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One of the first descriptions of North Carolina by the English that would later colonize the area was given by Ralph Lane, the governor of the first attempted colony. In 1585, Gov. Lane referred to the land as “the goodliest soil under the cope of heaven” in his letters back to England.
This podcast will tell the stories of its history, help people see the connections, not only between its “officials” but also between people that history either forgot or chose not to listen to.
We will tell their stories; the plantation owners, the enslaved people, the displaced native Americans…all of them

Latest Episodes:

Take the Money and Run Feb 12, 2020

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A massive hurricane, George Washington, the acquisition of Florida, and a counterfeit operation. All here.

Termites Choking on the Splinters Feb 05, 2020

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Sometimes we aren’t very smart. In fact, sometimes we’re pretty stupid. To me, stupidity is when you’re well aware of the existence of something but you deny it because you just don’t want it to exist. This is the story about how Johnston almost stupided itself out of a community college.

Whatever Happened to Saturday Night? Jan 29, 2020

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It seems that everybody wants to move to Johnston county. I mean, look at all the subdivisions. And those of us that have lived here for a long time have most certainly heard the new people ask us what did we do for fun here before they came. They think they brought it. Well, here’s your answer…

Maps and Legends Jan 15, 2020

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How often have you thought about the soil under your feet? How often have you thought about people that thought about the soil under you feet that was once under their feet? How often have you thought (in the famous words of the Talking Heads), "How did I get here?" Same as it ever was. Actually, not really. Once you find out about the soil under your feet, you may to yourself, "My God! What have I done?" I'll stop now. This is about maps and Johnston County. It's better than you think.

Exodus Nov 24, 2019

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Once, Johnston County lost 10% of his population in 20 years. And they never came back. And I can’t really blame them. Some of them were duped but they all knew exactly what they wanted to do.

Fables of the Reconstruction Nov 20, 2019

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Slavery was/is bad. That's indisputable. It's disgusting, immoral, and it's a stain that we will carry with us as a nation, and particularly the South, forever. The Southern leadership was wrong to try to preserve it and they were wrong in how they treated the Freedmen afterwards. The behavior was reprehensible and shameful. Johnston County gave nearly 1/3 of all of its men to fight for the Confederate military during the American Civil War. On the surface, it confuses me why someone would want to defend the Confederate cause of preserving the heinous practice of slavery. But what if some joined this army, not completely out of racism, but partly out of their own fear?

All About the Benjamins Nov 10, 2019

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It’s got to be incredibly difficult to amass any amount of political power without being at least a little corrupt. Or rich. You can be one without the other, but it comes down to money. In a situation Like the politics of Johnston in the early 1910s, Not having it is deadly to your political future. One man learned that the hard way.

A Whole New World...j/k Nov 08, 2019

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At the close of the American Civil War, some saw an opportunity to make the South a better place. A whole new world, so to speak. The reality sits back, waiting to crush a dream.

Put Me In Coach. I'm Ready to Play Nov 06, 2019

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This year's World Series is over and a miracle happened. A baseball team from Washington somehow won the big one. Heck, the fact that any professional sports team from Washington won a championship is near-miraculous. Well, baseball wasn't always this big. In its purest form, baseball was small, like the towns that formed the teams. Sometimes, we had players that made it big. Maybe you've heard of them, maybe not. But Johnston's baseball and its history sorta reflect each other. Welcome to the Tobacco State League.

I Coulda Been Somebody! I Coulda Been a Contender! Oct 26, 2019

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In our stories of how the towns of Johnston came to be, we see that a lot of their existence was either by sheer fortune, or the whims of outsiders, Or both. So many of our communities That did not receive the fortune of a railroad were actually more cohesive And therefore better candidates to become municipalities than the ones that did receive railroad depots. This is the story of a few.

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