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North Carolina's gold discovery predated California rush by 50 years
3+ week, 3+ day ago (464+ words) MIDLAND, N. C. (Investigate TV) " The California Gold Rush of 1848 triggered a mass migration west, but gold was discovered more than 50 years earlier in North Carolina, 2, 000 miles east of California. In 1799, 12-year-old Conrad Reed discovered gold when he skipped church to go…...
Grand Strand Today - L. W. Paul Living History Farm
1+ week, 4+ day ago (50+ words) WMBF Grand Strand Today - L. W. Paul Living History Farm Grand Strand Today - Long Bay Theatre PT 4 Grand Strand Today - Long Bay Theatre PT 2 Grand Strand Today - Long Bay Theatre PT 3 Grand Strand Today - Long Bay Theatre PT 5...
Nonprofit launches fundraiser to preserve Pawleys Island-area plantation cemetery
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A new effort is underway to preserve a sacred piece of land on a Pawleys Island-area plantation. The Litchfield Plantation Cemetery Conservancy wants your help preserving and documenting the final resting place of what is believed…...
Nonprofit launches fundraiser to preserve Pawleys Island plantation cemetery
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A new effort is underway to preserve a sacred piece of land on a Pawleys Island-area plantation. The Litchfield Plantation Cemetery Conservancy wants your help preserving and documenting the final resting place of what is believed…...
Marion Avenue Cemetery restoration finalizes second phase with ground-penetrating radar survey
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) HARTSVILLE, SC (WMBF) - Restoration of the historic Marion Avenue Cemetery has reached its second phase, with city leaders bringing in a geophysical team to survey the grounds using ground-penetrating radar. In the first phase of the project, workers added a…...
Experience life on a traditional farm at L. W. Paul Living History Farm
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (91+ words) MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) -Have you ever wondered what life was like on a living farm in the early to mid-1900s? Come along as we explore what farm life looked like during this time of year. From making ice cream from…...
$13, 000 raised for Myrtle Beach's Vietnam Veteran Memorial
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (156+ words) MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Officials have given an update on the money raised for a Myrtle Beach memorial. Myrtle Beach says that so far, $13, 000 has been raised for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and all donations will help pay for the…...
Lost Korean War letters slowly find their way to 95-year-old veteran who wrote them
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (348+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (ANF/Gray News) " A Korean War veteran is receiving letters he wrote home more than 70 years ago after they mysteriously separated from their original package and began arriving at addresses from 1952. In late fall 2025, Ben Gross, 95, was surprised…...
Siblings open lost letters sent by their late father during WWII: "It's just incredible'
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (476+ words) DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. (KYW) - The family of a late World War II veteran is marveling at the power of words after they finally received letters he wrote while stationed overseas more than 80 years ago. Jimmy Morris served in the U. S. Army…...
From bluegrass to blue skies: A look at Kentucky's rich aviation history
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (316+ words) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO/Gray News) - National Aviation Day is an annual holiday that's been around since 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt first signed a presidential proclamation making Orville Wright's birthday the official day on which Americans celebrate the massive accomplishment…...