Record #:

11271

Author(s):

Pleasant, Paul

Abstract:

Herb Williams purchased some military surplus that he turned into a fortune. Williams purchased an old military facility water works at Camp Davis in Onslow County. He later discovered that the area he had bought for pennies from the government performed very well as a breeding area for frogs. He then created a new North Carolina industry around frog legs and sold frog legs nationwide at $2.75 a pound in other states.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 5, Aug 1965, p11-12, il, por

Subject(s):

Frogs--Onslow County