Record #:

38966

Author(s):

Abstract:

Robert Halton first appears in North Carolina in 1731 when he became Royal councilor in Edenton, NC and Provost Marshal of Bath County. In 1734, Halton moved to New Hanover County and was named a Justice of the Peace. He served as a commissioner for running the boundary with South Carolina in 1737 and was named as one of Wilmington’s original commissioners in 1740. Halton was a colonel in the NC militia and Land Agent for Lord Granville in 1746. He remained active in NC politics and returned to Edenton, NC to die.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 1, January 2017, p23-24 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Halton, Robert; Wilmington, NC--History; Wilmington--Biography

Record #:

24591

Author(s):

Trawick, Gary E.

Abstract:

Colonel Thomas Bloodworth discovered a hollowed out Cyprus tree that he then used to harass the British who had occupied Wilmington during the American Revolutionary War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 36 Issue 5, August 1968, p7-8

Subject(s):

Trees; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Wilmington--History; Wilmington, NC--History

Record #:

24541

Author(s):

Bright, Ladson W.

Abstract:

A Wilmington bottle enthusiast celebrates the centennial by creating hand-blown glass bottles in the shape and fashion of bottles of past centuries. The bottles are stamped to highlight past events in North Carolina, such as the battle of Moores Creek.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 9, February 1976, p26-27, il

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History; Wilmington, NC--History; Moores Creek Bridge, Battle of, N.C., 1776; Bottles--History; Glass

Record #:

38213

Author(s):

Washburn, Mark

Abstract:

Senate president Calvin Graves’ conclusion, that North Carolina needed railroads, brought a better connection between the state’s crop producing west and machinery producing east. Results were the founding of cities such as Burlington and creation of conduits for ports such Wilmington’s. The irony behind this beginning is Grave’s concluded political career in his home county and relative anonymity today. Currently, only a highway marker in Yanceyville recognizes his role in the growth of North Carolina’s manufacturing industries’ muscle.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 2, February 2018, p8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Graves, Calvin, 1804-1877; Railroads--North Carolina; Railroads--North Carolina--History; Railroads--North Carolina--History--19th Century; Wilmington, NC--History; Durham; Burlington; Railroads--Charlotte; Morehead, John Motley, 1796-1866; North Carolina Railroad Company; Yancey County--History

Record #:

24511

Author(s):

Levin, Alexandra Lee

Abstract:

During the last months of 1864, Wilmington, North Carolina was the last porthole of the Confederacy to the outside world. This article describes how, though the town was blockaded by the Federal Blockading Squad, Brigadier General Edwin Grey Lee, C.S.A. managed to escape to Canada

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 11, April 1978, p26-28, por

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History; Wilmington--History--19th Century; Wilmington, NC--History; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockade runners; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades

Record #:

39018

Author(s):

Abstract:

William Smith, served as Chief Justice and councilman of the North Carolina colony. He helped form the new town of Wilmington in 1740 and eventually became the most powerful political figure in the North Carolina colony, second only to Governor Gabriel Johnston.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017, p105-106 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Smith, William (d. 1743); Wilmington, NC--History