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A Thanksgiving Story

The first Thanksgiving with your future in laws can be awkward - especially if you’re running late because you just got out of jail.

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Custer in Virginia

“Growing up the only time I heard the name George Armstrong Custer was always in relationship to his “last stand.” But in my journey through Virginia, I’ve come across his tracks a couple of times.”

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The Unexamined Life

A story about what might have been the history of an old abandoned North Carolina church in Aurora and her pastor.

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Winterpock

An old country store in Winterpock, Virginia that dates back to more prosperous times for a little community.

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The Church Steeple

Church steeples - what purpose do they serve? Design, architectural element, worship, spiritual icon.

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Gholsonville

Gholsonville, the once majestic residence of United States Representative James Gholsonville. Now abandoned and forgotten.

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Weeksville

South of Elizabeth City, North Carolina – which has excellent proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and is just south of the Norfolk Naval Base – is a little community known as Weeksville. From here dirigibles could be launched to watch for German U-Boats that might be attacking merchant shipping and our navy. They could stay afloat for hours as opposed to planes that had to refuel.

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