Speaker, Writer, Retired Fundraiser N. Carolina History Enthusiast Member @TryonPalace Commission Author: Washington's 1791 Southern Tour @UNC & @HollinsU alum
Blowing Rock, N.C.
Joined February 2025
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Out 'n about a few years ago sharing the story of George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour.
During his #SouthernTour of 1791, President Washington spent a night at his cousin Wm Washington's Sandy Hill Plantation, south of Charleston. Later that year, GW sent his mammoth jack (donkey) to Sandy Hill for the creation of mules in S.C. GW was a big promoter of the mule.
Col William Washington lived in Charleston South Carolina after the war and is buried on his former plantation outside of the city. You can drive past his town house any time you visit.
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For a year or two, I was blessed to have a Dolly Parton cut-out in my PBS North Carolina office. She was always smiling!
Saw this movie at The Varsity Theater on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, but I never owned a leisure suit. 😃
ohn Travolta didn’t just learn to dance for Saturday Night Fever (1977)—he transformed himself for the role. He ran two miles a day, danced for hours every night, and trained with a former boxer who worked with Sylvester Stallone on Rocky. In roughly five months, Travolta lost 20 pounds and built the stamina needed for some of the film’s most demanding dance sequences. He even visited Brooklyn discos to study how real dancers moved. And when the studio wanted to hide his dancing with close-ups, Travolta pushed back—he wanted the audience to see that he was doing it himself. The result? Tony Manero became one of the most unforgettable dance characters in movie history—and Travolta became a global star almost overnight.
Fascinating! What's happening on van Gogh's terrace?
It took 100 years for someone to point out what van Gogh had hidden in his 'Café Terrace at Night' upworthy.com/it-took-100-yea…
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Wilmington: N.C.: Local businesses team up to restore iconic Battleship North Carolina entrance sign wwaytv3.com/local-businesses…
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I had a by-chance chat one morning with Senator Hollings while on vacation at Isle of Palms, S.C. He was very cordial and I enjoyed meeting him and hearing firsthand his distinctive voice and accent.
A great spot to take in early American history in North Carolina is @HalifaxNC1776 which features a new and expanded visitor's center and museum. Much to see out of doors as always! Check it out! President Washington spent 2 nights in Halifax in 1791.
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I've never watched @FoxNews but I occasionally have seen clips of their hyperbolic nonsense. This blonde is doing nothing to help the stereotype that unfortunately is tied to her appearance.
The Durham Life Insurance Building on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh is an Art Deco gem. It stands 15 stories. Completed in 1942, it once housed Durham Life and its subsidiary @WPTF Radio. The call letters stand for "We Protect the Family." It's now a Wake County office building.
Rec'd our updated passports and planning a trip to Belgium and the Netherlands. While there, I hope to pay respects at American military cemeteries. When my dad's WW II Euro deployment ended, he boarded a troop ship at Antwerp bound for NYC.
Hegseth chased Lacore out of the Navy. Now she'll be in Congress: LowCountry S.C. Honeycutt concedes race to Lacore, turning Charleston’s seat in Congress blue postandcourier.com/politics/… via @postandcourier
I'm living with North Carolina colonial governor William Tryon this morning. He was a royal pain. 🤔😉😊
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I did my part! Congrats, @ChuckHubbardNC!
I voted in my first prez election in Nov 1976, casting my ballot for James Earl Carter, Jr. California went for Ford (a fine fella!) and FL went for Carter. Things do change! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_U…
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The late great George C. Marshall chose not to vote, saying that it was a partisan act and conflicted with his role as a military officer. It's one of the few things on which I might disagree with him. He was great!
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Happens Every Thanksgiving in Southern Pines, N.C.: Blessing of the Hounds sandhillssentinel.com/blessi…
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