Record #:

21639

Author(s):

Oakley, Christopher Arris

Abstract:

This article discusses the establishment of the Harrah's Cherokee Casino on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina in 1997. The passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by Congress in 1988 was the catalyst that allowed the casino to be built. The Cherokees saw gambling as a way to insure financial security for the members of the tribe when competition for tourism in the area was hurting the tribe's economy.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Apr 2001, p133-155, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Native Americans--Casinos; Harrah's Cherokee Casino (Cherokee)

Record #:

21640

Author(s):

Beeby, James M.

Abstract:

Two 1894 court cases, Charles H. Martin (Populist) v. James A. Lockhart (Democrat) and Cyrus Thompson (Populist) v. John G. Shaw (Democrat) are examined in order to shed light on the appeal of populism as a movement of social and political protest among farmers and the lower classes.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Apr 2001, p156-186, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Populism; People's Party

Record #:

21641

Author(s):

Price, William S., Jr.

Abstract:

This biographical essay examines the life and career of Nathaniel Macon, a Warren County planter who was elected three times as speaker of the House of Representatives, served as US senator from North Carolina for 13 years, and presided over the 1835 North Carolina state constitutional convention. In spite of his political success, Macon's role as a planter was the one that gave him the most satisfaction.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Apr 2001, p187-214, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Macon, Nathaniel, 1758-1837

Record #:

21646

Author(s):

Mobley, Joe A.

Abstract:

This article examines Zebulon B. Vance's re-election campaign for governor of North Carolina during the Civil War in 1864. Vance was originally against Southern succession but by 1864 he was convinced that the Confederate cause was necessary for the continuation of the Southern way of life. His campaign was built around his commitment to Confederate nationalism and ultimately he was successful in his reelection.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 4, Oct 2000, p434-454 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894

Record #:

21647

Author(s):

Bishir, Catherine W.

Abstract:

This article examines how late 19th century Confederate memorial associations in Raleigh affected the commemoration of Confederate war dead. These organizations were created to found and care for permanent Confederate cemeteries, organize commemorative functions, and sponsor Confederate monuments. Women often provided the leadership of these associations, establishing themselves as capable of public leadership roles.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 4, Oct 2000, p455-491 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

21648

Author(s):

Ross, Stephen A.

Abstract:

This article examines the daily life of students at the Hillsborough Military Academy prior to and during the Civil War. The academy was created in 1859, as a place for young men to prepare themselves to serve in the United States military. After North Carolina seceded in 1861, Hillsborough Military Academy was one of the state's institutions that trained soldiers for the Confederate military and over 200 Hillsborough cadets fought for the Confederacy. The war led to the closing of the academy in 1865 and subsequent attempts to reopen after the war were unsuccessful.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 1, Jan 2002, p1-27 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

21649

Author(s):

Whitescarver, Keith

Abstract:

This article examines failed attempts by North Carolina antebellum schoolbook publishers to convince public schools of the need for textbooks that had a Southern point of view. Calvin Henderson Wiley, North Carolina's state superintendent of common schools from 1853 to 1865, was a leading voice on this subject and wrote the 'North Carolina Reader' from a Southern point of view. The book did not sell well because of the under developed book distribution network of the South and the extra cost special textbooks required.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 1, Jan 2002, p28-49 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887

Record #:

21650

Author(s):

Maass, John R.

Abstract:

This article examines the role the colony of North Carolina had in the Seven Years' War. The colony legislature was not very helpful, providing only small amounts of money and 300 soldiers to help defend Fort Duquesne from a French assault in 1757. Militia from western North Carolina was involved in fending of Indian attacks in the western part of the state between 1760 and 1761.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 1, Jan 2002, p50-89 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Seven Years' War

Record #:

21651

Author(s):

Ellem, Warren

Abstract:

This article examines the conflicting accounts of the capture of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, in 1865 by Union forces. Considered by Robert E. Lee as essential to his defense of the South, Fort Fisher repelled a naval assault by Admiral David Porter in December 1864. The fort finally fell several weeks later in a land attack under the command of Union General Adelbert Ames. Credit for the victory has often rested on the shoulders of General Alfred Terry and Colonel N. Martin Curtis but has been disputed by Ames on several occasions, including a 1897 dinner in which both Curtis and Ames were in attendance.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 2, Apr 2002, p198-233 , il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

21652

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

This article examines counterfeit currency in colonial North Carolina, especially between the 1760s and 1770s. Like most of the colonies, North Carolina often suffered from a shortage of legal tender during this period, leading to counterfeiting of paper money. While the western part of the colony was particularly vulnerable to counterfeiting, it did not pose a significant threat to legitimate currency.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 2, Apr 2002, p182-197 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

21653

Author(s):

Pearson, Reggie L.

Abstract:

This article examines the role the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in supporting freed slaves in North Carolina during Reconstruction, especially with regards to medical treatment. The Bureau, headed by Colonel Eliphalet Whittlesey, was plagued by lack of food and medical supplies, trained medical help, and uncooperative local governments.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 2, Apr 2002, p141-181 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina

Record #:

21654

Author(s):

Blair, Dan

Abstract:

The Union control of Beaufort during the Civil War was paramount to the navy's blockade of the port of Wilmington. Beaufort served as a supply and repair center for the Union blockade as well as a launch point for offensive operations against Fort Fisher, which defended the harbor into Wilmington.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 3, July 2002, p301-326 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

21655

Author(s):

Ewen, Charles R.

Abstract:

Colonial mapmaker Claude Sauthier made two maps of Tryon Palace for the British crown in 1769. These maps have been used to accurately locate missing features prior, but there are questions with regards to the formal gardens. The maps were made more than a year before Tryon Palace's completion in 1770 and shows plans for the gardens moved during construction.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 3, July 2002, p327-346 , il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tryon Palace (New Bern)

Record #:

21656

Author(s):

Beaman, Thomas E., Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines the work of landscape archaeologist Morley Jeffers Williams in preparing the research needed for the restoration of Stratford Hall, Mount Vernon, and Tryon Palace, in the 1930s and 1950s.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 3, July 2002, p347-372, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tryon Palace (New Bern)

Record #:

21657

Author(s):

Rohrer, S. Scott

Abstract:

This article examines the migration of Moravian families from the northeast United States, into Wachovia settlements in North Carolina during the mid-18th century. This movement stemmed from a desire for more land but also from the importance of religion and common places of worship. Settlement in North Carolina was accompanied by settlement from European immigrants and other Moravian settlements in America.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 4, Oct 2002, p409-439 , il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Moravians