Local Lore Archives - Page 2 of 3

Local Lore: The Pit

Posted by Victor Lewis | May 11, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

Anyone who has walked around the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,...

Local Lore: A Port 200 Miles Upriver

Posted by Victor Lewis | Apr 27, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

Moncure, North Carolina: founded in 1881, populated by less than 1,000 people in an area under...

Local Lore: Occoneechee Speedway

Posted by Victor Lewis | Apr 12, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

NASCAR may have grew up in Daytona, but it was born in North Carolina. From bootleggers in the...

Local Lore: Gimghoul Castle

Posted by Victor Lewis | Mar 30, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

A French-style castle built at the end of Gimghoul Road on the eastern portion of UNC’s...

Local Lore: The Chapel On The Hill

Posted by Victor Lewis | Mar 15, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

Names often serve a purpose outside of initial identification of a place or a person. A name can also show history — families with last names like “Smith” or “Baker” likely have an ancestor who held...

Local Lore: The Bunker Beneath UNC

Posted by Victor Lewis | Feb 8, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

With the successful testing of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy and a Tesla roadster currently on a path...

Local Lore: Hinton James

Posted by Victor Lewis | Feb 2, 2018 | Local Lore, Town Square

Hinton James Hall is traditionally home to Carolina first-years, housing almost a thousand students each semester. HoJo is more than just an old building with a bustling interior, however, and the dorm home to first-years is...