Search Results
7 results for Morgan, Fred T.
Currently viewing results 1 - 7
PAGE 1 OF 1
Record #:
3911
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Uwharrie Mountains in the Piedmont region have produced their share of ghostly tales that are just perfect for the Halloween season.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
9024
Author(s):
Abstract:
Jess Greene of Stanly County died in March of 1977 at the age of eighty-three. Greene told some of the best tall tales, most of which were partially autobiographical. One of his tales concerning a mule he owned in re-told in this article.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
9284
Author(s):
Abstract:
Fred T. Morgan, author of GHOST TALES OF TE UWHARRIES, recaps the original version of one of the folktales found in his 1968 book. It was re-drafted before publication after an anonymous reader suggested a better ending.\r\n
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
9902
Author(s):
Abstract:
The last 15 years have seen the establishment and explosive growth of inland fish houses in the Piedmont and western counties of North Carolina. Stanly County, which is the epicenter of this culinary phenomenon, is known as “The Fish House Capital of the World†and its six major restaurants, including the original Stony Gap Fish House, seat 3,000 people and serve approximately 10,000 meals per day collectively.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
12859
Author(s):
Abstract:
C. M. Haithcock is the leading advocate in tree preservation and conservation. The foremost tree expert in North Carolina, Haithcock knows the locations of the state's biggest, oldest, and most distinguished trees.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
35624
Author(s):
Abstract:
The last hermit: Carlton Seely, originally from Virginia, settled in seclusion for a majority of his eighty eight years. An irony of his hermit identity: the friendliness of a certain group of people encouraged him to settle. Otherwise, the identity was earned in the closer communion he had with nature than the nearby townsfolk for much of his life in Uwharrie National Forest.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
3907
Author(s):
Abstract:
Late October is the time of ghosts and goblins, of things that glow in the dark or go bump in the night, and a dog howling in the distance. Four creepy Tar Heel tales capture the spookiness of Halloween.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text: