Press Releases
N.C. Highway Historical Marker to Honor Formerly Enslaved Entrepreneur
RALEIGH, N.C. – Born into slavery in Raleigh in 1803, Lunsford Lane worked industriously, started a business, and eventually bought his freedom.
“Beautiful Deception” Exhibit at CSS Neuse
Spying is sometimes known as the world’s second oldest profession. Nineteenth century notions about a woman’s place and capabilities set the stage for hundreds of women to become spies during the American Civil War. “Beautiful Deception” is an exhibit at the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center through January 2020 about some fabled Civil War era spies.
N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation Seeks Public Input on Elk Knob State Park Master Plan
The Division of Parks and Recreation (Division) is seeking public input on the Elk Knob State Park Master Plan. The Master Plan will be a twenty-year plan that covers the entire state park, which contains over 4,200 acres spanning Watauga and Ashe Counties. The park is sited within the Amphibolite Mountains, an ecological hotspot of global significance.
Fort Dobbs Returns with Grand Opening
In the summer of 1755, a company of soldiers began construction of Fort Dobbs to protect the western frontier of the colony of North Carolina. A full-scale replica of that fort will open 264 years later, Saturday and Sunday, Sept.21-22, in Statesville.
N.C. Highway Historical Marker Honors Groundbreaking Tennis Club
The Algonquin Tennis Club was formed in 1922 in Durham to give aspiring African American tennis players a place to meet and play.
Governor Cooper Signs Bills Authorizing New State Park and Trails
Governor Roy Cooper signed bills into law this month authorizing a new state park and three new state trails. The new laws (S.L. 2019-74, S.L.
DNCR Secretary Susi Hamilton Issues Statement on the Passing of Phil Freelon
Secretary Susi Hamilton of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following statement after learning of the death of Phil Freelon:
Help Needed to Recover Another Missing N.C. Highway Historical Marker
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, which manages the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, requests the public’s help in locating a missing historical marker. The marker was located at US 70 at Eno River bridge northwest of Hillsborough. It identified Hart’s Mill, which was located outside of present-day Hillsborough and was the site of a large, well-publicized meeting of Regulators opposed to British rule in 1766.
Embrace History and Nature at July 4 Events
Take a break from the backyard barbecues and beach volleyball to savor history and nature this July 4 weekend.
N.C. Highway Historical Marker to Recognize Preservationist/Humorist
He was appointed North Carolina’s “Ambassador of Goodwill” by Gov. R. Gregg Cherry in 1949 and was so recognized by seven governors. The Washington, N.C.
