3. Financial Benefits of becoming a Tourist Destination
When we operated the Weldon Place Inn Bed & Breakfast Inn in Downtown Weldon, we had four guest rooms. Often we had a full house. Our marketing efforts were paying off and we were attracting guests from throughout the region and up and down the east coast. Often...
read more2. Casting a Vision for Downtown Weldon
It’s a Saturday afternoon and the downtown streets are filled with people going in and out of the businesses and lingering on the street talking with friends. This could be describing the period of time in the ’50s and ’60s or maybe it’s describing the 20’ and...
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Welcome to The Weldon Advocate Podcast I’m Andy Whitby This Podcast will explore many topics related to Downtown Weldon Revitalization through tourism. I have been an Advocate for Downtown Weldon for many years. I have a passion for Making it Happen and...
read moreCasting a Vision for Downtown Weldon
Casting a Vision for Downtown Weldon Andy Whitby, Weldon Advocate First, in order to cast a vision for the future of Weldon, we need to have an understanding of the past and how Weldon got to where it is now. In the past, places like Downtown Weldon were the shopping...
read moreEarly History of Weldon
Early History of Weldon First Published in the Roanoke Rapids Sunday Herald on January 28, 1996 John Tyler is the tenth President, Texas is not a state, the telegraph and sewing machine have not been invented and the California Gold Rush has not occurred. January 6,...
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