Day 44

Durham, NC

Charleston, WV

9 HR 49 MIN

TRAVEL TIME

324 MI

DISTANCE

19 GAL

FUEL AMOUNT

114 kWh

ELECTRICITY USED

Thursday 28 October 2021

North Carolina & Tennessee

From the Old North State to the northern states and the mountains

 

Day 44 meant that there was only seven days left on The Road to 50 States, and the crew was definitely feeling like they were on the home stretch. They would continue to move north towards home after a fairly static previous day because of the number of interviews, but the main business on this one would still be in the Old North State. With so much industry activity in the RTP area, the team had further visits and interviews at Heat Biologics in Morrisville and Icagen in Durham on the agenda. After these fruitful stops, where they talked more high science, they finally had to depart North Carolina and actually took a route that flirted with Tennessee before going through Virginia and on to their next destination, which was the capital of West Virginia. It was their second Charleston in a few days, but that's what happens when you dance to the tune of The Road to 50 States.

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North Carolina Stats

North Carolina
North Carolina

State Capital

Raleigh

State Motto

Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)

State Nickname

The Old North State

Largest City

Charlotte

Population

10.5M

Total Covid Cases

1M

Total Vaccinated

4.48M (42.7%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril

Tennessee Stats

Tennessee
Tennessee

State Capital

Nashville

State Motto

Agriculture and Commerce

State Nickname

The Volunteer State

Largest City

Nashville

Population

6.9M

Total Covid Cases

872K

Total Vaccinated

2.61M (38.2%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Alprazolam