NCPI Workmark
Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

Search Results


1 result for Turner, Walter D.
Currently viewing results 1 - 1
PAGE OF 1
Record #:
7101
Author(s):
Abstract:
From January 1 through December 31, 2005, the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer is featuring an exhibit of the contributions women have made to transportation in North Carolina. Included in this exhibit are such women as Harriet Berry, Mary Nicholson, and Dorothy Hoover. Berry had a crucial role in passage of the state Highway Act of 1921. Nicholson was the first licensed female pilot in North Carolina. She flew with the British Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and was killed in action in 1943. Hoover was a pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Source:
Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 10, Mar 2005, p36-38, 40, por Periodical Website
Full Text: