Alfred Rhyne discusses his family's long history in Stanley, North Carolina and his relationship with the land. He talks about how one of his ancestors first obtained a land grant from England for property in the Stanley region, his grandparents' home in Stanley, and how he built his house with his wife Doris on the family land in 1967. Other topics include Mr. Rhyne's Presbyterian faith, plants in the area that the Rhynes enjoy such as bigleaf magnolias, and environmental problems in the area including water pollution and illegal dumping.
