Record #:

28687

Author(s):

Abstract:

This issue presents a letter written by Eliza Yonge Wootten to her husband Reverend Edward Wootten on November 8, 1898. The letter provides considerable insight into the mindset of some citizens during the 1898 political and cultural climate of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 46 Issue 3, Nov 2002, p1-4, il, por, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; Wilmington--History

Record #:

28688

Author(s):

Burke, James

Abstract:

Charles Baldwin, a conductor for the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, died in a railroad accident in 1856. Details of his death have been told as are several legends, all of which depict Baldwin as a hero.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 48 Issue 2, Fall 2004, p1-4, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Legends; Railroad stories

Record #:

28689

Author(s):

Smith, John W.

Abstract:

Joshua Grainger Wright of New Hanover County was a North Carolina Superior Court Judge during 1808-1811. Wright was a strong Federalist and had a positive influence in favor of Wilmington in regional politics.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Jan 2005, p1-4, il, por, f

Subject(s):

Judges--Biography

Record #:

28690

Author(s):

Pate, Brenda L.

Abstract:

Elisabeth Augusta Chant was born in England in 1865 and grew up in Minnesota, where she became a painter. After struggling with family events and hospitalization for insanity, Chant moved to Wilmington, North Carolina to re-establish herself. She became an art teacher and ultimately had a profound influence on the Wilmington art community.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 51 Issue 2, April 2007, p1-4, il, f

Subject(s):

Artists--Wilmington; Biography

Record #:

28691

Author(s):

Yannetti, Julia

Abstract:

Sunset Park, a suburb of Wilmington, North Carolina, has a diverse architectural range of houses from 1912 to the 1960s. Preservation in Sunset Park can be seen in the homes that still retain their historical integrity, and the streets which are laid out in much the same way as the developer platted them in 1912.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 52 Issue 2, March 2009, p1-7, il, por, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Historic preservation--North Carolina; Historic houses--Wilmington

Record #:

28692

Author(s):

Dunwoody, Ryan; Maxwell, Haley; Jones, Charlotte; Simmons, Parker

Abstract:

The four winning essays of the Daughters of the American Revolution History Essay Contest are presented. The contest challenged students of New Hanover County to write a history essay about a fictional character that lived in 1869 and celebrated the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, July 2010, p1-7, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Writing; Contests; Railroad--History