Record #:

15216

Author(s):

Rondthaler, Alice K.

Abstract:

To the majority of North Carolinians, Ocracoke Island is merely a place for hunting and fishing, but the island provides so much more in history and culture. The purported home of the notorious Blackbeard, Ocracoke also provided the commercial key to North Carolina with Ocracoke Inlet. Ocracoke was also the scene of many stirring Revolutionary sea fights among vessels. Even after the hostilities ceased and the lighthouse was built, Ocracoke continued to thrive in trade.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 12, Aug 1939, p6-8, 29-30, f

Subject(s):

Ocracoke--History

Record #:

17464

Author(s):

Crawford, Dudley W.

Abstract:

Crawford recounts how the African-American community of Uree in Rutherford County decided their children needed to improve their education at the turn of the 20th century so the community built a school and brought in teachers.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 12, Aug 1939, p16-17, il, por

Subject(s):

African-Americans--Rutherford County--Education