A Road to the Past

Across from Geddes Mountain Road along US-29 (Amherst Highway) northbound (Photo credit: Steven Akiyama) So apparently there was action at the Tye River. First question: where is the Tye River? The  Tye River    runs through western Virginia, and feeds into the James River around Norwood, Virginia. Officially known as a tributary, it's among the many streams/rivers/tributaries in Virginia. So then what happened at the Tye River? A Civil War skirmish! That's what happened! Throughout this story, I'll be referring to these books, in addition to my web sources: Gallagher, Gary W., ed.  The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 . Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006. Bowery, Charles R., Jr.  The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, 1864-65 . Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2014. Walker, Gary C.  Hunter's Fiery Raid Through Virginia Valleys . Roanoke, VA: A&W Enterprise, 1989 . This sign is near what was a key bridge in

Southeast corner of East Lawson and South Alston streets in Durham North Carolina Central University is the historically black university in Durham, NC. Yes, there is another higher education school in Durham. It is a well-regarded school for a long time, though some policies had unintended consequences. I'll go a little bit into that, but for now, some quick facts about NC Central! Founded: 1909 (but some places on campus and on their website list the founding in 1910) Colors: Maroon and Grey Mascot: Eagles Athletics: NCAA Division 1-AA (yes, I still call it that. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, this is the D1 that has a champion determined with a traditional draw of 24 teams) Students: 6,2585 undergraduates, 1,801 graduates Academics: 78 degrees offered across bachelor's, associates, master's/first professional, and doctoral programs (with a well-regarded law school in NC) For this, I will refer to a couple of book and j