Eddie Ellis has been sifting through haystacks and coming up with needles for nearly 40 years.

The needles are actually little nuggets of historical information, buried in archives across the country.

Ellis has found the needles that point to a small place in eastern North Carolina called Havelock.

It’s not a small place now, said Ellis during a recent walk along a section of railroad track that was once a hub of activity.

That spot along the track, now grown over by trees and shrubs, was a favorite hangout for Ellis and his friends when they were kids growing up in Havelock. click here for full story