Record #:

2885

Author(s):

Williams, Lynn Pearsall

Abstract:

Incorporated in 1870, Mount Olive has neither mountains nor olives. A small commercial center for southern Wayne County, the town is home for the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, the nation's largest independent pickle company.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 64 Issue 1, June 1996, p10-11, il

Subject(s):

Mount Olive--Description

Record #:

31664

Author(s):

Williams, Lynn Pearsall

Abstract:

Home to the largest independent pickling company in the nation, Mount Olive, NC has kept its small agricultural town charm. The train still runs through a downtown that has managed to keep many of its original bones.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 64 Issue 1, Jun 1996, p10-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mount Olive--Description; Railroads--Freight; Mount Olive College; Pickle industry--Mount Olive

Record #:

38070

Author(s):

Barber, Lunette

Abstract:

With a proclamation from the mayor for the protection of wildlife, the garden club erected signs and set up an education program for both adults and children teaching them about the economic and aesthetic value of birds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 15 Issue 5, May 1951, p19 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Conservation of wildlife; Birds; Mount Olive--Description