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Category: North Carolina

Bad news…good news

Posted on 5 Jan 202211 Apr 2023 By 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 a list of events in North Carolina, South Carolina, and the rest of the southeast……

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North Carolina, South Carolina, Stories & Tips

South Mountains State Park (Burke County, NC)

Posted on 27 May 201927 May 2019 By The Carolina Nerd No Comments on South Mountains State Park (Burke County, NC)
South Mountains State Park (Burke County, NC)

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 Official website In one of the state’s most rugged areas, South Mountains State Park features…

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North Carolina, Stories & Tips, Travel

Dry Falls, near Highlands, NC

Posted on 21 May 201927 May 2019 By The Carolina Nerd No Comments on Dry Falls, near Highlands, NC
Dry Falls, near Highlands, 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 close up view. (Hint: Dry Falls is not dry; you’re gonna get a little wet.)…

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North Carolina, Stories & Tips, Travel

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

Posted on 10 Mar 201730 Jan 2020 By The Carolina Nerd
100th Anniversaries – Cheerwine (NC) and Duke’s Mayonnaise (SC)

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 huge hit. A few years later, she began selling her most popular spread, homemade mayonnaise,…

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Historical, North Carolina, South Carolina, Stories & Tips

Radon Testing in the Carolinas…& my results

Posted on 4 Mar 20174 Mar 2017 By The Carolina Nerd No Comments on Radon Testing in the Carolinas…& my results
Radon Testing in the Carolinas…& my results

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 uranium deep within our soil. According to the EPA, radon may be responsible for over…

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Government, North Carolina, Science, South Carolina

The Venus Flytrap – A Carolina Native

Posted on 11 Dec 201611 Dec 2016 By The Carolina Nerd No Comments on The Venus Flytrap – A Carolina Native
The Venus Flytrap – A Carolina Native

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 carnivorous plant that is native to North Carolina and South Carolina. Although fictional man-eating versions…

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Historical, North Carolina, South Carolina

Digital Newspaper Collections – for research and genealogy

Posted on 17 Mar 201627 Aug 2017 By The Carolina Nerd No Comments on Digital Newspaper Collections – for research and genealogy
Digital Newspaper Collections – for research and genealogy

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 now.  There are thousands of pages of old newspapers that may be browsed and researched…

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Google, Historical, North Carolina, South Carolina

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