Willow Spring.....

Having 2 stop lights?

8/23/2008 10:45:38 PM

Peachland...having no stoplights...

Highway 74 (independence blvd) runs right through the middle

8/23/2008 10:52:04 PM

Quote :

"^not a town"

arlington counts as a town to me...

8/23/2008 11:05:20 PM

New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 23,128 as of the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2006 was 27,650. It is located at the convergence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers, 87 miles (140 km) northeast of Wilmington. New Bern is the second oldest town in North Carolina and served as the capital of the North Carolina colonial government and then briefly as the state capital. It is the county seat of Craven County and the principal city of the New Bern Micropolitan Statistical Area. Originally a Swiss settlement, New Bern was named after the (later) capital of Switzerland, Bern. The first permanent seat of the colonial government of North Carolina was located in New Bern. Following the American Revolutionary War, New Bern became the first state capital.

Tryon Palace

New Bern is also known as the Birthplace of Pepsi Cola, which was invented in the city by New Bern pharmacist Caleb Bradham in the late 1800's.

New Bern is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.0 square miles.


Notable residents:


Caleb Bradham (1867-1934), invented Pepsi Cola (originally Brad's drink) in New Bern.

Bayard Wootten (1875-1959), designed the first trademarked Pepsi-Cola logo, the first female member of the N.C. National Guard, and the first female aerial photographer in America. Her first aerial photo was of New Bern. The grandmother of DeMatha High School Coach Morgan Wootten.

Linda McMahon, wife of World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon.


Nicholas Sparks, author. He used New Bern as the setting for three of his novels, The Notebook, The Wedding, and A Bend in the Road.


[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 11:11 PM. Reason : 56]

8/23/2008 11:11:14 PM

Sparta, NC.... Uhhhh, it was the protagonist's hometown in the Tom Wolfe book I Am Charlotte Simmons.

It was going to be the home of the world's largest teapot museum, until George Bush mentioned it specifically (beside the "bridge to nowhere" in Alsaska) as a wasteful use of federal funding. When the president says your idea is stupid, it's pretty much never going to happen.

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 11:13 PM. Reason : ]

8/23/2008 11:12:51 PM

^I got that book for free like three years ago and still haven't read it.


Jacksonville, NC - known for an assload of Marines.

8/23/2008 11:28:16 PM

Outer Banks

Blackbeard and Graveyard of the Atlantic
the Lost Colony and the first English child born in America
the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903
the home of Andy Griffith

8/23/2008 11:41:52 PM

Quote :

"when the tornado is brought up, does everyone in the room get silent and look down and around like in twister when they say only one of them has been in an F5"

haha, it's not like that - but one of the two people killed was my neighbor. She was a 2nd grade teacher.

8/24/2008 1:03:44 AM

Mooresville, NC

"Race City USA" & lake norman

8/24/2008 1:33:24 AM

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 2:34 AM. Reason : best cigarettes in the world, FYI - they put rabbit pellets in marlboros to get the flavor!]

8/24/2008 2:33:40 AM

My hometown is famous for this rock:



And for supposedly driving out a jazz musician who wanted to live there with torches and pitchforks back in the day. That might of just been something my grandfather made up though

8/24/2008 2:37:42 AM

Gastonia, had/has the highest rate of crime in America per capita....aka Little Chicago

8/24/2008 2:54:39 AM

Clemmons, NC
Chris Paul
a preemptive shut up to all you haters: Hodge was being a poor sport and deserved it. I can support our team to an extent but they crossed the line. Chris was very close to his grandfather and his death was an unfortunate tragedy that shocked the whole community (our entire high school was invited to leave school for the afternoon and attend his funeral)
for those who don't know: Chris Paul's grandfather was stabbed & robbed during his senior year, Chris intentionally missed a free throw days later during an away game at Parkland- at 61 game points, the same age his grandfather was, he took himself out of the game just short of the state record for most points during a game
the infamous punch came after Julius Hodge, his brother, and some teammates said to Chris "i shot your grandpa"
watch ESPN's Chris Connelly's Good Morning America report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxwyE5m44x4
technically his parent's house is in neighboring Lewisville, but the school is in Clemmons

also more broadly, Winston-Salem, NC
RJ Reynolds tobacco

8/24/2008 3:13:44 AM

TWW

8/24/2008 3:14:45 AM

SEBTS

8/24/2008 6:09:11 AM

nothing.

