Best recruiters around I went to the Charlotte location and spent 2 1/2 year wasting my time with…read morepaperwork that didn't really need to get done only for a certain person to deny me because personal preference not professional fact. Soooooo I made the best choice of my life be prior service I went to the rock hill location with my packet and bam they went through it and found all sorts of stuff I was forced to do as a waste of time fixed my packet too all the crap out I didn't need from the Charlotte office and bam 1 week later.....active duty thank you guys so much for your hard work and dedication to actually caring about me and my families needs and getting me back on track for a great career and letting me serve our great country God bless you all!

If you're in downtown York or visiting the courthouse (hopefully for positive reasons!), this…read moremarker stands quietly on the east side of the road and would be easy to miss unless you know to look for it. The setting helps. With both the historic courthouse and the new county courthouse directly across the street, parking is simple and the marker feels naturally tied to the civic core and the history of York. The text itself covers a surprising amount of history for such a small sign and it rewards a slow read. The front reads, "Bratton House Site. Robert Clendinen, Yorkville lawyer and South Carolina Senator from York District (1816-30), purchased this land in 1813. The house which he built here before his death in 1830, was acquired in 1847 by Dr. James Rufus Bratton, a surgeon in the Confederate Army. It was razed in 1956." And the reverse, "Jefferson Davis's Flight. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, spent the night of April 27, 1865 in the home of Dr. James Rufus Bratton, which was located on this site. Davis, in danger of capture and arrest by Federal troops, was attempting to reach some remnant of the Confederate Army in the South or West with which he could find protection and continue the War." Overall, the Bratton House Site marker is one of those small-town pieces of historical infrastructure that quietly ties together local political history, Civil War-era personalities and the geography of Jefferson Davis's final flight. It's worth the five minute stop, especially if you're already parked at the courthouse. It is marker number 46-11 and it was erected in 1977 by the York County Historical Commission. [Review 478 of 2026 - 1407 in South Carolina - 25661 overall]

Over the weekend, I ventured into Harrisburg to attend a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater production…read moreheld at the Town Center. The town center itself looks relatively new (within the last 5-10 years or so) and is well kept. The dinner was held in a large common room. Unfortunately, the food wasn't all that I was hoping, but parts of the show were pretty good. Felt like there were way too many people and it took a long time: 3hrs to spend on a Friday is a lot to ask especially since our table could not figure out the killer in all the chaos. Ironically, we pulled a guess out of the air and got it right. The building itself is a multi-use building. I saw signs for the Harrisburg YMCA in the windows and it looks like a common meeting space for town activities. Reminded me a lot like Matthews but it seems like everything around the town center is brand spanking new.

The BEST! I never thought that Matthews would have a chamber but, they do and it is excellent!…read more It is a built-up building that is next to the railroad tracks in the brick/flower new area of town. (This also features; Kristopher's (see review), the Matthews library, Beantown cafe, etc.) The building has a real old caboose you can walk through. (my 9 yr. old enjoyed that!) The women that work in the Chamber a ultra helpful. You can get maps, brochures, free giveaways, information, coupons, etc. This should be your first stop in Matthews!

I like North Carolina! I enjoyed snow skiing at both Beech (17 slopes and nine ski lifts) and Sugar…read moreMountains (20 slopes with at least nine lifts) numerous times! The slopes were well maintained, not overly crowded or expensive, and just fun with a good variety of slopes! The ski equipment rentals were reasonably priced and the lifts were in great shape, too! I'm grateful to have had nice snow skiing in my part of the United States! These are great places to show ski/tube/snowboard and not too far from North Alabama! Sugar Mountain is home to the only double black diamond run in the entire state of North Carolina! I had fun visiting Greenville, South Carolina to see REM which was a fun concert! My nephew, his wife, and little baby live in Greenville and really like it! I'm happy he is not too far away from his Mom, Dad, and me, here in North Alabama. I enjoyed visiting and staying with friends in quaint, beautiful Black Mountain North Carolina and visiting another nearby lovely part of North Carolina, Asheville! I wish we visited the Biltmore Estate; however, that's another fabulous reason to return to North Carolina! North Carolina has so much to offer including 300 miles of barrier island beaches, the Outer Banks, interesting history and historic places (think the Wright brothers), a variety of ski resorts, Asheville and the Foothills, and Charlotte.

