Record #:

18966

Author(s):

Tryon Palace Commission

Abstract:

Tryon Palace is now holding an exhibit WORKBOATS OF CORE SOUND. Sponsored by Jarret Bay Boatworks, it exhibits the collection of Lawrence Early's photographs of wooden workboats built in the fishing villages of the Core Sound Region of North Carolina.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Oct 2012, p6-7, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boats and boating--Core Sound; Tryon Palace (New Bern)--Exhibits

Record #:

18967

Author(s):

USS North Carolina Battleship Commission

Abstract:

Built on Eagles Island, North Carolina and launched in 1863, the CSS NORTH CAROLINA ironclad steamer was designed for local coastal defense. A new display in the Exhibit Hall at the USS NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP illustrates the vessel's history until her demise in 1864.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Oct 2012, p8-9, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

CSS NORTH CAROLINA (Ironclad); USS NORTH CAROLINA (Ship)--Exhibits

Record #:

18968

Author(s):

Maxwell, Megan

Abstract:

The contributions of ladies on the home front during the Civil War are widely documented, but rarely is documented the stories of the laboring-class women. Maxwell discusses what is known about the work of women at the Arsenal at Fayetteville.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Oct 2012, p27-30, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Arsenals--Fayetteville; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women laborers