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Cary, NC – Throughout Cary’s history, the changes and developments in the town can often be linked to the mayor that presided over them. In this story on town history, we’ll look at one mayor who worked to modernize Cary, Mayor H. Waldo Rood.
In the third and final chapter in our series on one of the most famous people to ever come from Cary, Walter Hines Page, we take Page from his nation-wide fame as a provocative journalist to international notoriety as he became the ambassador to Great Britain at a key point in global history.
In the second of three stories about Cary’s favorite son, Walter Hines Page, we follow Page’s transformation from a young rabble-rouser from a large family in Cary to a force for reform and consternation statewide as he worked his way through the ranks of prestigious newspapers and magazines.
Cary, NC – Perhaps Cary’s most famous resident is Walter Hines Page, the son of town founder Frank Page. Walter was a journalist (Evening Standard), editor (Atlantic Monthly), publisher (Doubleday-Page) and Ambassador to Great Britain during WW I. In this first of three stories, we’ll look at the early years of Walter’s life.
We all know the story of Groundhog Day, which falls annually on February 2. Where did this tale come from, though, and who exactly is this famous groundhog? I decided to find out.
Years ago, an unusual occurrence in an old Cary home showed likely evidence that a ghost may, in fact, have taken over the premises.
Jimmy Gibbs, a lover of antiques and history, risked his life to save his great-grandfather’s treasures from Cary’s 1900’s African American community.
I sat down with Jimmy Gibbs to hear more about his great grandfather, Revered J. W. Meadows, a leading minister for Cary’s African American community in the early 1900’s.
I learned more about the Page-Walker Arts & History Center’s incredible history – and met some special people – at their 30th anniversary event on Sunday, August 9, 2015.
Cary used to be known as “The Gourd Capital of the World,” and our Town Seal even featured a border of gourds with that motto. I found out even more about this history.