8/24/2008 9:12:48 AM

^^^^ GIT OUT

Chris Paul was the dirtiest player in the ACC, the refs just didn't call him on it because he's short (although strong), had a baby face, and was supposedly a "nice guy" off the court.


I guess the 2 people he has hit in the nuts so far in the NBA have also deserved it.

8/24/2008 9:17:52 AM

^i put my resentment towards him away, as I did for Kobe over the last 17 days and pulled for team USA. I was surprised as to how unselfish Chris Paul was during the games...very different than how he is in the League.

8/24/2008 12:56:59 PM

I consider Greensboro my home town since I have lived here over half my life, but the town I was born in is known for Yuengling.

8/24/2008 12:58:21 PM

Hilton Head, SC home of the family circle cup and MCI heritage tournament.

8/24/2008 12:59:10 PM

zoo

8/24/2008 1:02:17 PM

gay UNC guys... I was on franklin street last night and because school is back in session there were so many unc fags out and about. I HATE THIS TOWN.

8/24/2008 1:05:43 PM

Wichita, KS

Air capital of the world

8/24/2008 1:07:13 PM

Quote :

"the infamous punch came after Julius Hodge, his brother, and some teammates said to Chris "i shot your grandpa""

you're full of shit you stupid cunt. get the fuck out of here.

8/24/2008 1:08:35 PM

Whiteville, NC

Let's see....

- Baseball Town USA in 1991 I believe by Sports Illustrated. Growing up, our Dixie Boys All-Star teams won about 90% of the state championships in every age group. It was pretty ridiculous.

- Only pro athletes I know of are Chris Wilcox (tutored him on the SAT), Chester McGlockton, and Tommy Greene.

- Bill Clinton has been to our town twice.

- And Ward's Grill.

8/24/2008 1:23:47 PM

The first girl I ever laid the pipe to at State was from Whiteville

Angela something

Brooks maybe...Brooker, Rooker, Hooker...something like that

8/24/2008 1:46:58 PM

I know a girl named Summer from there..all of her friends from there were the hotness

8/24/2008 1:48:33 PM

Depends on which hometown you count. My home home town is Newport, NC, which is known for sawahash

My current hometown is Conover, NC, which is known for sawahash

8/24/2008 1:49:18 PM

We're good at secks.

8/24/2008 1:50:03 PM

Quote :

"a preemptive shut up to all you haters: Hodge was being a poor sport and deserved it. I can support our team to an extent but they crossed the line. Chris was very close to his grandfather and his death was an unfortunate tragedy that shocked the whole community"

What? So because one or two jackass fans taunted him that made it OK to punch Hodge in the nuts? It's not like Julius was talking shit about his grandfather... that is just plain retarded.

I was born in Queens which is famous for TONS of stuff... but I grew up in Milford, CT which is famous for nothing but horrible traffic on 95 and having more than a dozen Dunkin Donuts...

8/24/2008 1:53:20 PM

Belmont, NC

-Koren Robinson
-Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden... I guess...

Yep that just about covers it

8/24/2008 1:55:02 PM

Salisbury NC

CHEERWINE, Food Lion

8/24/2008 3:35:01 PM

Havelock is one of eight cities in the world named after Sir Henry Havelock, a British Officer in India, who distinguished himself in 1857 during what was known as The Indian Mutiny. Originally named "Havelock Station" in the late 1850's when the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad built a depot where its right-of-way crossed what is now Miller Boulevard in Havelock. The town was the initial landing point for an American Civil War battle known as the Battle of New Bern. On March 11, Brigadier General Ambrose Burnside's command embarked from Roanoke Island to rendezvous with Union gunboats at Hatteras Inlet for an expedition against New Bern. On March 13, the fleet sailed up the Neuse River, anchored at Slocum Creek, and disembarked infantry on the river's south bank . Elements of the Rhode Island Heavy artillery came ashore near the location of the Officer's Club on Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station and also near the Carolina Pines Golf and Country Club. The Federals captured nine forts and 41 heavy guns and occupied a base. The Federals transited Havelock from New Bern on their way to the Battle of Fort Macon. Despite several Confederate attempts to reclaim the town and the surrounding area, the Federals did not withdraw until after the end of the war.

