Record #:

15152

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Worth Bagley was born in April 6, 1874 in his home city of Raleigh. He attended the Morson and Denson Academy in Raleigh before continued education at Annapolis. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Ensign Worth Bagley was assigned to torpedo boat WINSLOW. His career would be ended engaging the enemy at sea. He would be remembered as the first American to fall in this conflict.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 27, Dec 1941, p8-9

Subject(s):

Spanish-American War, 1898; Bagley, Worth, 1874-1898

Record #:

18450

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

In this outing, Goerch travels to Burke County. He writes \"this is where John Sevier was tried, Frankie Silver was hanged, Zebulon Vance was married, Woodrow Wilson spent part of his honeymoon, and where many other interesting things have happened.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 27, Dec 1941, p1-4, 22-23, 25-26, il

Subject(s):

Burke County--Description and travel; Burke County--History