** CHARLES KURALT was born and raised in Wilmington.
** North Carolina is the LARGEST PRODUCER OF SWEET POTATOES in the nation.
** North Carolina is the home of the FIRST ENGLISH COLONY in America.
** The VENUS FLYTRAP (not the guy from WKRP) is native to Hamstead (which got its name when George Washington was making his grand tour and a shad bake was planned. No shad were caught so they had ham instead).
** PEPSI was invented in New Bern in 1898.
** MT. OLIVE PICKLE COMPANY was founded in Mt. Olive in 1926.
** The Wright Brothers made their first POWERED FLIGHT at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
Just Some Interesting Stuff. Let 'Em Eat Ham!! --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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