Record #:

21789

Author(s):

Hall, Randall L.

Abstract:

Before World War II, motor racing was a sponsored sport throughout the United States. It wasn't until the founding of NASCAR in 1948 by Bill France that a national organized auto racing league was available. NASCAR became the more important form of auto racing in the South, with its largest base found in North Carolina and Florida.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007, p245-275 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

NASCAR (Association); North Carolina--Auto Racing

Record #:

21794

Author(s):

Senter, Jim

Abstract:

This article discusses the August 1937 visit of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Roanoke Island, North Carolina. While there to view the work of the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corp, Roosevelt also stopped to see a production of 'The Lost Colony.'

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007, p276-299 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

The Lost Colony (Play)

Record #:

21795

Author(s):

Fonvielle, Chris E.

Abstract:

This article examines the contributions of Louis Froelich as an arms supplier to the Confederacy during the Civil War. Froelich operated two arms factories that contracted edged weaponry, sheathes, and buttons to the Confederate military.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007, p300-325 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865