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This is the final installment in a series of posts exploring  The Colonial Inn 's  past and present.   Click here  for the introduction and full list of posts.  Enjoy!      For the last few weeks, The Time Travelers History Club has been sharing what we learned on a tour of the historic Colonial Inn in Hillsborough.  This 180+ year old Inn is currently being revived and transformed into a boutique hotel and event space that perfectly combines historic and modern beauty, comfort, and hospitality.  Are you curious to see what is inside the preserved white walls?  To learn more about what the Colonial Inn will have to offer? Keep reading for a sneak-peek look in this final installment of Exploring Past and Present at The Colonial Inn .

This is Part Three of a series of posts exploring  The Colonial Inn 's  past and present.   Click here  for the introduction and full list of posts.  Enjoy!        If you've driven on King Street in Hillsborough sometime during the past year, you probably noticed a large, white building being transformed from battered to beautiful.  That is the Colonial Inn, a structure over 180 years old.  The building is making a comeback to serve it's original purpose as a hotel, but in a modern style.  Ever wondered what it looks like inside?  Keep scrolling to get a sneak peek look at the result of painstaking restoration!

This is Part Two of a series of posts exploring  The Colonial Inn 's  past and present.   Click here  for the introduction and full list of posts.  Enjoy!     The Colonial Inn has stood on King Street in Hillsborough for 180-260 years (see this previous post about the rich history of the Inn) and now is undergoing careful restoration to become a boutique hotel and community event center.  But did you know that the Inn would not be standing today if it hadn't been for the bravery of one woman during the nineteenth century? 

This is Part One of a series of posts exploring  The Colonial Inn 's  past and present.   Click here for the introduction and full list of posts.  Enjoy! The Colonial Inn in Hillsborough was so much more than a dilapidated building.

    History is coming to life on King Street in Hillsborough, North Carolina; it's face a welcoming white facade.  The large structure has sat abandoned for over fifteen years, but now the grounds are bustling with men and women determined to make it shine again. Members of the Time Travelers standing in between the old and new on The Colonial Inn grounds.     The Time Travelers History Club was honored with a sneak-peek tour of the historic Colonial Inn, possibly well over 200 years old, that is currently undergoing restorations to become a gorgeous boutique hotel and event center.  Though there is still work to be done, the beautiful combination of historic style, modern touches, and elegant atmosphere promise that long-lasting memories will be made there.      Join The Time Travelers as we continue to Explore Past and Present with a series of posts featuring The Colonial Inn.  Learn the Inn's rich history , how the Inn was saved fr...

Recently, we decided to explore an outdoor location that racing enthusiasts love:  historic Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The location was originally a quarter-mile horse track on a plantation.  This one-mile race track was built in 1947 and the track was one of Nascar's first dirt tracks. The first race had twenty-eight cars and was won by Bob Flock. Many   famous people, like Richard Petty, his father Lee Petty, Junior Johnson, the Flock brothers, and others raced there. The last race was won by Richard Petty in 1968.  Expansion plans were made but the birth of the Talladega Speedway killed the income for the track owners. The track soon became abandoned and was left to rot. Eventually Hillsborough  turned the track into a walking track but kept much of the historic integrity, such as the grandstands.   Photo credit AB Two of the original racecars remain on the location. This site still holds significant historic value. An example ...