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Wake County Animal Center Hot House

truthbeknown — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:15:44 -0400

I witnessed shelter dogs in great distress throughout the summer of 2007. We are the voice of the voiceless. The public needs to keep an eye on Wake Animal Center...to be sure they keep making positive changes for the animals. Apathy means pain for the shelter dogs.

hot summer at the shelters

Ashley Sue — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:47:13 -0400

I can only hope we have a very mild summer. Last year, that month straight of 100+ degrees was horrible, even if you had a cushy home and air conditioning. The shelters were miserable, I am sure.

That's framable

Java55 — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:32:26 -0400

Great expressions and composition too!

Powder mills and graphite mines

Java55 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:14:30 -0400

I assume you must be speaking of the replacement powder mill which was constructed shortly before the end of the War between the States along Crabtree Creek about a quarter mile upstream from where Anderson Drive crosses over the creek. After the accidental explosion and destruction of the first powder mill located at House Creek (located about a quarter mile upstream from where it empties into Crabtree Creek at what is now Crabtree Valley) a replacement powder mill was built along Crabtree Creek at the location previously mentioned however it didn't see much action since the war ended shortly after its construction. A number of years back before all the construction took place between Crabtree Creek and Six Forks Road just west of Anderson Drive there used to be some old foundations located about a quarter mile upstream to the west in those woods. As for their current status now, I have no idea since I haven't been out there ever since the area became so heavily developed.

Now for the lack of connection between the old graphite mines and the powder mills, graphite is a crystalline form of carbon not nearly as suitable for making black powder as the amorphous carbon found in charcoal. Also the graphite mines really didn't see their full potentials until somewhat later on after the war but still well within the 1800's. Below is a link you might find interesting concerning one of the graphite mines (this one was just off Lead Mine Road) although somewhat off-topic it does show a great view of what one of the old mine adits looked like during the 1800's.

http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/Geologic_hazards_mines/old_mines.htm#Graphite

And for some more information about the Wake County graphite mines here's a quote from this website:

http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/bannister/bannister.html
(from about halfway down the page)

"GRAPHITE, or Plumbago, is found in abundance in Wake County, a few miles west of Raleigh, and extending a distance of eighteen or twenty miles southwestward. It is in veins, six to eighteen inches in width, with quartz associated, and the veins clipping at an angle of 60° or 70°. It is highly valued as a paint, but contains too much silex for use as pencils, or as anti-friction bearings. In Lincoln County, on the border of Catawba County, other extensive deposits exist, reported to be of good quality, also. Where so much is found, it is scarcely possible that the best forms of the mineral will not ultimately be discovered. The black-lead beds of Wake County alone exceed in extent all others known. They have been worked, and the product refined at Raleigh, for some years with fair success."

As for getting more historical information these days it is becoming increasingly difficult but if you google "North Carolina Office of Archives and History" this will give you some good leads from which to to start at to further your quest.

Skills...

gbrown2 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:38:35 -0400

Ya got SKILLS Chuck.

gorgeous!

auset1 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:22:52 -0400

excellent photo, the colors and perspective are great.

It's like housework. There's no end to it.

edgars — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:23:22 -0400

I have about decided that there will never be an end to littering. It's a worldwide problem.

To have a clean environment, we've got to give a hand and help clean up. I like the way Rick Catlin from Wilmington put it, in his letter to the N&O editor 3-24-08. "We can start by picking up litter when we see it. This will make a clean spot that may just catch on. If we connect enough clean spots, we may begin to change the world".

Maybe the inmates could keep the Interstates and 4 lane highways clean if that's all they had to do.

Ice cold

mcaroline — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:51:24 -0400

Cool photo-the coloured caps make for a very interesting effect!

hawk

mcaroline — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:49:46 -0400

Great photo!

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Thank you Java55. It truly

PastorG — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:07:43 -0500

Thank you Java55. It truly is amazing the difference when you do it God's way. Since the the date of my last post (within the past two weeks) we had added 27 more people to our community. When God sees you're ready, He sends the growth. I encourage every pastor and ministry of every small church out there, hang in and find out what changes God desires you to make. You prepare the soil and God sends the growth. You do the natural and God will take care of the supernatural. Blessings, Pastor Glen

This put a smile on my face!

Java55 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:57:16 -0500

Its a true blessing just to see that another amongst the few has got it right. Do keep up God's good work and may the harvests be bountiful.

As for how old this building is...

Java55 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:46:13 -0500

...I haven't a clue but the fact that cedar posts are used as main supports on the front of the building suggest its age to be considerable. I may have to wait until springtime when it is open again for business to find an answer as I'm sure the present owner(s) may know some more interesting details about the history behind this place.

Forestville Road and Oak Hill Road

needlepointernc — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:36:13 -0500

I just posted 4 pics on the litter page. They are of all the trash at the corner of Forestville Road and Oak Hill Road. Oak Hill is where the trailer park was that was condemned. I think the trash has been there since the summer. Who owns the land that the trash is on? The City of Raleigh posted a no littering sign at the end of the road. Maybe they could have picked up the trash while they were at it?

Peace is Patriotic.

Falls of the Neuse Manufacturing Company

Java55 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:33:54 -0500

To the visitor who sent me a private message for which there is no way for the software here to allow me to send a reply in return, do feel free to save a copy of the original image to your computer and get prints made if you like. The original image may not display properly here on this site because much is hidden behind the ads, but the image is complete and can be downloaded, saved, and seen in full on your computer. It's nice to know that my old photos are good for something beneficial when the right folks happen to find them. Enjoy!