With journey finished, look back on Freeze’s trip across North Carolina
Published 3:18 pm Tuesday, November 14, 2023
An interesting banner on the wall of the Bolivia Elementary School. David Freeze photo
Wadesboro’s Leavitt House, built in 1832, and now a museum. David Freeze photo
The Boggan-Hammond House in Wadesboro, built in 1795. David Freeze photo
Parson’s Drugs in Wadesboro, in business since 1875. David Freeze photo
Wadesboro’s Anson County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
The 1876 Cabarrus County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
What-A-Burger #2 in Concord. David Freeze photo
One of many Union Street historic homes in Concord. David Freeze photo
Streetscape construction underway in Concord. David Freeze photo
Avett Brothers mural in Concord. David Freeze photo
Best statue of the day! David Freeze photo
1858 Davidson County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
Pigs everywhere in Lexington. David Freeze photo
Get your Elvis cakes in Lexington. David Freeze photo
Famous grocery in Lexington since 1919. David Freeze photo
The 1923 Alamance County Courthouse in Graham. David Freeze photo
The Wrike Drug building from 1901, now houses a cafe. David Freeze photo
The Montwhite Building was Graham’s Opera House, constructed in 1907. David Freeze photo
Electric bikes and scooters were available on most corners in Greensboro. David Freeze photo
The F.W. Woolworth store that became a Civil Rights Museum. David Freeze photo
Greensboro mural. David Freeze photo
Old Greensborough. David Freeze photo
The town of Marion thought so much of native son Roy Williams that they had a festival to unveil this monument. David Freeze photo
He’s everywhere! David Freeze photo
Main Street in Marion, much of it destroyed in 1894 by fire. David Freeze photo
A trout fisherman in Cane Creek which flooded downtown Bakersville in 1901 and “washed the town away.” David Freeze photo
Sharon Rowland was Freeze’s tour guide to Bakersville. She did her student teaching at East Rowan High School. David Freeze photo
Megan Bell, manager of the Just Local Market in Bakersville. David Freeze photo
Revolutionary War soldier David Baker’s home, now owned by the John Grisham family. Bakersville was named after Baker. David Freeze photo
The 1907 Mitchell County Courthouse in Bakersville. David Freeze photo
A mural in Newland. David Freeze photo
Newland’s 1913 jail, now the Avery County Museum. David Freeze photo
Newland’s 1913 courthouse, still in use. David Freeze photo
Morganton’s downtown. David Freeze photo
Morganton’s renovated 1835 courthouse. David Freeze photo
Morganton’s Senator Sam Ervin. David Freeze photo
Downtown Newton, still busy and vibrant. David Freeze photo
The Old Post Office Playhouse in Newton. David Freeze photo
Newton’s 1924 Catawba County courthouse. David Freeze photo
Welcome to Newton! David Freeze photo
Jeans on display in Lenoir at the courthouse to support sexual assault survivors. David Freeze photo
Paul Reid, feeling good in Lenoir. David Freeze photo
An interesting place to shop in Lenoir. David Freeze photo
The 1904 Caldwell County courthouse in Lenoir, joined to a modern addition. David Freeze photo
The more modern Watauga County courthouse in Boone. David Freeze photo
Sidewalk entertainment on King Street in Boone. David Freeze photo
King Street in Boone. David Freeze photo
The 1904 courthouse in Jefferson, now a museum. David Freeze photo
A law office used for 100 years in Jefferson. David Freeze photo
Mural of Del Reeves, country singer and past resident of Sparta. David Freeze photo
The 1933 courthouse in Sparta. David Freeze photo
Sparta Presbyterian Church offers free hand-made toboggans to those who need warmth. David Freeze photo.
