11. Alamance County -- Graham -- 4/14/06
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamance_County%2C_NC
Alrighty, kind reader, it is time for you to switch time periods. We have just enjoyed a stint with Laura as my copilot on a 6-county tour of Eastern NC, but as you can see in this picture, I am by myself again! You now have to leap forward in time six days later to the following Friday, April 14. I am on my way to Swannanoa, NC to visit my parents (it's near Asheville in Buncombe County). Of course, on my way, what am I going to do? That's right! Find some courthouses!
This trip was a doozy. I hit 8 courthouses on the way, 1 the next day, and 4 that Sunday. So this section of my blog contains Courthouses 11-23.
SO...Alamance County! If you look up counties in NC, this one comes first alphabetically. It also is the home of the Battle of Alamance, but not Burlington Coat Factory. Growing up, I thought this was a boring looking county on the map...just a rectangle. But now I enjoy it because it's home to cheap gas! I (and many others) hold my breath from Chapel Hill to Alamance County with the gas gauge dropping quickly below empty, just to save some change. It reminds me a lot of the Seinfeld episode "The Dealership" from Season 9 where Kramer, running on empty in the car he's test driving, passes the dealership with the car running on empty at the end of the episode with a maniacal laugh. I do that every time I pass the high-priced gas stations in Orange County until I cross that Alamance line. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
On this very day, I drove right up 54 from Carrboro into downtown Graham. The only other time I had been in the downtown of Graham was during a Trombone outing to a Burlington Indians game, and we drove through here for some reason. Many people assume the county seat is Burlington, but...it's not. You're wrong. Or you're right...depending on which you thought it was. But hey, Junior year in college, I was asked in an Urban Planning class what "GIS" stood for (Geographical Information Systems), which was my major in college, and I got it wrong. I forgot what I said, but I really did think one of the letters stood for something else. Whoops.
Anyway, in Graham, I drove around looking for the courthouse, which happened to be in the middle of a traffic circle. Looking back on it, it seemed like the circle or the steet layout seemed mighty rectangular...but maybe I'm just crazy.
But I pulled off to the side, hopped out, and walked to one of the corners where there was this nice little garden thing and people eating outside. I'm standing in that thing, and taking my picture. It took a little while, but I got it, finally...I was a definitely trying to avoid looks from "muggles."
I also didn't take notes on these 13 courthouses, so I'm running off my memory. Yup, I took notes at a lot of courthouses so I could blog this stuff. If I happen to miss something, please remind me! Oh wait, I was there by myself...but leave a comment if you happen to want to say something about these (or any counties). REP YOUR HOMETOWN!
This trip was a doozy. I hit 8 courthouses on the way, 1 the next day, and 4 that Sunday. So this section of my blog contains Courthouses 11-23.
SO...Alamance County! If you look up counties in NC, this one comes first alphabetically. It also is the home of the Battle of Alamance, but not Burlington Coat Factory. Growing up, I thought this was a boring looking county on the map...just a rectangle. But now I enjoy it because it's home to cheap gas! I (and many others) hold my breath from Chapel Hill to Alamance County with the gas gauge dropping quickly below empty, just to save some change. It reminds me a lot of the Seinfeld episode "The Dealership" from Season 9 where Kramer, running on empty in the car he's test driving, passes the dealership with the car running on empty at the end of the episode with a maniacal laugh. I do that every time I pass the high-priced gas stations in Orange County until I cross that Alamance line. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
On this very day, I drove right up 54 from Carrboro into downtown Graham. The only other time I had been in the downtown of Graham was during a Trombone outing to a Burlington Indians game, and we drove through here for some reason. Many people assume the county seat is Burlington, but...it's not. You're wrong. Or you're right...depending on which you thought it was. But hey, Junior year in college, I was asked in an Urban Planning class what "GIS" stood for (Geographical Information Systems), which was my major in college, and I got it wrong. I forgot what I said, but I really did think one of the letters stood for something else. Whoops.
Anyway, in Graham, I drove around looking for the courthouse, which happened to be in the middle of a traffic circle. Looking back on it, it seemed like the circle or the steet layout seemed mighty rectangular...but maybe I'm just crazy.
But I pulled off to the side, hopped out, and walked to one of the corners where there was this nice little garden thing and people eating outside. I'm standing in that thing, and taking my picture. It took a little while, but I got it, finally...I was a definitely trying to avoid looks from "muggles."
I also didn't take notes on these 13 courthouses, so I'm running off my memory. Yup, I took notes at a lot of courthouses so I could blog this stuff. If I happen to miss something, please remind me! Oh wait, I was there by myself...but leave a comment if you happen to want to say something about these (or any counties). REP YOUR HOMETOWN!
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