Record #:

16100

Author(s):

Williams, Cratis

Abstract:

Settlers in the western portion of the state were far removed from both their state and national government. In an effort to organize, this group created the Watauga Association in 1772. The Watauga Settlements encompassed an area in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee and was populated primarily by Scotch-Irish and German settlers.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Fall 1977, p2-6, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--History

Record #:

12954

Author(s):

Lawson, John

Abstract:

The sixth part in a series presented by The State, this article offers further excerpts from the classic travel journal of John Lawson, describing his trip along the North Carolina frontier in 1700.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 26, May 1960, p9-10, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--History

Record #:

12892

Author(s):

Bartram, William

Abstract:

The visit of William Bartram in 1776 to Western North Carolina was recorded in his book, Travels. In this second installment, The State offers an account from Bartram's encounters with local Cherokee people.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 8, Sept 1959, p14, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--History

Record #:

10274

Author(s):

Miller, Draughn

Abstract:

Draughn discusses the outdoor drama, THUNDERLAND, which is based on the life of Daniel Boone and covers his fight to open up and hold the mountain lands of western North Carolina for settlers and pioneers. Herbert (Hubert) Hayes, the play's author, is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone. The drama is performed in Asheville.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 10 Issue 3, July 1952, p24-25, 27, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--History; Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820; Theater, Open-air--Asheville; Hayes, Hubert, 1901-1964

Record #:

24722

Author(s):

Porter, J. N.

Abstract:

This article discusses how western North Carolina got its immortal name, The Land of the Sky. Francis Christine Fisher (1846-1920), writing under the name Christian Reid, penned the name in her travel book with the same title.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 24, November 1950, p7, 20, il

Subject(s):

Fisher, Frances Christine (Christian Reid), 1846-1920; North Carolina, Western--History

Record #:

22528

Author(s):

Archibald Henderson

Abstract:

This addendum to the earlier article of the same name in the July 1917 issue gives a more personal biography of Henderson as a lawyer in early North Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 17 Issue 2, October 1917, p60-89, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Henderson, Archibald 1768-1822; North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Politics; North Carolina, Western--History