Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
3 results
for The State Vol. 40 Issue 17, Mar 1973
Currently viewing results 1 - 3
|
PAGE
OF 1
|
Record #:
9949
Author(s):
Abstract:
Philatelists who are interested in North Carolina related issuances can find many examples of collectable stamps and stamp cancellations that feature prominent citizens and landmarks. Andrew Jackson, a North Carolina native and the 7th President of the United States, has been featured on Confederate, Union, and U.S. Postal Service stamps. The Wright Brothers, Virginia Dare, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, among many others, have all been featured on commemorative stamps.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
9950
Author(s):
Abstract:
Dr. Robert Brank Vance, uncle of Governor Zebulon Vance, was killed in a duel by Samuel Carson at Saluda Gap (Buncombe County) in 1827. Upon his death, Dr. Vance willed his personal collection of approximately 500 books to his brother David, with the stipulation that the books would be used to establish a circulating library in Asheville. The Vance Circulating Library Society, as it came to be known, was formed and incorporated by the N.C. General Assembly in 1829, making it the first library in western North Carolina.
Source:
Full Text:
Record #:
9951
Author(s):
Abstract:
In the summer of 1865, James Ellis Malone was thirteen years old and living in the Yankee occupied Franklin County town of Louisburg. He recorded his recollections in a journal that was handed down to his grandson, Edward L. Best. Excerpts quoted directly from the journal make up the bulk of the article, and include references to General J. E. B. Stuart, the 1st N.C. Cavalry, and Union Generals William T. Sherman and Oliver O. Howard.
Source:
Full Text: