Record #:

1734

Author(s):

Hovis, George Rhyne

Abstract:

In the 20th-century North Carolina saw a meeting of agriculture and industry, which gave rise to a hybrid occupation called farmer/peddler. Industry created ways for farmers to peddle their products, thereby raising the farmers' standards of living.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 41 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1994, p24-34, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Farmers; Agriculture--Economic aspects; North Carolina--History--1865-1950; Farm produce--Marketing

Record #:

20213

Author(s):

Raper, Horace W.

Abstract:

Considered as one of North Carolina's controversial figures, William W. Holden was a leading editor, leader in four political parties, and chief executive of the state on two occasions. Holden also built the Democratic Party to dominance in North Carolina but controversy over controlled interests forced him to split from the party. By 1860, Holden shifted from his militant view of state succession, promoting the role of North Carolina as a mediator, or peace maker, against the overthrow of national government.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 4, Oct 1954, p493-516, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1865-1950; Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892; Peace movements--North Carolina

Record #:

20349

Author(s):

Logan, Frenise A.

Abstract:

In 1890, African-Americans made up nearly 50% of the total urban population in North Carolina. The dominance of these populations in towns and cities has raised the question of how these groups earned a living given the economic limitations placed on them by the white populations of the state. This article looks at African-Americans in domestic and personal service, manufacturing and mechanical industries, trade, and transportation, as well as business and professional men and women.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 4, Oct 1958, p448-460, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1865-1950; African Americans--Economic conditions--Reconstruction (1865-1877), Post

Record #:

24639

Author(s):

Carruth, Paul [Illustrator]; Ziegler and Crosscup [Authors]; Crosscup, Zeigler

Abstract:

An excerpt from the 1881 Travel Book ‘In the Heart of the Alleghanies,’ this article presents a true ghost story of the Smoky Mountains that centers around a mid-1800s mill on the Cheowah River. A number of people died there, prompting the mills close down and subsequent rumors that it was haunted.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 19, February 1959, p10-12, 24, il

Subject(s):

Mills--History; Allegheny Mountains; Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); North Carolina--History--1865-1950; Ghost stories; Ghosts--North Carolina, Western; Ghosts--North Carolina, Mountains