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A residential portion of Main Street in Oxford is entirely on the National Register of Historic Places. David Freeze photo
The Kirby Theatre in Roxboro. David Freeze photo
Downtown Roxboro. David Freeze photo
Roxboro’s Robert L. Blackwell, awarded Medal of Honor in WWI. David Freeze photo
The Person County Courthouse in Roxboro, built in 1930. David Freeze photo
The James A. and Laura Thompson Long house in Roxboro, built in 1896. David Freeze photo
The original Reynolds Building, Winston-Salem, was once the tallest building south of Baltimore. David Freeze photo
Main building of Salem College, started in 1772, and part of Old Salem. David Freeze photo
Wind-driven contraptions in Winston-Salem. David Freeze photo
The Forsyth County Courthouse, in Winston Salem, was built in 1926. David Freeze photo
Salem at Sully’s sent Freeze home with a bag of steamed bagels, a first for him. David Freeze photo
The Inn at Brevard was built in 1885 and is still going strong. David Freeze photo
The Transylvania County Courthouse in Brevard, built in 1888. David Freeze photo
The only white squirrel Freeze has seen in Brevard. David Freeze photo
Well said in Franklin! David Freeze photo
A reconstructed 1860s log cabin in Franklin. David Freeze photo
The Macon County Courthouse in Franklin. David Freeze photo
The Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum in the old jail. David Freeze photo
Appalachian Trail hikers passing through Franklin have signed this banner. David Freeze photo
The Spikebuck Town Mound in Hayesville was a Cherokee settlement as early as 1500. David Freeze photo
The Clay County Courthouse in Hayesville was built in 1888. David Freeze photo
Hayesville statue honoring quilting for warmth as a social gathering. David Freeze photo
The 1912 Clay County Jail in Hayesville is now the county museum. David Freeze photo
Another spectacular courthouse, this one the Cherokee County courthouse in Murphy. David Freeze photo
Paul Williams was an interesting Murphy resident. David Freeze photo
Wonderful outdoor paintings are displayed around Murphy. David Freeze photo
The Sunset Motel in Murphy was Freeze’s home on the first night of his run/walk across NC. David Freeze photo
Looks like this car in Murphy has been well-traveled. David Freeze photo
The Graham County courthouse in Robbinsville. David Freeze photo
Ronnie Milsap, Robbinsville’s most famous resident. David Freeze photo
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad locomotives ready to pull sightseeing trains in Bryson City. David Freeze photo
The Tuckasegee River in Bryson City. David Freeze photo
The 1908 Swain County courthouse in Bryson City, now a visitor center and museum. David Freeze photo
The Dr. Cooper house Visitor Center in Sylva, built in 1906. David Freeze photo
The majestic Jackson County courthouse in Sylva. David Freeze photo
Mural in Sylva. David Freeze photo
Downtown Sylva. David Freeze photo
Waynesville’s Dr. J Howell Way’s house, started before the Civil War and finished in 1899. David Freeze photo
Waynesville’s 1932 Haywood County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
Tribute to mountain music in Waynesville. David Freeze photo
Asheville’s Robert Morgan flew the world famous Memphis Belle B-17 between city hall and the courthouse in 1943 on a war bond tour. David Freeze photo
Asheville’s Pack Place Central Square. David Freeze photo
Thomas Wolfe’s boyhood home is a National Landmark in Asheville. David Freeze photo
The 1907 Madison County Courthouse in Marshall. David Freeze photo
The French Broad River in Marshall. David Freeze photo
Some of the downtown apartments in Marshall facing the French Broad River. David Freeze photo
Asheville’s Pack Place Central Square. David Freeze photo
Asheville’s Shindig on the Green stage with City Hall in the background. David Freeze photo
This Yancey County Courthouse, built in 1906, is in Burnsville. David Freeze photo
The Nu-Wray Inn in Burnsville, built in 1833, is being completely renovated. David Freeze photo
The 1840s John Wesley McElroy house in Burnsville, became a hospital, post office and the meeting place for the Civil War home guard. David Freeze photo
The Wizard of Oz gang on the way to the Yancey County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
A monument to the many children who worked in Gastonia textile mills. David Freeze photo
The 1901 Loray Mill in Gastonia is now home to loft apartments and businesses, and a surrounding 30 block mill village of 1920-30 homes. David Freeze photo
Charlotte’s skyline keeps growing. David Freeze photo
The old Mecklenburg County Courthouse, built between 1925 and 1928. A modern eight-story annex is due to be dedicated this month. David Freeze photo
