Although born in Pennsylvania and spending many years in the wilderness of Kentucky, Daniel Boone never forgot where he spent most of his boyhood days.
The Taylor brothers from Sea Level started out peddling fish. Now they own steamships, a huge hotel (The Palm Beach Biltmore) and are interested in many other business enterprises as well.
The Wizard was a new automobile, with a big factory located just outside of Charlotte; but, like many other auto ventures of thirty years ago, it did not pan out.
Several prosperous industries, such as cotton and marble, neat and attractive homes, and a fine back country help to make Oakboro, North Carolina a substantial community.
Far removed from the hustle and bustle of the changing world, Stumpy Point is the most easterly point on the North Carolina mainland, being a town of simple life and simple tastes.
Seaboard, located in the northern part of Northampton County, is a community surrounded by some of the finest farms in North Carolina, and it manages to get along well without any industries.
\"Major\" Redmond went on a string of raids and murders in the western part of North Carolina and other states, but he was finally captured at Bryson City.
Marion, county seat of McDowell County, is known for its location, its fine citizenship, its progressive spirit, and its business opportunities and industry.
Nonnulla, by Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire, is a rare book containing anecdotes about North Carolina and features a segment about how the state song was created during the early to mid-19th century.