Pretty cool, especially for young kids. Aurora is in the middle of nowhere, but apparently there is a huge fossil cache in a nearby phosphate mine. The museum has a large number of Megalodon teeth and a bunch of full sets of fossils. Also, truckloads of earth are dumped in the park across the street, so bring a small shovel, Paul, and a gallon or so of water to wash your hands afterwards. You can keep. My kids found a few shark teeth. History, History of Phosphate Mine, 1880 to Present, Pre-1880 Aurora, located in Beaufort County, North Carolina was originally called "Betty Town" and was founded on the location of an Pomouik Indian village.
References: •Reeves, Linda. Bath Towne. Raleigh, NC, 1978.•VanCamp, Lous. Images of America: Beaufort County, North Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina: Acadia Publishing, 2000. Print.
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AURORA — Anthony Tyre might not be the only person in eastern North Carolina to own four buildings, but it’s a safe bet that he’s one of a select few to have two different people give him four buildings. The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran and Aurora native has taken on the daunting task of breathing new life into four long-abandoned storefronts on Main Street, adjacent to the Aurora Fossil Museum parking lot, across the street and just north of the Museum itself. The buildings are connected by common walls, but are four separate spaces — three with second stories — and measure a combined 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. Three of the buildings are part of the old Cherry Hotel, which locals say dates back more than 100 years. The structure closest to the museum’s fossil digging site was built later as a single-story grocery store. The corner space, most recently occupied by Helig-Meyers furniture store is the only one Tyre doesn’t own, but he’s working on it. “I remember walking down Main Street when I was a kid, and there was something going on,” Tyre said. “I’ve always felt a strong connection to this community, and I want to bring that activity back. It’s going to take time and patience, but I’m planning on it being really good when it’s finished.” Tyre joined the Army after graduating from Aurora High School and was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan. He got his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice while serving, retired after 19 years and earned two master’s degrees in mental health counseling and vocational therapy from North Carolina Central University in Durham. He is the owner of Clear Point Family Services in Washington, a division of the Eastern Community Care Foundation, which he founded. “Our job is to help families overcome their struggles with addiction, depression, housing, access to food or whatever they might need,” Tyre said. “I see the building project as a continuation of serving my community.” The four buildings were filled with junk just a month ago. Now, they’ve all been cleaned out, thanks to a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. Some had been vacant for years after being used as a U.S. Post Office, ABC store, general store and various other retail outlets before decay and neglect set in. Aurora resident Leslie Mills created the Footprints Teen Center in one of the spaces. She ran the nonprofit for more than 10 years before health concerns forced her to close. She and Trye met in 2015 through fellow Auroran Barbara Jones, who taught Tyre way back in elementary school. “Anthony was in one of my first classes and was a good student,” Jones recalled. “He was quiet and polite, and we’ve stayed in touch over the years. It’s neat that one of my former students cares enough about the community to try to improve it. This type of project fits his personality, and I know he’s in it for the long haul.” Tyre plans to start renovating the old teen center first and turn it into a farmer’s market or co-op grocery store. “I envision a place where the community can meet, sort of a hub, like the Piggly Wiggly used to be before it closed,” he said. “I want to give local growers a place to sell fresh produce and other crops to local families. The next step is to get an engineer in here to do a safety inspection and tell us what we need to do to get it up to code. I know it will take some time, but I’m excited that we’ve started the process.”
Aurora, located in Beaufort County, North Carolina was originally called "Betty Town" and was founded on the location of an Pomouik Indian village. The land, that is now Aurora, was owned by Christopher Gale, a lawyer and the first Chief Justice of North Carolina. Christopher Gale assisted John Lawson in the founding of Bath Towne (Bath), which lies to the north of the Pamlico River. Public Dock on South Creek In 1880, Reverend William Henry Cunningham (or Cunninggim) incorporated the town of Aurora. Around 1914, Aurora began holding an annual fair on a vacant lot behind the Methodist Church. In 1964 the Texas Gulf mine and chemical plant facility was constructed. In 1985, Texas Gulf acquired the land previously owned by the North Carolina Phosphate Company (NCPC). In 1995 the Aurora facility was purchased by the Nutrien (formerly PCS) .
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available) Not the most exciting thing ever, it doesnt even look very old, possibly 20-30 years old?
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available) But it is a point of interest, photographically. It was quite cold and getting dark yesterday and I didn't get to look for more compositions and ideas.
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available) I do enjoy seeing moss overgrow on man made objects, slowly becoming part of the scenery. This was the last image I made of this, only 3
An old Idaho homestead surrounded by an overgrown shelterbelt. Interesting design with two small houses divided by a kitchen/dinning area. Had to wade through hard crusted snow knee deep through the overgrown entrance to get these photos.
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The small town of Aurora, NC. is very run down with many abandoned buildings, but that's the draw of it. Here are a few.. One day I'm going to be looking through images of old buildings I took and somethings going to be looking back... PS: Really enjoying this little TTArtisan 28mm 5.6...
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I'm sure coastal flooding had something to do with the condition of some of the buildings... This house has sunk from the way the porch and bottom window looks and the chimeny pushing up higher through the roof.
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Yesterday's explore, an old factory's power plant. GX7/o9-18, p20
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That place is my kind of fun
Here's a small sample from yesterday's explore at a local, now closed scrapyard. It's not a large place, and way in the back I found some vintage vehicle carcasses. Some may look at them as just junk, but I think of them as a part of our industrial heritage, a bit of Americana.
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Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available) Page 2 Gorgeous house and garden with river frontage onto the Thames near Oxford, undoubtedly worth a fortune.
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This old, abandoned house in my area has been untouched for many years, but on a recent drive-by I saw the little flags utility companies use to mark underground services. Thinking it may not be around much longer I headed over today for a few pics. Boarded up, I was surprised to see some open, glass-less windows in the back to use as an entry way. Didn't expect that and I didn't pack a flashlight, so my exploration was quite limited because of darkness from the boarded windows. Used my Sony FF with an adapted Pentax 28mm f3.5 "K" mount lens for the exterior shots and a Nisi 15mm f4 for the interior.
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This is not an uncommon sight in the rural ranchlands of western states.
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I am not blaming the people of Belarus for this war in Ukraine, but I have to point out that the attack on Kiev came from Belarus, that was Russian troops attacking from Belarus. I have not heard anything about Belarus being directly involved in the war except for letting Russia stage attacks from their territory. Page 3
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Medfield State Hospital (formerly Medfield Insane Asylum) closed since 2003.
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Rosamond, California.
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Weekend explore of a partially demoed glass factory, part one. GX7, o9-18/p20
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Weekend explore of a partially demoed glass factory, part two. GX7, o9-18/p20
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Yesterday's explore of a shuttered religious school, only recently closed due to declining rolls and mounting debt. It was kind of difficult to walk among the left-to-rot equipment and the pointless and rampant vandalism, sometimes literally. GX7/p14-42 II
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That is just really sad. Page 4
Afterwards, a forgotten optical plant. GX7/o9-18
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You are good at finding these abandoned sites.
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Last weekend we hit a site that's been on our list for several years, a long shuttered and abandoned jet engine testing facility, here are some of the highlights. GX7/o9-18
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