Record #:

781

Author(s):

Pais, Arthur J.

Abstract:

Margaret Maron, one of the world's most respected mystery writers, grew up on a farm in Wake County dreaming of a career as a poet.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p38-40, por

Subject(s):

Maron, Margaret; Authors

Record #:

782

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

During the 1920s, baseball legend Babe Ruth often spent the off-season at Camp Bryan, a favorite hunting spot in Eastern North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p15-17, por

Subject(s):

Military bases--Camp Bryan (Craven County); Ruth, George Herman (Babe), 1895-1948

Record #:

783

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Staff members and correspondents of THE STATE magazine recommend ten unusual mountain travel opportunities in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p18-27, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--Description and travel

Record #:

784

Author(s):

Padgett, Mary Jo

Abstract:

A Confederate unit's six-month stay at Woodfield Inn in the southwestern Blue Ridge Mountains is still remembered and celebrated each September in Flat Rock.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p33-35, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Woodfield Inn (Flat Rock); Flat Rock--History