Record #:

12918

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

The Seaboard Railroad installation in Hamlet, North Carolina employs 1,300 individuals at a cost of $6 million dollars annually. The yard, spanning 600 acres, is capable of handling up to 5,000 cars at a single time, controlled by a hump conductor and a speed retarder.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 2, June 1959, p11-12, 27-28, il, por

Subject(s):

Hamlet--Economic conditions; Railroads--Hamlet

Record #:

12919

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Fort Fisher, located at the convergence of the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean, is an area also known as Federal Point or Confederate Point. A key position and fortification for Southern militia during the Civil War, the location ultimately fell to Union forces on 15 January 1865. The end of the Civil War closely followed this event, overshadowing impending repercussions that are often overlooked. The loss of Ft. Fisher opened the Confederacy up to attacks along the Cape Fear as well as the loss of Wilmington, known as the great importing depot of the South.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 2, June 1959, p13-14, il

Subject(s):

Fort Fisher (New Hanover County)

Record #:

12920

Author(s):

Wright, W.B.

Abstract:

Champion Paper and Fiber Company's new, \"Number 20\" is the world's largest fine paper making machine. Housed in a building specifically constructed for \"Number 20\", the machine stretches 420 feet in length and stands 27 feet, 6inches tall. Capable of outputting sheets of paper 20 feet wide at the rate of 2,000 feet per minute, \"Number 20\", dries, forms, presses, sizes, and smoothes wet pulp into paper.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 2, June 1959, p19, 26-27, il

Subject(s):

Champion Paper and Fiber Co.; Papermakers