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[PHOTOS] Explore These Abandoned Homes Of North Carolina

Home is where the heart is and for many abandoned homes and barns around Franklin County, the echoes of these past lives is what prompted Michelle Bowers to starta photo collection which documents the abandoned homes of North Carolina.

“I’ve always hated history in school but this seems like a way to get back into history,” Bowers said.

Michelle Bowers documented this abandoned home in rural NC
Credit Michelle Bowers
Michelle Bowers documented this abandoned home in rural NC

Bowers, a photographer, started posting her photographs of the houses on Facebook in March. She didn’t think much of it, but within weeks she was getting dozens, hundreds, even 1,000 "likes."

People even started sending in their own photos of abandoned houses from around the state.

Bowers’ daughters have also gotten in on the hunt.  

“My daughters and I—I have two daughters—we get in the car in the evenings, sunroof down, radio on and we just start driving,” Bowers said. “We get to an intersection and I let each of them take a turn, right or left. They’re always on the lookout.”

For Bowers, the photos are a great way to give some love back to the places that once held so much life.

Phoebe Judge is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured on a numerous national radio programs. She regularly conducts interviews and anchors WUNC's broadcast of Here & Now. Previously, Phoebe served as producer, reporter and guest host for the nationally distributed public radio program The Story. Earlier in her career, Phoebe reported from the gulf coast of Mississippi. She covered the BP oil spill and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio. Phoebe's work has won multiple Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards. Phoebe was born and raised in Chicago and is graduate of Bennington College and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
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