Record #:

14375

Author(s):

Dean, Earl

Abstract:

The state's first railroad, Raleigh & Gaston Railroad, opened in May 1840. At the time, the railroad stretched between Raleigh and Wake Forest totaling 18 miles of track. It was a short lived state endeavor but laid the ground work for further railroad development.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 42, Mar 1949, p3, 17, il

Subject(s):

Railroads

Record #:

14376

Author(s):

Griswold, Bryan

Abstract:

The author examines those things within Durham County which make it unique, from the Old South to New South. The tobacco industrial boom is discussed, its educational progress due to Duke University.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 42, Mar 1949, p6-7, 17, il

Subject(s):

Duke University

Record #:

14377

Author(s):

Dean, Earl

Abstract:

During the Revolutionary War, ports at Wilmington, Elizabeth City, and New Bern were producing wooden vessels to add to the nation's naval fleet. The Carolina ships were used to run the blockade during this period and crewed by remarkable seamen.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 42, Mar 1949, p11, 17, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783