. Some friends and I decided to visit it this past Sunday. From the South Mountains State Park Read More …

North Carolina, Stories & Tips, TravelHiking, North Carolina, State Park, Travel, Waterfall

Dry Falls, near Highlands, NC

21 May 201927 May 2019 The Carolina Nerd
Dry Falls, NC

I visited Dry Falls, aka Upper Cullasaja Falls, near Highlands, NC earlier this month. Located in the Nantahala National Forest, it is a scenic 65-foot waterfall, accessible by a foot path. The path leads behind the falls to allow a Read More …

North Carolina, Stories & Tips, TravelNational Forest, North Carolina, Scenic, Waterfall

100th Anniversaries – Cheerwine (NC) and Duke’s Mayonnaise (SC)

10 Mar 201730 Jan 2020 The Carolina Nerd
Duke's Mayo 100th Anniversary

2017 is the 100th Anniversary for two popular Carolina-born products. Eugenia Thomas Duke began making sandwiches in 1917 for Greenville, South Carolina area textile mills and soldiers at nearby Camp Sevier during WWI.  Her sandwiches, featuring homemade spreads, became a Read More …

Historical, North Carolina, South Carolina, Stories & TipsCarolina, Food, mayonnaise, soft drinks

Radon Testing in the Carolinas…& my results

4 Mar 20174 Mar 2017 The Carolina Nerd
Radon Kit instruction

In January of this year I ordered a free radon test kit from the SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Radon is an odorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas that causes lung cancer.  It is created by the breakdown of Read More …

Government, North Carolina, Science, South Carolinahealth, radon, radon testing

The Venus Flytrap – A Carolina Native

11 Dec 201611 Dec 2016 The Carolina Nerd
Venus Fly Trap

I encountered my first Venus Flytrap many years ago as a teenager, while exploring a wooded area in Horry County with some friends who lived in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Since that time I have always been fascinated with this Read More …

Historical, North Carolina, South CarolinaBBC, Carolina, Discovery, plants, venus flytrap

Digital Newspaper Collections – for research and genealogy

17 Mar 201627 Aug 2017 The Carolina Nerd
South Carolina Digital Newspapers

Digital resources for research and family genealogy are growing rapidly.  One of the most valuable research tools are old newspapers.  Perhaps one of the largest online collections is from Google News. Google Newspapers has been around for about ten years Read More …

Google, Historical, North Carolina, South Carolinahistory, Newspapers

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