April 2021
Shell Oil Clam Shell Station
1111 E Sprague St Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This is the last Shell Oil clamshell station in the United States.
A local Shell gasoline marketer, had eight similar stations built in the 1930s by R.H. Burton and his son, Ralph.
The buildings were constructed of bent green wood, wire and concrete stucco.
The station had a second life as J. Don Watson’s lawn mower repair business in the 1970s and 80s After falling into disrepair it was rescued by the North Carolina Preservation society and is now registered on the National Register of Historic Places.
While the station is not open you can peek through the windows
The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge
Highway 70 Claremont, North Carolina
The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge is a National Civil Engineering Landmark, and is one of the 221 known remaining lattice truss bridges in the country. This bridge is the only remaining example in wood of the Improved Lattice Truss patented by General Herman Haupt.
In a letter, Haupt explained his design which is “composed of a system of braces and counter braces arranged at equal angles in opposite directions and pinned with wooden pins to horizontal chords at top and bottom. Theory, observation, and experiment all agree in favor of the conclusions that one half of the inclined pieces are of no use as counterbraces and badly answer the purpose of ties, that from their inclined position they are exposed to a very considerable cross strain, which tends to split the timbers along the line of pins, and that the pins of the lower intersections are caused to bear a disproportionate share of the weight.”
The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker
Chang and Eng Bunker (a surname they did not take until retiring in the United States) were born in Siam (now Thailand) in 1811. Joined at the chest by a bridge of cartilage, the duo traveled the world as the famed “Siamese Twins” .
After years on the road, the brothers bought a small farm in the town of Traphill and settled down to lives as gentleman farmers. In 1843, they married Adelaide and Sarah Anne Yates, sisters native to the area. The brothers ran the farm and lived together until tensions between Adelaide and Sara Anne forced them to set up separate households. Between their two marriages, the brothers sired 21 children.
The Town of Mayberry
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. The Andy Griffith Show was not filmed in Mount Airy, but to honor Griffith, the city recreated some of the sights from TV show. You will find the Mayberry Courthouse, Floyd’s Barbershop, and Goober’s Filling Station.
Produce Clock
1300 Pegram St Charlotte, North Carolina
Painted by seven artists for the Freshest Grocery store, the clock contains rainbow carrots, collard greens, Chioggia beets, watermelon radishes, Kassia limes, romanesco, kalettes, kumquats, Meyer lemons, bok choy, easter egg radishes, kohlrabi, peas, asparagus, morel mushrooms, garlic, red onions, strawberries, ramps, pickling cucumbers, cherry & heirloom tomatoes, blackberries, Chinese long beans, peaches, corn, raspberries, orange watermelon, red and green okra, butter beans, persimmon, figs, pawpaws, honey crisp & granny smith apples, delicata squash, peach sugar rush peppers, purple sweet potatoes, broccoli, napa cabbage, Carolina gold rice, blue hubbard squash, spinach, and peanuts