The 250th Anniversary of Charlotte in 2018 included this Meter Garden. David Freeze photo
The Colonel Silas Sharpe house in Statesville, built between 1860 and 1865. David Freeze photo
The oldest courthouse and post office building in Statesville, built in 1891, later became City Hall. David Freeze photo
Mitchell College main building, sits atop the highest hill in Statesville. David Freeze photo
Andrea Coelho, owner of Andrea’s Ice Cream and Sweet Shop in Statesville. David Freeze photo
A look at Gastonia’s downtown. It is known as a “Great Place in the Making.” Many downtown buildings are renovated or well on their way to a new life. David Freeze photo
Hemp company poster boy in Monroe. David Freeze photo
Monroe’s old jail, built in 1847, later became city hall. David Freeze photo
Monroe’s Union County Courthouse and Confederate monument. David Freeze photo
Downtown Laurinburg. David Freeze photo
Laurinburg’s courthouse. David Freeze photo
Rockingham’s water tower. David Freeze photo
Freeze’s main road from Maine to Key West in 2013 while on his bike. David Freeze photo
A cedar of Lebanon, planted in Rockingham in 1850. David Freeze photo
Rockingham town square with a lighted fountain. David Freeze photo
Rockingham’s Richmond County Courthouse, built in 1922-23. David Freeze photo
Not much happening in Bolivia. David Freeze photo
The Brunswick County Courthouse in Bolivia. David Freeze photo
The New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington was built in 1892. David Freeze photo
The 1840 St. James Episcopal Church, oldest house of Worship in Wilmington. David Freeze photo
Old town Wilmington, ready for a horse carriage tour. David Freeze photo
The battleship, USS North Carolina, in Wilmington. David Freeze photo
Wilmington’s Riverwalk. David Freeze photo
Pender County Jail built in 1924. David Freeze photo
Burgaw Presbyterian Church, built in 1880. David Freeze photo
The Burgaw depot, built about 1850, was very important to the Confederate Armies in the Civil War. David Freeze photo
The Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw. David Freeze photo
The Carteret County Courthouse, built in 1907 in Beaufort, with a festival in progress. David Freeze photo
The Leffers House in Beaufort was built in 1778. David Freeze photo
The bay at Beaufort. David Freeze photo
The New River in Jacksonville. David Freeze photo
The only remaining antebellum home in Jacksonville. All the others were destroyed in fires. David Freeze photo
The Onslow County Courthouse in Jacksonville. David Freeze photo
Brooks Mill Pond in Trenton. David Freeze photo
The Jones County Courthouse in Trenton, built in 1939. David Freeze photo
This Disciples of Christ Church, built in 1899 in Trenton, has a public/ private effort ongoing to restore it. David Freeze photo
Downtown Trenton. David Freeze photo
The Craven County Courthouse in New Bern. David Freeze photo
Throughtful sign in New Bern. David Freeze photo
Pepsi-Cola was developed here in New Bern. David Freeze photo
1810-11 NC Governor Benjamin Smith built this house in the 1790s. David Freeze photo
New Bern is the “Bear City.” Decorated bears are everywhere. David Freeze photo
The Pamlico County Courthouse in Bayboro. David Freeze photo
A fishing boat in Bayboro. David Freeze photo
On the Washington waterfront, the Pamlico River. David Freeze photo
The 1852 Bank of Washington, still in use. David Freeze photo
The 1913 Turnage Theatre, once a vaudeville theatre is now a performing arts center in Washington. David Freeze photo
Downtown Washington, one of the prettiest and most historic towns Freeze has seen. David Freeze photo
Washington’s 1786 courthouse. David Freeze photo
Worth researching for more information, in Nashville. David Freeze photo
Three courthouses in a row in Nashville. David Freeze photo
The second Nash County Courthouse, built in 1921. David Freeze photo
Downtown Nashville. David Freeze photo
An 1867 house in Whiteville. David Freeze photo
An early bank building from 1906 in Whiteville. David Freeze photo
The 1914/15 Columbus County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
Lillington’s new Harnett County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
Lt. Colonel Brown is Elizabethtown’s local hero. David Freeze photo
The 1848 Trinity Methodist Church in Elizabethtown. David Freeze photo
Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown. David Freeze photo
Lumberton downtown. David Freeze photo
Lumberton mural. David Freeze photo
The Robeson County Courthouse in Lumberton. David Freeze photo
The Robeson County Courthouse in Lumberton. David Freeze photo
First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, built in 1816. David Freeze photo
The 1926 Cumberland County Courthouse in Fayetteville. David Freeze photo
