Record #:

16109

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The Committee for the Study of Abandoned Cemeteries in North Carolina was formed by the General Assembly and charged with surveying selected counties including; Lenoir, Halifax, Rutherford, Moore, Hyde, Guilford, and Madison. The popularity and importance of the committee's work caught on and those involved asked volunteers to survey the remaining counties.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Fall 1979, p29

Subject(s):

Cemeteries

Record #:

35728

Author(s):

Hoffmann, Peggy

Abstract:

The author proved a sojourn in the state capital captured the essence of NC. Those interested in its history could visit folk villages, the Dodd-Hinsdale House, and Oakwood Cemetery. Visitors wanting entertainment could take in concerts, dance, and sports. Tours about town could yield sightings of the Sacred Heart Cathedral, sidewalk cafes, and working farms. For nature lovers, there were boating in the Neuse River and strolling through gardens such as the Rose Garden.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 1979, p42-44

Subject(s):

Raleigh; Dodd, William E., 1869-1940; Hinsdale, Charles Edwin, 1918-1995; Cemeteries--Wake County; Cemeteries; Sacred Heart Cathedral (Raleigh); Lizard Lick--Description and travel; Dorton Arena (Raleigh); Pullen Park (Raleigh); Malls

Record #:

24540

Author(s):

Pearce, T. H.

Abstract:

The North Carolina Historical Marker E-5 is located near the Franklin-Warren County line and marks the grave site of Robert E. Lee’s oldest daughter. Annie Carter Lee died of typhoid fever while at Jones Springs Hotel.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 9, February 1976, p21-22, il

Subject(s):

Franklin County--History; Warren County--History; Graves; Cemeteries

Record #:

24552

Author(s):

Pearce, T. H.

Abstract:

The small town of Kittrell, North Carolina was once a refuge for Confederate soldiers and is now the site of the Confederate Cemetery, which is made up of 52 graves of soldiers who died in Kittrell Springs Hospital.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 1, June 1973, p18-20, il

Subject(s):

Vance County--Description and travel; Cemeteries; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cemeteries--Confederate

Record #:

35615

Author(s):

Brunvand, Jan Harold

Abstract:

While traveling in Transylvania, Romania, the author took note of the various epitaphs and pictures that were present on tombstones.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 3, Sept 1973, p83-88, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cemeteries; Epitaphs; Gravestones; Gravestones--Epitaphs; Folk art

Record #:

24593

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers

Abstract:

General Thomas Fenwick Drayton was an illustrious Confederate soldier who now lies in Elwood Cemetery in grave in Charlotte, North Carolina. This article pays tribute to the soldier’s accomplishments in life and during the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 3, July 1964, p9-10, 37, il, por

Subject(s):

Cemeteries; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Soldiers, Confederate

Record #:

24636

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

An old burying ground at Beaufort has been in use since the early 1700s and sheds light on the history of the area. The grave is the final resting place of such historical figures as Col. William Thompson (1736-1781) and Captain Otway Burns (1775-1850).

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 18, February 1959, p11, 20, il

Subject(s):

Beaufort--History; Beaufort; Beaufort--Description and travel; Cemeteries--Beaufort; Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Carteret County; Burns, Otway, 1775-1850

Record #:

22468

Author(s):

Alexander, Violet G.

Abstract:

The Spratt burying-ground in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is one of the oldest burying places in the state. Many of the inscriptions on tombstones found in the graveyard pre-date the American Revolution.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 15 Issue 3, January 1916, p152-157 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gravestones; Mecklenburg County--History; Cemeteries