Record #:

12132

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Ranging in altitude from 80 to 350 feet, Johnston County is a rural area settled by Ulster Scots and the English, in 1746. Comprising ten towns, Johnston County residents have survived through subsistence farming and the production of naval stores, tobacco, and lumbering.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 8, Sept 1956, p14-17, 34-38, il, map

Subject(s):

Johnston County--History

Record #:

12133

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Addressing the local histories of ten towns encompassing Johnston County this article chronicles: Clayton, Four Oaks, Kenly, Micro, Pine Level, Wilsons Mills, Princeton, Selma, and Smithfield.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 8, Sept 1956, p22-34, il

Subject(s):

Johnston County--History

Record #:

27781

Author(s):

Wallace, Emily

Abstract:

The history of the sweet potato and yam’s influence in Johnston County is explored. Starting in 1985, Smithfield has hosted a Ham and Yam Festival. One of the main events of the festival is a contest that judges how much the potatoes look like people or things. The author grew up in Johnston County and participated in the contest and she describes the place the potato holds as a crop in Johnston County.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 29 Issue 47, November 2012, ponline Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Yams; Sweet potatoes; Johnston County--History; Johnston County--Social life and customs

Record #:

41673

Author(s):

Powell, Sue Evans; Powell, Henry

Abstract:

Source:

Trees of Wilson (NoCar F262 .W7 W5), Vol. 7 Issue No. 8, September 1998, p2

Subject(s):

Dobbs County--History; Wayne County--History; Johnston County--History; Edgecombe County--History; Nash County--History