The NC Everything Podcast

This is the story of the oldest woman on death row in the US, if she is still alive. I haven't checked in today. Blanche Taylor Moore was the Alamance County Black Widow. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss any NC Everything content. Check out the links below for even more NC Everything. CONTENT BEGINS AT 4:10 Contact The NC Everything Podcast Facebook Group The NC Everything Podcast YouTube Channel SOURCES: Murderpedia CBS17 ABC11 Wikipedia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

In this episode, I am going to tell you about a really cool place in Rutherford County called the Hickory Nut Gorge. CONTENT BEGINS AT 7:22 LINKS: Contact The Facebook Group The Youtube Channel SOURCES: Lake Lure Chimney Rock Village Chimney Rock Park Explore Ashville Blue Ridge Heritage Trail LL Charter HMDB --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

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CONTENT BEGINS AT: 3:00 In this episode, I am going to tell you how an accidental acquisition of a bunch of peanuts led to the invention of the world's first commercially sold peanut butter cracker and built a snack empire. LINKS: YouTube ChannelContactThe Facebook Group SOURCES:Lance WebsiteCharlotte Magazine --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

CONTENT BEGINS AT 3:34 I am going to tell you the story behind Lowes Home Improvement in this episode of The NC Everything Podcast. Don't forget to check the links below for more Everything. LINKS: Contact thenceverythingpodcast@gmail.com YouTube Channel The Facebook Group SOURCES:Lowes.com Zippia.com Business Insider 1 Business Insider 2 NCpedia House Digest Do You Remember Home Stratosphere --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

*CONTENT BEGINS AT 2:25 In this episode I am going to tell you about one of North Carolina's most famous fugitives, Eric Rudolph. Rudolph bombed the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and somehow evaded capture while he hid out in the NC mountains for five years. If you like the show, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review and check out the links below for more NC Everything. LINKS: The Facebook Group YouTube Contact SOURCES: History.com WFAE Spot News Atlanta Magazine Famous People Atlanta History CNN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

CONTENT STARTS AT 8:13 In this episode I am honoring a listener suggestion by covering Mechanics Hill and The Tyson And Jones Buggy Factory. Thank you Jake for your suggestions and thank all of you for listening. I hope you enjoy the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

*CONTENT BEGINS AT 5:47 In this episode I am going tell tell you all about a notorious con man from Concord, North Carolina. Gaston Bullock Means may very well have been the biggest con man in US history. This unbelievable takes us to New York, and Illinois, from the FBI to a Georgia prison. If you enjoy this episode, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Thanks for listening. LINKS: The Facebook Group YouTube CONTACT: thenceverythingpodcast@gmail.com SOURCES: All Thats Interesting Britannica NCpedia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

*CONTENT BEGINS AT 3:08 In this episode I am covering another listener suggestion. The Cora Tree came in from Matt from Cherokee. I had never heard of this and I hope that you haven't either. This story is a myth, a legend, and a witch all wrapped up in one. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review and check out the links below for more NC Everything. LINKS: The NC Everything Podcast Website The YouTube Channel The Facebook Group Contact SOURCES: Abandoned NC Island Free Press PICTURES: Cora Tree 1 Cora Tree 2 Cora Tree 3 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

Descriptio CONTENT BEGINS AT - 4:00 In this episode I am going to go over two unsolved murders in North Carolina. The first is Denise Johnson of Kill Devil Hills. This case was suggested by Gidge from Missouri. The second case is the murder of Debbie Wolfe of Fayetteville. As always, if you like the show, then don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review. You can check out the links below for extra content about this episode. SOURCES: All That Is Interesting The Coastland Times Oxygen.com Ranker The Fay Observer Dr. Maurice Godwin The Grunge The Mary Word PICTURES: Denise Johnson Debbie Wolfe https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

    In today’s episode, I am going all in on the civil war. Bentonville was a long overdue listener suggestion, and I am glad I was finally able to do an episode on North Carolina’s last stand. I will warn you, to talk about Bentonville, I had to back up all the way to Sherman’s march to the sea, but you will understand why when you listen.     Don’t forget to subscribe rate and review, and check the links below for more everything. I hope you enjoy the show. Thanks for listening. CONTENT BEGINS AT - 05:38 PICTURES: Sherman’s March To The Sea Averasboro Battlefield Map Bentonville Battlefield Map General Sherman General Johnston LINKS: The Facebook Group The YouTube Channel Contact --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

In this episode we are talking about a huge icon who lived in a very small town in North Carolina. Andre Roussimoff was not born in our state but he found North Carolina, fell in love with it like most people do, and made a home here. So I am going to tell you his unbelievable story of how he went from a large infant in France, to a giant presence in the ring, to a quiet cattle rancher in rural NC. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review. I hope you enjoy the show. *CONTENT BEGINS AT : 03:12 SOURCES: Biography.com TimeToast.com Only In Your State SlackieBrown.com OurState.com AndreTheGiant.com LINKS YouTube Facebook Group Contact --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

    I am finally dedicating an episode to Hatteras Island. I have talked about this special place several times on the show, but have never officially covered it, until now. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and check out the links below for The NC Everything Podcast website and Facebook Group. The Facebook Group YouTube The Website Contact --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

*Content begins at - 4:21 In this episode I am going to tell you about two giants of the journalism industry that both come from North Carolina. That is, of course, Edward R. Murrow and Charles Kuralt. I will give you a rundown of their modest origins and tell you how they became the voice of America like few have done before or since. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Thanks for listening! LINKS: Facebook YouTube Podcast Website SOURCES: Edward Murrow-biography.com The Red Scare Charles Kuralt-tvguide.com rememberingcharleskuralt.com Charles Kuralt-ncpedia.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support

In this episode I am going to go over some of North Carolina’s mysteries. I picked four for this episode but there are so many so I am sure I will do an episode like this again soon. For this show, I chose The Maco Light, The Big Hole, Nell Cropsey, and Theodosia Burr. Don’t forget to subscribe to you never miss an episode and use the links below to access The NC Everything Podcast website, the Facebook Group, and The Youtube channel where you can watch as you listen. LINKS: The Website The Facebook Group The YouTube Channel SOURCES: NCpedia NC Ghosts Sunset NC The Moon Lit Railroad Only In Your State Indy Week War History Town Of Liberty NC Ghosts Island Life American Hauntings Coastal Guide Atlas Obscura Library Of Congress All That’s Interesting Island Life PICTURES: Big Hole Nell Cropsey Theodosia Burr --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nceverything/support