Category: History

#Ropewalk July 15

An establishment that manufactured rope was referred to as a ROPEWALK. As part of the 30 Day History #Coach4adayChallenge I wanted to share a little more about it. Rope making is one of the...

#Bojangles July 13

Living in North Carolina often results in an affinity for BOJANGLES restaurants. The fact is by last count there are 318 stores in the state. Last week I was watching the news and they...

#Mississippi July 10

MISSISSIPPI is a fun word to pronounce. The river that bears it’s name is also fascinating to learn about. In June my wife and I took a River Boat Cruise on the might MISSISSIPPI...

#Stealing July 7

STEALING a base in baseball doesn’t happen in every inning especially at the professional level. As part of the #Coach4adayChallenge I wanted to go over some baseball history records related to stolen bases. Today...

#Can July 6

Beer has not always packaged in a CAN. Part of the #Coach4adayChallenge for July is to share some interesting aspect of history. How the beer CAN has evolved is the focus of this post....

#Flag July 2

North Carolina’s State FLAG has two historical dates on it. My history lesson to share today as part of the #Coachh4adayChallenge is about those two dates. If you examine closely you will find May...