Record #:

19541

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

Rev. Rights attempts to reconstruct the state's Native American history through sparse historical records. Specifically, the article records tribes' history within the Piedmont region in Orange, Chatham, Wilkes, Carbarrus counties. He studies material culture to better understand the Native American population that once inhabited the Piedmont.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 1 Issue 3, July 1924, p277-287, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Piedmont--History

Record #:

19679

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

Images of the American West often contained herds of bison, but some historic accounts identified buffalo within the region that would become North Carolina. Several sources from John Lawson and Dr. John Brickell were studied for evidence of buffalo in the state, especially in the western mountain portion of the territory.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 9 Issue 3, July 1932, p242-249, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Miscellanea

Record #:

19747

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

This article looks at the colonial roots of the Trading Path, an extremely popular travel and trade route through North Carolina that would later become the route for a system of 20th century highways. The article utilizes period accounts of exploration and travel along the path as well as descriptions of encounters with various Indian tribes with a particular focus on the travels of surveyor John Lawson, traders James Needham and Gabriel Arthur, and explorer John Lederer.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 8 Issue 4, Oct 1931, p403-426, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712

Record #:

19780

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

The Horse Society was a combination protective agency, insurance company, and fraternal order founded on November 10, 1798 in the Winston-Salem area. Members could pay the group to protect personal items from everyday thieves, a flourishing business model until 1874 when expenditures exceeded revenue and the society disbanded. Documents belonging to the society are now stored at the Wachovia Historical Society and some of which are reprinted in this article.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 17 Issue 4, Oct 1940, p347-355, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

The Horse Society (Winston-Salem)

Record #:

20121

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

Salem was founded by the Moravians, an austere religious organization, who believed in peace rather than bearing arms. Prior to the American Civil War, the town and its community made some exceptions to its rules, and a militia was formed and sent into battle. The church also lost influence over the town as more non-Moravians were permitted to settle in Salem, changing community dynamics. The author looks at how the excesses of antebellum Salem and hardships of war changed the once rigidly religious community during the mid-19th century.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 27 Issue 3, July 1950, p277-288, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salem--History

Record #:

20433

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

Adelaide Fries was born in Salem on November 12, 1871 and did on November 29, 1949. The author writes a brief memorial to her life and especially focuses on her career as a historian and writer. The final two pages of the article outline the various publications she wrote, edited, and collaborated on, most dealing with North Carolina, Salem, and the Moravians.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p1-7, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salem--History

Record #:

22562

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

Although few early written accounts of Indians in the Piedmont region of North Carolina exist, there are traces of the native populations that have been left behind. The Saponi, Tutelo, and especially the Catawba were strong tribes in the Piedmont region, as seen through relics and remains such as stone implements, pottery, arrows, and even graves.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 23 Issue 1,2,3,4, January 1926, p38-50 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Archaeology; Piedmont (U.S.: Region)--History; Catawba Indians--North Carolina; Saponi Indians--North Carolina; Native American Artifacts, North Carolina