8/24/2008 3:43:38 PM

Knightdale... Frankie Munez is from there. That's about it I guess.

Quote :

"Home to U.S. Sugar Corp. America's largest producer of cane sugar."

I live in Baltimore now and work right across from the infamous Domino Sugar plant on the Harbor... Crappiest building I have ever seen, but I think it smells pretty good.

8/24/2008 3:43:56 PM

Notable Rocky Mount natives

* Julius Peppers, Carolina Panthers Defensive End
* J.J. Arrington, NFL running back
* Thurbert Baker, current Attorney General of the state of Georgia.
* FC Barnes, national gospel recording artist of 14 releases (AIR), North Carolina, Folk Heritage Award, 2000, Hall of Fame, 2005, Pastor and Founder and Bishop of Red Budd Holy Church, Rocky Mount, NC, May 1959.
* Luther Barnes, international and national gospel recording artist, preacher, composer, producer, songwriter, community servant, retired school teacher, Nash County, Hall of Fame in 2005. President, Luther Barnes Song Ministries. Grammy nomination, Stellar Award winner. Since 1996, host North Carolina Fall Gospel Classic, held at Red Budd Holy Church, Rocky Mount, NC. in October.
* Herman Boone, the coach on which the movie Remember the Titans was based, was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 28, 1935. Boone graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1954. He coached high school football in Virginia and North Carolina.
* Jim Boyd, 1956 Olympic Gold Medaist in boxing.
* Jim Clack, center for the 1970's Terry Bradshaw-led Pittsburgh Steelers(Deceased)
* Roy Cooper, current Attorney General of the state of North Carolina.
* Mike Easley, current Governor of the state of North Carolina.
* Phil Ford, a former assistant coach at UNC-Chapel Hill and the school's all-time leading scorer, currently with the Detroit Pistons as an assistant to Larry Brown.
* Kaye Gibbons, Critically Acclaimed Novelist
* Allan Gurganus, the American writer whose work is often set in North Carolina, was born in Rocky Mount in 1947.
* William B. Harrison, Jr. Chairman of JPMorgan Chase.
* Earle Hyman was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 11, 1926. He is best known for his role as Russell Huxtable, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable's father, on the The Cosby Show.
* Kay Kyser, big band leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
* Walter Fenner Leonard, better known as Buck Leonard, was a famous Negro League first baseman.
* Thelonious Monk, famous jazz musician.
* Harold Vick, jazz bandleader and session-man, best known for his first solo album Steppin' Out (1963) and his appearance in the Spike Lee film School Daze backing vocalist Phyllis Hyman.
* Charles Linwood Williams, better known as "Buck Williams", was born in Rocky Mount on March 8, 1960, and was the 1982 NBA Rookie of the Year and a 3-time NBA All-Star. Buck was also a President of NBA Players Association.
* Mary Elizabeth Winstead, rising Hollywood star born in 1984, her most notable roles are in Sky High, Final Destination 3, Black Christmas, Grindhouse - Death Proof, Live Free or Die Hard.
* Harold Ray Denton, born in Rocky Mount February 24, 1936, Director of Reactor Regulation for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and spokesperson for President Jimmy Carter during the THREE MILE ISLAND accident in Pennsylvania. He was inducted in the Tri-County Hall of Fame in 2005.
* James Carson "Jim" Gardner , first Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina of the 21st century. He also opened the first franchise store of the fast food restaurant Hardee's in Rocky Mount.
* Jimmy Robbins, acoustic singer-songwriter signed to Universal Motown Records
o Bill Winters, radio disc jockey b. 9/9/40, d. 11/26/75. Bill began is career at WEED-AM in Rocky Mount and went on to many major markets including NYC, working at WCBS-FM 101.1.

