Record #:

28292

Author(s):

McEachern, Leora H.; Williams, Isabel M.

Abstract:

A compilation of newspapers and personal narratives from the time documenting Wilmington’s battle against yellow fever in 1862.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 11 Issue 1, Nov 1967, p3-20, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Yellow fever--Wilmington

Record #:

28294

Author(s):

Abstract:

Janet Schaw (ca. 1731- ca. 1801) was a Scottish traveler who kept a detailed journal concerning her travel to America in 1774. This article boasts excerpts from her writings concerning her observations of the region around the Cape Fear and colonists’ attitudes toward revolution.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 11 Issue 3, May 1968, p3

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Wilmington--Description and travel

Record #:

28295

Author(s):

MacMillan, Henry J.

Abstract:

This article details the architecture and regional importance of certain plantations of the Cape Fear River region. Of particular note are the residences of Cornelius Harnett, John Baptista Ashe, and John Burgwin.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Feb 1969, p1, 3-6, il, f

Subject(s):

Plantations--Cape Fear River

Record #:

28296

Author(s):

Debnam, John H.

Abstract:

The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Inc. established their Historic Sites and Archaeology Committee on April 17, 1969. Efforts during this year were made by the author, and students from Wilmington College to locate the remains of early colonial structures on Old Town Plantation, a property owned by Hugh McRae II.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 12 Issue 3, May 1969, p1, 3-5, il, f

Subject(s):

Archaeology--New Hanover County

Record #:

28297

Author(s):

Gillette, George W.

Abstract:

This article is a commentary and reprinting of Colonel Gillette’s address to the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society that occurred on February 21, 1969. Gillette used his personal first-hand experiences growing up in the area alongside historical facts on the usage of the Corps of Engineers to assist in developing the port of Wilmington, starting in 1829.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 13 Issue 1, Oct 1969, p1, 3-6, map

Subject(s):

Harbors--Wilmington; Wilmington--History

Record #:

28298

Author(s):

Broadfoot, Mary Bason

Abstract:

Designed by Mr. Trimble of New York, Thalian Hall held its grand opening in Wilmington on the night of October 12, 1858. There were elaborate decorations of fluted columns and bright colors alongside a complex system of trapdoors on-stage to assist in setting the scene. Broadfoot documents the early acting seasons that began once Thalian Hall opened, in addition to describing the role of the theatre in public life for Wilmington residents during the Civil War.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Feb 1970, p1, 3-6, il, f

Subject(s):

Thalian Hall (Wilmington); Historic buildings--Wilmington

Record #:

28344

Author(s):

McEachern, Leora H.; Williams, Isabel M.

Abstract:

This article contains excerpts of documents related to the State Salk Works located south of Wilmington. During the Civil War, the state offered employment opportunities at the Salt Works to those who opposed the war.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, May 1971, p1, 3-8, f

Subject(s):

Salt--North Carolina--History

Record #:

28345

Author(s):

Bonner, Michael D.

Abstract:

Despite the Union recognizing that the Cape Fear should be targeted early in the Civil War, steps for an assault on Fort Fisher did not occur until September of 1864. General Benjamin Butler formalized a plan to detonate a ship, the “Louisiana” near the walls of Fort Fisher to aid in an assault of the Confederate stronghold. Storms and a lack of communication resulted in the failed explosion of the “Louisiana” on December 24, 1864.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Sept 1971, p1-4, il, f

Subject(s):

Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865

Record #:

28612

Author(s):

Broadfoot, Mary Bason

Abstract:

The Kenan House, a mansion owned by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has become a significant part of Wilmington’s 20th century history. The house features Colonial style architecture and displays art treasures from Kenan family travels.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Jan 1972, p1-4, il, f

Subject(s):

Historic houses--Wilmington

Record #:

28613

Author(s):

Williams, Isabel M.; McEachern, Leora H.

Abstract:

From the time of the early settlements, salt was produced by two methods on the North Carolina coast. One method was by solar evaporation and the second method was by boiling sea water. This most efficient system was fully developed by the start of the Civil War.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 15 Issue 3, May 1972, p1-5, il, f

Subject(s):

Salt--North Carolina--History

Record #:

28614

Author(s):

Walsh, Virginia

Abstract:

An excerpt from the Wilmington Journal gave an extensive description of the fires that destroyed Front Street Methodist Episcopal Church in 1886 and Grace Methodist Church in 1947. Despite the destruction, most of the records stored in the churches were preserved. The records include documents of the founding of the church, mission records, membership lists, birth and death records.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Oct 1972, p1-6, il, f

Subject(s):

Churches; Fires

Record #:

28615

Author(s):

Stumpf, Vernon O.

Abstract:

In protest to the British Crown and Parliament’s taxing tea, the colonial dames of Wilmington burnt their tea. The Wilmington Tea Party was a demonstration procession that occurred in early April, 1775, months after women in Edenton held their protest.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Feb 1973, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Taxation

Record #:

28616

Author(s):

Abstract:

Letters between Alfred Gurganious and his wife Susan Jane (DeBose) Gurganious offer a personal account of the day to day anxieties and frustrations that separation brought during the Civil War. In 1861, Alfred enlisted in the North Carolina State Troops, leaving Susan with six children and a farm to manage in New Hanover.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, May 1973, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives

Record #:

28617

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

William Dry, Brunswick planter in colonial North Carolina, has been a relatively neglected figure in the state’s history. Dry was a revolutionary and one of the leading citizens of the Cape Fear during the Stamp Act controversy. Although Dry was one of Cape Fear’s most vocal supporters of the American Revolution, he never participated actively on its behalf.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Oct 1973, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Cape Fear Region

Record #:

28618

Author(s):

Arnold, Wayne S.

Abstract:

Presbyterianism arrived relatively late to the Cape Fear region, after Brunswick Town became established in 1726. The Scotch, Scotch-Irish and Swiss Protestants who settled in the area organized the first Presbyterian congregations.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Jan 1974, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Presbyterians--History