The Market House, built in 1832, was the center of commerce for Fayetteville after a major fire destroyed all the businesses the previous year. David Freeze photo
Hay Street in downtown Fayetteville. David Freeze photo
Hotel Prince Charles, opened in 1925, has now become apartments. David Freeze photo
Most of downtown Raeford. David Freeze photo
Raeford Hardware, founded in 1903 and still going strong. David Freeze photo
Hoke County Courthouse, in Raeford. David Freeze photo
Lillington mural. David Freeze photo
Lillington Presbyterian Church, founded in 1910. David Freeze photo
Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield. David Freeze photo
Downtown Smithfield. David Freeze photo
The 1850 Hastings House in Smithfield where Confederate generals planned the Battle of Bentonville. David Freeze photo
Patsy Castellano and Gregory Hill at the Neuse Little Theatre just ahead of Frozen performance in Smithfield. David Freeze photo
The Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield. David Freeze photo
An 1870 home in Goldsboro. David Freeze photo
Wayne County Courthouse in Goldsboro. David Freeze photo
Former 1896 Goldsboro hospital now houses a pharmacy. David Freeze photo
The View Hotel, luxury apartments repurposed from a bank building. David Freeze photo
Busy downtown Goldsboro. David Freeze photo
An 1840 church for sale in Goldsboro. David Freeze photo
The Sampson Community Theatre in Clinton. David Freeze photo
Art in Clinton. David Freeze photo
The Sampson County Courthouse in Clinton. David Freeze photo
The Kenansville Baptist Church, built in 1837. David Freeze photo
The Liberty Hall Plantation House in Kenansville. David Freeze photo
The Duplin County Courthouse in Kenansville. David Freeze photo
The Neuse River in Kinston where the CSS Neuse gunboat was sunk intentionally. David Freeze photo
Kinston’s first combination city hall and firehouse. David Freeze photo
The Lenoir County Courthouse in Kinston. David Freeze photo
A full sized replica of the Civil War gunboat CSS Neuse. David Freeze photo
An uptown Greenville mural. David Freeze photo
A bunch of Greenville metal pigs. David Freeze photo
The Proctor Hotel in Greenville. David Freeze photo
The Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville. David Freeze photo
Jeremy Law, chef and owner of SOCO and the beautiful 1895 house in Greenville. David Freeze photo
The SOCO Restaurant in Greenville. David Freeze photo
The Greene County Courthouse in Snow Hill. David Freeze photo
The retail district of Snow Hill. David Freeze photo
Historic Hillsborough, worth visiting. David Freeze photo
The Riverwalk along the Eno in Hillsborough. David Freeze photo
The Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough, built in 1844. David Freeze photo
The 1759 Colonial Inn in Hillsborough. Note the sidewalk up to the porch and front steps. David Freeze photo
The 1801 Baker House in Tarboro. David Freeze photo
The 1840 Bryan House in Tarboro. David Freeze photo
Part of the Tarboro Town Common. David Freeze photo
Tarboro’s Courthouse Square. David Freeze photo
Various types of art are displayed throughout Wilson. David Freeze photo
Another view of whirligigs in Wilson. David Freeze photo
Freeze learned a lot about Wilson from Greg Boseman (L) and Coach H.B. Harris at the Art Dept. David Freeze photo
The Wilson Depot, busy on a Saturday afternoon. David Freeze photo
One of the most impressive whirligigs at Whirligig Park in Wilson. David Freeze photo
Just a small number of Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs on display in Wilson. David Freeze photo
A water tower, built in 1887, near the capitol building in Raleigh. David Freeze photo
President’s Polk, Jackson and Johnson are honored on the capitol grounds in Raleigh. David Freeze photo
Raleigh’s state capitol building undergoing some and other renovations. David Freeze photo
The Wake County Courthouse in Raleigh. David Freeze photo
The Durham Housing Authority has repurposed the Ford dealership built in 1914. David Freeze photo
The Hill Building, completed in 1937, has been renovated into a luxury hotel in downtown Durham. David Freeze photo
A quiet shoe shine stand in Durham. David Freeze photo
The 1920 Durham County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
Gray’s Landing, on the Cashie River, is where Windsor was founded. David Freeze photo
Freeze’s favorite house in Windsor, built in 1840. David Freeze photo
The 1889 Bertie County Courthouse in Windsor. David Freeze photo
Large wall mural in Windsor. David Freeze photo
Edenton Bay, guarded by a battery of historical cannon. David Freeze photo
The Penelope Barker House Visitor Center in Edenton. Barker led the women’s only Edenton Tea Party. David Freeze photo
The 1767 Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton. David Freeze photo
