Record #:

77

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Raleighite Hannah Casso, popularly known as \"Pretty Peggy,\" was responsible for naming the infant who became the 17th President of the U.S., Raleigh native Andrew Johnson.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 59 Issue 7, Dec 1991, p13, il, por

Subject(s):

Casso, Hannah; Presidents--United States; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Record #:

146

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Bill Nye, a famous 19th century humorist, lived and wrote in Asheville for the last ten years of his life.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 59 Issue 8, Jan 1992, p12-13, por

Subject(s):

Nye, Edgar Wilson, 1850-1896; Humorists

Record #:

178

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Wilmington native Anna McNeill is the mother of James Abbott Whistler, and the subject of the portrait, \"Whistler's Mother.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 59 Issue 12, May 1992, p12-14, il

Subject(s):

Whistler, Anna Mathilda McNeill, 1804-1881; Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903

Record #:

191

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

The hurricane of August 19, 1879, destroyed the Beaufort waterfront and razed the Atlantic Hotel.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 59 Issue 10, Mar 1992, p14-15, il

Subject(s):

Beaufort--History; Hurricanes

Record #:

197

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Daniel A. Tompkins is the South's pioneer machinery agent based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 59 Issue 9, Feb 1992, p14-15, il, por

Subject(s):

Textile industry; Tompkins, Daniel A., 1774-1825

Record #:

419

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Robert Potter, Congressman from Granville County, was a leader in Texas' quest for independence from Mexico, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and the first secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. The same Robert Potter attacked and maimed two persons, served a prison term, was expelled from the NC House of Commons, and eventually was assassinated in Texas.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 1, June 1992, p12-13, por

Subject(s):

Potter, Robert, 1800-1842

Record #:

550

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

North Carolina native Lee Hall was a famous Texas lawman in the early 1900s and became the model for O. Henry's tales of the West.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 2, July 1992, p10-11, por

Subject(s):

Hall, Lee, 1849-1911

Record #:

782

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

During the 1920s, baseball legend Babe Ruth often spent the off-season at Camp Bryan, a favorite hunting spot in Eastern North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p15-17, por

Subject(s):

Military bases--Camp Bryan (Craven County); Ruth, George Herman (Babe), 1895-1948

Record #:

812

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Speculation centers on the possibility that British general Cornwallis might have surrendered in Chatham County (March 1781) except for the detection of colonial troops that caused the British to flee south to Fayetteville.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 5, Oct 1992, p10, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

852

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Robert Rice Reynolds was a US Senator from Asheville who served from 1933 to 1945.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 6, Nov 1992, p10-12, por

Subject(s):

Reynolds, Robert Rice, 1884-1963; North Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950

Record #:

1023

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Dare County was once widely known for its pure and potent batches of moonshine. This area was especially popular during the days of Prohibition.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 11, Apr 1993, p10-11, il

Subject(s):

Distilling, Illicit--Dare County; Dare County--History

Record #:

1102

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

THE STATE offers a tribute to its founding fathers on the magazine's sixtieth birthday, with a brief history of the origin and evolution of the magazine included.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 1, June 1993, p14-18

Subject(s):

The STATE (Magazine); Goerch, Carl, 1891-1974

Record #:

1105

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Zebulon Vance, North Carolina politician, Confederate soldier, and southern patriot, was widely known for his sharp wit and sense of humor.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 1, June 1993, p10-12, por

Subject(s):

Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894

Record #:

1203

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Although outgunned and outmanned, North Carolina's formidable ironclad, the Albemarle, won four crucial engagements to help southern forces recapture Plymouth late in the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 4, Sept 1993, p15-18, il

Subject(s):

ALBEMARLE (Ship); North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations

Record #:

1244

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Enhanced by Raleigh's first centennial celebration, the North Carolina State Fair of 1892 was \"the social event of the year.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 5, Oct 1993, p10-13, por

Subject(s):

Raleigh--Centennial celebrations, etc.; North Carolina State Fair (Raleigh, 1892); Agricultural exhibitions