[edit] Other

Rocky Mount, NC was the home of R.M.I. (Rocky Mount Instruments), best known for the 368x Electra Piano Harpsichord, which was a significant instrument in the world of rock and jazz in the late 60's-early 70's, most famously used by the likes of John Lennon, Leon Russell, Rick Wakeman, Tony Banks, and Keith Jarrett. Rocky Mount was also the home of Centura Bank until it was bought the Royal Bank of Canada and moved the United States headquarters to nearby Raleigh. The first Hardee's fast food restaurant was in Rocky Mount, ironically it was on McDonald Street. It has since been torn down. Rocky Mount and nearby Nashville have some of the few Hardee's restaurant still owned by the corporation and not a franchise. Rocky Mount is also the corporate headquarters of Boddie-Noell, which owns many Hardee's franchises and all of the Texas Steakhouse restaurants. Composer Ben Johnston lives in Rocky Mount.

8/24/2008 3:44:12 PM

Lumberton

Lynch's Blue Velvet set here

Michael Jordan's father murdered here

and Tupac's mom lives here

8/24/2008 4:07:25 PM

if any town can claim julius peppers, its Bailey

he was born in wilson, went to high school in nash county

8/24/2008 4:09:24 PM

Charlotte

I guess banking or something

8/24/2008 4:10:48 PM

Quote :

"I know a girl named Summer from there..all of her friends from there were the hotness"

Yeah...all those girls were two years younger than me. Very cute.

I guess if you consider the small population of Whiteville, there are a ridiculous number of hot girls there.

8/24/2008 4:22:35 PM

Lillington, NC

Campbell University (even though it's TECHNICALLY in Buies Creek..but no one knows where that is).

Lillington is the county seat and has Cape Fear River in it.

Was/Is the home of Senator Bob Etheridge. Oh, the boxer Bonecrusher lived in my county.

Davis Love III has a super nice golf course in my county.

Eric Swann got drafted from my high school (Western Harnett) straight to the Arizona Cardinals in the 90s.







[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 4:25 PM. Reason : .]

8/24/2008 4:23:20 PM

Benton, KS isn't known for anything

They now have a population of 827!

8/24/2008 4:35:43 PM

Louisville, KY

Kentucky Derby & Churchill Downs http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2008/
Louisville Slugger & the museum http://www.sluggermuseum.org/
Thunder Over Louisville - the largest fireworks display in the nation http://www.thunderoverlouisville.org/
Valhalla Golf Club http://valhallagolfclub.com/index.cfm?menu=2896&openitem=2896
The Muhammad Ali Center http://www.alicenter.org/Pages/default.aspx
The best-tasting water in the nation http://www.awwa.org/publications/MainStreamArticle.cfm?itemnumber=36618

...just to name a few

8/24/2008 4:55:41 PM

nice first post

8/24/2008 5:00:21 PM

Beltsville, MD:

Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows) grew up there.
Sergey Brin (Google) grew up near there.
The National Agriculture Library is there.
It is also home to the corporate offices of Ritz Camera Centers, which owns Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera, Kit's Camera, Inkley's, Cameras West, and The Camera Shop.

8/24/2008 5:03:42 PM

bump

8/25/2008 12:09:54 AM

Apex NC... chemical fire in 06!

8/25/2008 12:15:25 AM

Cary


Oh, you mean you're not from Cary?

8/25/2008 12:18:44 AM

Quote :

"wilson bbq tobacco barton "wide awake""

Also BB&T opened its doors in Wilson in 1872.

And hometown of Jim Hunt.

[Edited on August 25, 2008 at 12:40 AM. Reason : ...]

8/25/2008 12:38:25 AM

Quote :

"Apex NC... chemical fire in 06!"

Hell yah!, I had to be evacuated for that shit.

8/25/2008 12:40:25 AM

set em up

8/25/2008 12:52:58 AM