Record #:

18621

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

Continuing his travels to the state's counties, Goerch explores Perquimans County, a Native American name that reportedly means, \"Land of Beautiful Women.\" Some of the earliest settlements in the state are located there. The courthouse was built in 1732. It is predominately an agricultural county; over seventy percent of its families live on farms. The nearby waters supply both commercial and sport fishing. The town of Hertford is a combination of the old and new with many houses over a century old.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 9, Aug 1942, p1-2, 16-18, il

Subject(s):

Perquimans County--History

Record #:

18622

Author(s):

Patton, E. E.

Abstract:

Britt was born on the same day that Abraham Lincoln gave his 1st Inaugural Address. He was born into poverty but rose to be a well-known educator, lawyer, and U.S. Congressman. Patton wrote of him, \"The life and accomplishments of Jim Britt read more like romance than true history.\" He then gave a summary of many of them.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 9, Aug 1942, p3, 22

Subject(s):

Britt, James Jefferson, 1861-1939

Record #:

18623

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Rev. Dr. Robert H. Morrison, one of the most distinguished preachers of his generation and the first president of Davidson College, had four daughters, who married four famous men. Isabella married, Lt. General Daniel Harvey Hill; Mary Anna who married Lt. General Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson; Eugenia who married Brigadier General Rufus Barringer; and Susan who married the youthful Major (later Supreme Court Justice) Alfonzo C. Avery.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 9, Aug 1942, p6, 20

Subject(s):

Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison, 1831-1915; Morrison, Robert Hall, 1798-1889; Hill, Isabella Morrison, 1825-1904; Barringer, Eugenia Morrison, 1833-1858; Avery, Susan Morrison, 1838-1886