Record #:

9992

Author(s):

Roberts, Frank M.

Abstract:

Carlton Davenport, a coastal engineer and landowner from Hertford, has noted the devastating effect of beach erosion along North Carolina's coastline. Davenport says, “The proper way to fight erosion is by a joint effort of property owners,” but the exceeding costs and lack of preventative measures taken are threatening the existence of some beaches and islands in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p11-12, por

Subject(s):

Beach erosion

Record #:

9993

Author(s):

Moore, Claude Hunter

Abstract:

Fryar's Bridge once crossed over Six Runs, approximately six miles east of Clinton on the old Warsaw-Clinton Road. Numerous accounts of ghost sightings have been reported to take place at the site where the bridge once stood.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Ghosts--Clinton

Record #:

9994

Author(s):

Bowie, Phil

Abstract:

Treasure hunters Bob Dixon, Bill Banks, and Duke Humphrey research historic sights in North Carolina. Once found, they bring metal detectors and shovels to excavate their treasure. The men regularly unearth coins and Civil War artifacts.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p14-15, 39, por

Subject(s):

Treasure troves

Record #:

10024

Author(s):

Counihan, Harold J.

Abstract:

From 1817 to 1827 Bartlett Yancey held the office of Speaker of the North Carolina Senate, the legislature's most influential post at the time. Yancey was known for his natural oratorical gifts and for exercising sound discernment in governing the affairs of the Internal Improvement Committee of the General Assembly.\r\n

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p16-17, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Politics and government--20th century; Yancey, Bartlett Jr., 1785-1828

Record #:

10060

Author(s):

Parramore, Thomas C.

Abstract:

North Carolinians like James Morgan and Bob Potter both played integral roles in Gen. Santa Anna's defeat in the Texas War of Independence. Other contributors include the mulatto slave-girl named Emily D. West, subject of the popular song “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” Accounts say West kept Gen. Santa Anna preoccupied and off guard during the outset of the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p18-22, il, por, map

Subject(s):

Potter, Robert, 1800-1842

Record #:

10061

Author(s):

Carter, Ted

Abstract:

The writer recalls how the Great Depression ravaged the small industrial community of Woodfin, North Carolina, and the impoverished standard of living that was rampant nationwide.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p25-26

Subject(s):

United States--Economic conditions--New Deal, 1933-1939

Record #:

12323

Author(s):

Wylie, Nancy C.

Abstract:

Fred Wolfe, cast as \"Luke Gant\" in his brother Thomas Wolfe's novel Look Homeward, Angel, spoke at the May 5, 1973 ceremony at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville. He accepted a plaque designating the memorial as a national historic site. Fred Wolfe occasionally guided tour groups through the historic \"Old Kentucky Home\" known in the novel as \"Dixieland.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p8-10, il

Subject(s):

Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938