Section 5 of five
Out of Town
The state beyond Orange County — rivers, a parkway, a furniture market, and the two things everybody here drinks.
7 pieces in this section
01The River That Supplied Durham's Mills
Few's Ford, upstream. The Eno River Association assembled the park piece by piece.
02B. Everett Jordan Lake and the Towns That Weren't There Yet
Built on the Haw and the New Hope, and now supplying towns that did not exist when it was built.
03Churton Street and the Courthouse Clock
Churton Street and the Orange County courthouse clock.
04Mixed in Salisbury Since 1917, Opened in Winston-Salem in 1937
Cheerwine, Salisbury, 1917. Krispy Kreme, Winston-Salem, 1937. Both still made in the state.
05When High Point Becomes the Furniture Capital of the World
High Point, twice a year, when the showrooms take the city over.
06The Road That Follows the Ridge
The Linn Cove Viaduct was the last section of the parkway to be finished.
07Cat's Cradle and the Bands That Came Through
The room in Carrboro, and a list of bands who played it before they could play anywhere bigger.