Record #:

14579

Author(s):

Cranford, H.C.

Abstract:

Matthew Nathaniel Nunn believed he was called upon to construct a church in God's honor. In 1946, 58-year-old Nunn had been assembling this church for over six years and invested his personal savings, more than $4,000. He built the church on his property in Orange County and conducted services and bible studies for the community in the unfinished structure.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Aug 1946, p3-4, 20, il

Subject(s):

Church buildings--Orange County; Nunn, Matthew Nathaniel, 1888-1967

Record #:

14580

Author(s):

Griffin, Clarence W.

Abstract:

The author comments on disappearing covered bridges, once a prominent architectural feature across the state and especially in Rutherford County. Construction method, stability, and strength characteristic of covered bridges made these the primary means for river crossing. These structures were also popular in folklore and art, commenting on the number of portraits capturing these structures.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Aug 1946, p13, 26, il

Subject(s):

Covered bridges--Rutherford County

Record #:

20751

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

William Faircloth was a successful lawyer, an officer in North Carolina's Civil War regiments, legislator, and an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme. In the 1890s, he was elected Chief Justice of the Court. He was the last Republican to hold that position.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Aug 1946, p8, 21-22

Subject(s):

Faircloth, William Turner, 1829-1900; North Carolina Supreme Court. Chief Justice

Record #:

20752

Author(s):

Moore, Louis T.

Abstract:

Moore describes how different qualifications for voting were during the days of the Lords Proprietors compared to the present time.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Aug 1946, p25-26

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Voting