The 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse faces Edenton Bay and the Albemarle Sound in Edenton. David Freeze photo
Just one of hundreds of antebellum homes and other buildings in Hertford, this built in 1785. David Freeze photo
Freeze saw this notification that on this site in 1897, nothing happened. David Freeze photo
The Perquimans River bridge in Hertford has been upgraded since Freeze was here last on his Inner Banks/Outer Banks bike ride. David Freeze photo
A piano honoring the song “Carolina Moon,” made famous by Perry Como and Dean Martin. David Freeze photo
The Perquimans County Courthouse in Hertford, built between 1819-1825. David Freeze photo
This grain storage facility and five schools were the biggest things in Camden. David Freeze photo
The 1910 Camden County jail. David Freeze photo
The 1847 Camden County Courthouse in Camden, center of both city and county government. David Freeze photo
A small graveyard next to the municipal building in Winton. Note the raised graves. David Freeze photo
The racehorse Sir Archie was nationally famous and lived on a local plantation in Jackson. David Freeze photo
The “old” Halifax Courthouse, built in 1759. David Freeze photo
The Chowan River, at Winton, was where eight Union gunboats approached the town in 1862 and eventually burned it. David Freeze photo
A well-done monument in Gates County. David Freeze photo
The Eure-Roberts house in Gatesville was built in 1850. David Freeze photo
The Gates County Courthouse in Gatesville, built in 1836. David Freeze photo
The 1792 post office in Winton was commissioned by President George Washington. David Freeze photo
The Amis-Bragg House in Jackson, built in 1840. David Freeze photo
Gray Gables in Winton was built in 1899. David Freeze photo
A small park commemorates Revolutionary War hero General Lafayette who visited Jackson in 1825. David Freeze photo
The “new” Halifax County Courthouse, finished in 1910. David Freeze photo
Built in 1790, the Eagle Tavern was a central meeting place in Halifax. David Freeze photo
The 1783 William R. Davie house in Halifax. Davie was NC governor and considered the “Father of the University of North Carolina.” David Freeze photo
The Peter Davis Tavern, built in 1783 in Warrenton. David Freeze photo
The 1906 Warren County Courthouse. David Freeze photo
The Green-Polk house in Warrenton in 1850. The man painting said, “It’s not mine!” David Freeze photo
Hotel Warren, built in 1922, but saved by town residents. David Freeze photo
The Vance County Courthouse in Henderson was built in 1884. David Freeze photo
Zollicoffer’s Law Office in Henderson was built in 1887. David Freeze photo
Fire station No. 3 in Henderson. David Freeze photo
Roses is hiring in downtown Henderson. David Freeze photo
Oxford downtown. David Freeze photo
A whoopie pie with strawberry filling. David Freeze photo
The Granville County Courthouse in Oxford, built in 1838. David Freeze photo
Tristan at the Strong Arm Bakery said the Whoopie Pie and giant oatmeal cookie would be the best Freeze had eaten. She was right. David Freeze photo
Bikes are for use by visitors to tour Oxford at the Strong Arm Bakery. David Freeze photo
The 1820 Josephus Hall House, originally the girl’s department of Salisbury Academy. David Freeze photo
The 1868 Murdoch-Wiley House with rooftop Belvedere. David Freeze photo
The Town Well, dug about 1760. Salisbury’s oldest landmark. David Freeze photo
The 1839 Salisbury Female Academy. One of the oldest academy buildings in NC. David Freeze photo
The 1892 Presbyterian Bell Tower. David Freeze photo
The 1855 old Rowan County Courthouse. It is now the Rowan Museum. David Freeze photo
The 1855 Empire Hotel, ready for a new life. David Freeze photo
Mural painted by Cynthia Rankin from 1978-1981. It depicts Salisbury about 1900. David Freeze photo
David Freeze
David Freeze of China Grove has just completed a journey to run in each of the state’s 100 counties. Below are his previous columns from the journey, from beginning to end.
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Four more counties on a cool, drizzly day
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Heading west to see five more counties on a rainy day
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: More county seats along the interstate, but all with interesting downtowns
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Continuing northeast for more NC county seats
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Whiteville, Nashville, Washington and more
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Newest treks include Asheboro, Pittsboro, Louisburg
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Visiting more counties as the challenge winds down