North Carolina became an official state on November 21, 1789. It was the 12th state to ratify the…read moreConstitution. It had been one of the 13 original colonies in 1776. At the 1788 Hillsboro Convention, North Carolina refused to ratify the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights. It didn't join the federal government until the Bill of Rights was proposed to protect individual civil liberties. North Carolina has 100 counties, and I visited all of them over the last twenty years. The state has mountains to the west, the Piedmont in the middle, and the coast to the east. Each area is so unique, with hidden gems to find. The state offers outdoor recreation, museums, theatre, gardens and roadside attractions. Western North Carolina is home to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway for stunning views, visit small towns or head to a larger city like Asheville. Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. This region is steeped in history and folklore, famously home to legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone during his early explorations and later inspiring the deep, acoustic roots of traditional Appalachian bluegrass music. It is also the birthplace of literary genius Thomas Wolfe, whose masterpiece, Look Homeward, Angel, is beautifully set in these mountain towns. The Piedmont region includes Research Triangle Park, Raleigh (State Capitol), Durham (City of Medicine) and Chapel Hill. This region boasts an unparalleled concentration of higher education and medical research, anchored by Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University. Further west and south lie the historic manufacturing hubs of Greensboro and Winston-Salem, the military center of Fayetteville, and Charlotte--the Southeast's major financial and commercial banking capital. The Piedmont is also the center of North Carolina's sports obsession. The historic, fierce "Tobacco Road" rivalry between the UNC Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils has defined college basketball for generations, while NC State adds to the region's rich championship history. Stock car racing began in the Piedmont and is home to NASCAR, anchored by the legendary Richard Petty--"The King"--who won a record 200 Cup races, and the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Durham Bulls are a Triple-A Minor League franchise and were the subject of the classic 1988 film Bull Durham. The NHL came to Raleigh in 1997; the Carolina Hurricanes captured the heart of the state, turning the Lenovo Center into one of the league's loudest, most intimidating arenas and winning two Stanley Cups, 2006 and 2026. The Carolina Panthers brought NFL football to the region in 1995 and energized the sports world during their historic 2003 and 2015 Super Bowl runs, led by iconic stars like the defensive powerhouse Julius Peppers (a homegrown product of Bailey, NC and UNC Chapel Hill) and the unstoppable, charismatic quarterback Cam Newton. The Coastal Plain flows into the Outer Banks, a string of thin barrier islands packed with maritime history and iconic lighthouses. On the dunes of Kill Devil Hills, the Wright Brothers successfully flew the first controlled, powered airplane on December 17, 1903, using steady, predictable maritime winds. Wilmington features a historic downtown Riverwalk, shopping, and the preserved World War II battleship USS North Carolina. This coast was also the legendary playground of the golden age of piracy; the waters surrounding historic Beaufort hold the sunken secrets of the notorious pirate Blackbeard and his flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. Beyond geography, North Carolina is home to many innovations; in 1893, pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented Pepsi-Cola in New Bern. In 1937, Vernon Rudolph bought a yeast-rise recipe and created the first Krispy Kreme doughnut in Winston-Salem. The state has many musical legends of all genres, including Earl Scruggs, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Doc & Merle Watson, Elizabeth Cotten, Betty Davis, Roberta Flack, Don Gibson, Randy Travis, J. Cole, Blind Boy Fuller, Floyd Council, Del Reeves, Art Wooten, Maceo Parker, 9th Wonder, Mary Cardwell Dawson, Thelonious Monk, Link Wray, Ben E. King, George Clinton, Johnny Bristol and many more. Many of these icons appear on the NC Musicians Trail, which features large-scale murals in the artists' hometowns. Michael Jordan was raised in Wilmington. He hit the game-winning shot for the 1982 UNC National Championship team in the Superdome before embarking on a career that made him the greatest basketball player of all time. North Carolina is also home to Dr. Pauli Murray's historic civil rights activism in Durham and Senator Sam Ervin's constitutional focus in Morganton. North Carolina's 100 counties stand as a testament to independent thought, natural beauty, and a rich historical legacy that continues to inspire.

