Record #:

10952

Author(s):

Hosking, Katherine

Abstract:

The marriage of Stephen A. Douglas to Martha Martin of Rockingham County on April 7, 1847 had a profound influence on his life.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 35 Issue 20, Mar 1968, p13, por

Subject(s):

Douglas, Martha Denny Martin, 1824-1853; Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Record #:

11310

Author(s):

Hosking, Katherine

Abstract:

President George Washington toured the United States during his first presidency to determine the virility of the country's people. In 1791, President Washington visited Guilford, North Carolina and met the Quakers who had settled in the area. The Quakers presented Washington with a feast and a quiet evening of dining after he visited the battleground of Guilford Courthouse.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 18, Feb 1966, p13, por

Subject(s):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Statues--Raleigh; Quakers--New Garden

Record #:

12781

Author(s):

Hosking, Katherine

Abstract:

Sergeant John Thomas Rhodes was eighteen when he enlisted as one of the 179 Guilford Grays. A Confederate division deployed to fight in the Seven Day's Battle at Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Bristow Station, and Spotsylvania, the Guilford Grays also witnessed General Lee's forced surrender at Appomattox. Rhodes survived all of the aforementioned battles and lived a full life after the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 21, Mar 1963, p11, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Bentonville

Record #:

14605

Author(s):

Hosking, Katherine

Abstract:

Yaupon and bloodroot are distinctive and popular plants that flourish in North Carolina and are used for beverages, personal adornment, and medicinal purposes.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 44, Mar 1946, p3, f

Subject(s):

Plants--North Carolina

Record #:

20638

Author(s):

Hosking, Katherine

Abstract:

Many of the roads North Carolinians drive on today started centuries before the coming of the colonists. Centuries ago woodlands and meadowlands were thick with deer, buffalo, and other smaller animals that made trails from one feeding ground to another. Later Native Americans would follow these trails. As the colonists began to arrive, these trails gradually widened. Usually they were dirt and in rainy periods could be almost impassable. Plank roads followed some in the mid-1800s, but it would be around 1900 before North Carolina began to take a serious interest in road improvement.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 40, Feb 1946, p10-11, 24-25, il

Subject(s):

Roads--History