The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine
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The Field Of Flags, And More
By: Wally Wersching
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March 27th, was another great early spring day with sunny skies, and temps in the low 80’s. I had to go for a ride. It was so warm that I wore my summer mesh jacket. It was great! I left to go to the Field of Flags. I headed west on Rte. 74. I veered to the right to go onto Business 74. I turned right just before the railroad crossing. It’s a two lane that goes past the
local school. I turned left onto Tiney Road. After traveling about a mile through a residential area, the Field of Flags is located in the middle of nowhere between Ellenboro, Bostic, and Washburn, NC. It’s really a neat place. I parked in the grass near the road. The field consists of many flags, American, and other US military flags, along with plywood silhouette cutouts of American soldiers painted black. There were also many rose bushes planted throughout the display. There was a stiff breeze which made the flags flutter and stand out straight. It was easy to see that many of the flags had been replaced since the last time I was there. They were all brightly colored, and in great shape. I looked for some sort of identification as to who built the display but could not find anything. and I wish I knew more about whoever created it. Whoever did it spent a lot of time making the silhouettes, erecting the flag poles, and planting the rose bushes along with adding the mulch. It was a beautiful display! I continued heading west on Rte. 74, and eventually turned right onto Bostic-Sunshine Highway just south of the Washburn Store. I decided to stop by the Washburn Store for a fudge bar. When I stopped at the store, I noticed that they were closed. The sign on the door said that their new hours were 9:30am to 2:30 pm. It was 2:35pm, and they had already left. I rode straight up Bostic-Sunshine Highway until I turned right onto Rte. 226 by the old “Good Ol’ Boys”. On the way, I stopped at an old United Methodist church called Lee’s Chapel. It appears that the old church is not used anymore even though the building still looks in great shape. There is also a graveyard next to the church. Some of the dates on the headstones go back to the early 1800’s, and then as recent as 2017. It was interesting to walk around and read the inscriptions on the head stones. There were two from the Whisnant family that were very sad. It seemed that two of the children died very early. Lillie