This marker is located at the corner of 7th Street and Hawthorne Lane, adjacent to Independence…read morePark. It points out the history of a participant in the fight for Civil Rights. The marker reads, "Harry Golden. 1902-1981. Nationally known writer, humorist, & civil rights advocate. Published The Carolina Israelite, 1944-1968. Lived 1 block northeast." There is more information online. "Harry Golden achieved fame as publisher of The Carolina Israelite, which he issued from 1944 to 1968 from Charlotte to an international audience. According to Robin Brabham, retired UNC-Charlotte archivist, "At the height of his appeal, he had two books on the bestseller list at the same time; his life was depicted in a Broadway play; he appeared frequently on television talk shows, including Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person; and he testified before Congress on civil rights legislation."" "Golden used humor and satire to oppose Southern racial and political practices. Martin Luther King Jr. recognized his significance by identifying him as one of "our white brothers who have grasped the meaning of this social revolution and committed themselves to it." "Golden was born Herschel Goldhirsch in the Ukraine, then part of Austria-Hungary. In 1904 his father and his oldest brother immigrated and soon after sent for the rest of the family. Golden grew up in a tenement on New York City's Lower East Side and attended City College. He married Genevieve Gallagher in 1926, and they had four sons. "Failed business ventures led to his guilty plea to mail fraud in October 1929. Sentenced to five years in federal prison, he was released in 1933. In 1941, he moved south, first to Norfolk, then to Charlotte where he worked for the Charlotte Labor Journal, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Golden issued the first regular number of The Carolina Israelite in February 1944. The monthly magazine initially carried the subtitle, "A Monthly Review of Jewish Affairs, Dedicated to Interfaith Amity." "In 1955 Golden addressed the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association on "The Jewish People of North Carolina." He came to national attention in 1956 after he testified before the Pearsall Commission that white Southerners did not seem to mind standing with African Americans: "It is only when the Negro 'sets' that the fur begins to fly." Thus, he suggested, public schools could be painlessly integrated by providing desks but no seats. He went on to suggest sixteen more plans that mocked Southern racial mores. "Wide circulation of his "Vertical Negro Plan" soon generated interest in his writing and in 1958 a compilation of his columns, Only in America, appeared on the best seller list. He advised Robert Kennedy in his 1964 and 1968 campaigns for the U. S. Senate and the Democratic presidential nomination. He continued to publish the Israelite until 1968 when he closed the paper. In 1979 he received the North Carolina Award for Literature. He is buried in Hebrew Cemetery in Charlotte." There is brief parking across the way at the pizza place. [Review 11 of 2025 - 4013 in North Carolina - 23584 overall]

These guys are the invisible infrastructure that keeps the water running coming in and going out…read more Only sign is the many water tanks to maintain water pressure that you see throughout Lancaster County. I always admire the people in jobs that are never mentioned until something goes wrong, like telephone, electric, gas, water, highway maintenance. Honorable jobs done by hard working people who are rarely acknowledged. When you see those trucks and the guys in muddy overalls, buy them lunch or a coffee...and say thanks.

It isn't as large of a thrift store as Goodwill, but there are some gems here. I found an old…read morewestern wear button down shirt here for a mere three dollars. I actually heard that they give more of their profits to charity here in comparison to a lot of thrift stores, so that makes me all warm inside. I also needed some kitchen wear for my house and they hooked it up with the cheapness.