Record #:

8086

Author(s):

Ekirch, Roger

Abstract:

In the 18th-century, William Byrd an aristocratic Virginnian, became the scorn of North Carolina when he wrote the Tar Heel state was \"vile and repugnant\" when he was assigned a commission to draw the official North Carolina-Virginia state line. Virginians defended Byrd's remarks, and the dispute lasted into the 20th-century, with Governor Hunt demanding an apology from the state of Virginia.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 2, July 1984, p13-14, il, por

Subject(s):

Byrd, William, 1674-1744

Record #:

10638

Author(s):

Morrison, Robert H.

Abstract:

William Byrd, the first author/explorer of the Great Dismal Swamp, was appointed by the royal governor of Virginia to a bi-state commission charged with surveying the North Carolina border. The survey began on March 5, 1728 and reached the Great Dismal on March 14. Byrd kept two journals, one for an official account and the other for his personal insights. The official journal was published 1841 and the personal journal was published in 1929. In both accounts, Byrd insisted that there was no wildlife in the swamp. Of the numerous explorers who ventured into the Great Dismal in Byrd's wake, including future president George Washington, not one mentioned the absence of wildlife.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 16, Jan 1971, p9-10, 26, il

Subject(s):

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge; Byrd, William, 1674-1744

Record #:

22061

Author(s):

Holladay, Alexander Q.

Abstract:

An examination of the generally unflattering observations on North Carolina citizens and society made by Virginia native Colonel William Evelyn Byrd in his publication, \"The History of the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina\" (1728.) Challenges are offered to a number of specific quotes from Byrd's text.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 3 Issue 10, Feb 1904, p5-30 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Byrd, William, 1674-1744