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5 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 8, 201727 mins
Lincoln County, North Carolina has a Revolutionary War battleground, historic homes and churches to visit. Iron production and textiles played an important economic role in the county's development, and we visit unique points of interest like a one-of-a-kind round barn and a resident who has a life-size shoe in his yard.
Episode 2
Tue, Dec 19, 201726 mins
Fort Mill and the Anne Springs Close Greenway, two areas of interest just over the South Carolina border from Charlotte have interesting connections to local history and prominent people like Billy Graham. Historians will also share about the area's connection to the Civil War and efforts to preserve Fort Mill's rich history despite encroaching development.
Episode 3
Tue, Feb 13, 201827 mins
The Friendship Nine was a group of African American men who staged a civil rights sit-in at a Rock Hill lunch counter. Hear from a pastor who guided the local protest, meet a children's book author who wrote about the experience and learn how the City of Rock Hill is honoring the legacy of those who champion liberty and freedom.
Episode 4
Tue, Apr 3, 201827 mins
On the next Trail of History, we'll take to the sky in Monroe, NC at "Warbirds over Monroe", the annual November airshow that honors our Veterans and meet a pilot who takes part in an aerial reenactment of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Plus, we'll learn about a WWII era cargo plane owned and operated by the City of Monroe and take flight in a 1960's German Trainer.
Episode 5
Tue, Jun 26, 201825 mins
The life and legacy of North Carolina native James Buchanan Duke is explored from his rise from his birth in Durham, North Carolina and rise from poverty to become a business giant whose legacy in philanthropy still impacts so many of Tar Heels today. Along the way, we meet the artist tasked with creating a new statue to represent James Duke on Charlotte's Little Sugar Creek Greenway.