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Tabor City, NC
Tabor City, NC
was named after Mount Tabor Baptist Church (now Tabor City Baptist
Church), which itself is named after the biblical Mount Tabor.
Originally named Mt Tabor, the town adopted its current name after
postal authorities confused it with Tarboro, NC. Notoriously known
as Razor City in the mid-20th century, it has been called the
"Yam Capital of the World." Each October, the North Carolina Yam
Festival is held, celebrating the sweet potato with crafts,
train rides, arts and vendors. The Tabor City Tribune established
by W. Horace Carter in 1946 was awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for
Public Service. The Pulitzer Prize citation stated that the
newspapers were awarded the prize "for their successful campaign
against the Ku Klux Klan, waged on their own doorstep at the risk
of economic loss and personal danger, culminating in the conviction
of over one hundred Klansmen and an end to terrorism in their
communities." The newspaper was the first weekly to win the
Pulitzer Prize. The name of the Tabor City Tribune was
changed to the Tabor-Loris Tribune in 1996.
1-Go to the above
coords.
These coords will bring you to the Todd House
Restaurant a Southern style buffet eatery. The first home
cooked meal to send its aroma through the Todd House doors occurred
way back in 1920's. The meal was prepared by the then owner and
originator of the establishment, Mrs. Mary Todd. She had left the
turpentine producing community of Pireway to cook and rent rooms in
her house to the visiting tobacco buyers. Todd prepared home cooked
meals, leaving her cooking pots on the dining table. As her
business grew, she had to close in her back porch to provide
additional room for her guests. She provided rooms for quail
hunters in the three story boarding house and provided pens under
her home for their dogs. Traveling salesmen could eat supper, spend
the night, and have breakfast the next morning at the Todd House
for a grand total of just $2. Mrs. Todd never owned a cash
register; she kept her money in her apron pocket. She gathered
fresh fruit daily from her back yard, where fig trees and
strawberry patches could be found. She also kept her own chicken
coop out back. Mrs. Todd died in 1963, but many still remember her
as a great cook and a generous woman who never hesitated to help
those in need. Her daughter Virginia Smith took over the business
and continued the same traditions that her mother had started. A
fire destroyed the old building in 1971. The Todd House was rebuilt
with the present day large dining rooms and fourteen boarding
rooms. Where your standing is a large sign with a date on it. Take
the second number in that date and that number will be M. M minus 1
divided by 2 minus 3 = A.
2-Go to N34
08.837 W078 52.652
These coords will bring you to the Tabor City Train Depot and caboose. This depot maintains a
number of artifacts depicting the days when the railroad was an
integral part of the daily living in town and was part of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Walk around to the front of the
caboose where you will see a set of steps leading up to a door on
the caboose. Count the number of small panes of glass in this door
and that number will be N. N times 2 divided by 3 plus 1 =
B.
3-Go to N34
09.038 W078 52.377
These coords will bring you to the "Mt
Tabor" historical marker located outside and close to
the Tabor City Visitor's and Information Center. On this sign you
will see when the railroad terminus was located. Take the fourth
number in that date and that number will be O. O plus 3 divided by
3 = C
4-Go to N34
09.313 W078 51.712
These coords will bring you to the Tabor-Loris Tribune and the Horace Carter Museum. The museum exhibits the life
and works of 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service
winner W. Horace Carter. The museum most prominently features his
editorials against the resurrection of the Ku Klux Klan in eastern
North Carolina and the reactions generated during that campaign.
Horace Carter was the founder of the newspaper in 1940's and the
museum also contains the equipment used to publish this newspaper.
You will be in front of a statue of a young boy selling newspapers
and on the ground is a plaque. At the bottom of the plaque there is
a date it was dedicated. Take the number of the day it was
dedicated and that number will be P. P times 3 minus 6 =
D.
5-Go to N34
08.830 W078 52.451
These
coords will bring you to the Tabor City
Baptist Church. The Tabor City Baptist Church had its
beginning, in so far as can be ascertained, in 1838 as the Mount
Tabor Baptist Church. The first building was a log structure
located on the outskirts of the little village of Mount Tabor on
Old Stake Road. In 1872, a new frame building was erected on the
site of our former high school. This structure was enlarged in 1886
to take care of an increase in membership. As the church continued
to grow there was a need for a new building at a new location. In
1906, Mr. William "Bill" Fowler, grandfather of Mabel Fowler and
Janice Richardson, gave the land to the church and a new frame
building was started on the present location. It was completed in
1908 and George F. Stanley from Loris was pastor. In 1892, the
Mount Tabor Baptist Church had joined with the Cape Fear-Columbus
Association. In 1930, the Mount Tabor Baptist Church became part of
the Columbus Baptist Association. In 1931, the progressive
membership saw the need for a more adequate building, and the first
brick building was constructed with Sunday School rooms and
Training Union facilities. The Reverend Wilbur H. Wall was pastor.
One of the first pastors that we have any record of was the
Reverend Zade Bullock who served the church before the Civil War.
The pastors during the war were Bill Ayers and Jesse Blanton. In
1878 the Reverend John Harrelson was called to pastor. Other
pastors were John Connelly, A.B. Rowe, John McCaskill, Moses
Pridgen, Daniel Cox, D.N. Gore, Daniel Boyd, and David James Ray.
In 1893, the Reverend Joshua Soles received a salary of $20.00 per
year. On the front of the church is a plaque denoting when the
educational unit first service was held. Take the second number in
the day it was held and that number will be Q. Q divided by 2 plus
5 = E.
6-Go to N34
09.025 W078 52.418
These
coords will bring you to the Mt. Tabor 1870
Schoolhouse. This schoolhouse is believed to be the first
one-room schoolhouse in Tabor City. It is used by the local schools
during school hours to hold classes and contains a wood buring
stove and replicas of desks were built out of 100 year old pine.
There are also photographs, textbooks and histories of the school
on display. If you wish to look inside the school all you have to
do is visit the Visitor's Center and ask for the key. At the coords
is a school bell and a plaque on the ground in front of it. Take
the second number in the year Ottis was born and that number will
be R. R time 2 minus 10 = F
Check
sum for the 6 numbers need to find the final cache location is
33.
Final Cache Coords
N34 08.ABC W078 51.DEF
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