Record #:

16093

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

By 1776, Carolina was one of the larger counties with a system of roads, schools, and newspapers. The makeup of the colony is statistically broken down into the following categories: population, nationalities, boundaries, towns, counties, roads, newspapers, education, religion, and economy.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1975, p2-5, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

16094

Author(s):

Babits, L.E.

Abstract:

The Revolutionary Army can be broken down into two separate entities, the militia and the continentals. Militia were required to fight but generally remained within their own state, whereas, the continentals were enlisted and fought wherever they were needed. North Carolina sent nine continental regiments into battle; comprised of farmers and merchants sent for training at Halifax.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1975, p6-9, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

16095

Author(s):

Cockshutt, Catherine W.

Abstract:

The first installment in a series, Cockshutt, head of the Survey and Planning Branch, looks chronologically at changing architectural style and building techniques within the state. The earliest period between the 18th- and early 19th-century, builders relied heavily on wood and later brick. Structures were solid and well-crafted by skilled workmen from the state's abundant resources.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Winter 1976, p21-27, il

Subject(s):

Architecture--North Carolina

Record #:

16096

Author(s):

Babits, L.E.

Abstract:

The most effective unit of the state's militiamen was organized under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon. His men must have been drilled continuously based on their discipline in battle. A second noteworthy group of North Carolina militia were the \"over mountain men.\" This unit lacked formal military training but, as a group, functioned as a disciplined and organized regiment.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Winter 1976, p33-36, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

16097

Author(s):

Cockshutt, Catherine W.

Abstract:

Part II in the series explores examples of early buildings exhibiting specific styles popular between the 1600s and early 1800s. The three styles highlighted are Medieval European, Georgian, and Federal.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Spring-Summer 1976, p44-50, il

Subject(s):

Architecture--North Carolina

Record #:

16098

Author(s):

Cockshutt, Catherine W.

Abstract:

Part III of V in the series discusses the popularity Greek Revival within the state. Greek Revival was preferred throughout the country and peaked in the state between the 1830s and 1840s. The style affected design of both interiors and exteriors and some of the hallmarks were columns and larger broader rooms anchored by a central hall feature.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Fall 1976, p19-24, il

Subject(s):

Architecture--North Carolina

Record #:

16099

Author(s):

Barfield, Rodney

Abstract:

Part II of the series looks at the state of African American affairs during and following the Civil War. Specifically he highlights the lives of James H. Harris, Parker D. Robbins, Charles N. Hunter, and Warren Coleman. Also highlighted are entrepreneurial, legislative, and social changes for the African American community including the North Carolina Colored Industrial Fair and the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Winter 1977, p2-19, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. (Durham)

Record #:

16100

Author(s):

Williams, Cratis

Abstract:

Settlers in the western portion of the state were far removed from both their state and national government. In an effort to organize, this group created the Watauga Association in 1772. The Watauga Settlements encompassed an area in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee and was populated primarily by Scotch-Irish and German settlers.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Fall 1977, p2-6, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--History

Record #:

16101

Author(s):

Topkins, Robert M.

Abstract:

Mount Mitchell, in Yancey County, was named for Dr. Elisha Mitchell after he met his death on the peaks. A professor at the University of North Carolina, Mitchell conducted many scientific studies throughout the Black Mountain range until he fell to his death in 1857. The mountain was named in his honor and a monument constructed at the peak of Mount Mitchell.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Fall 1977, p9-17, il

Subject(s):

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

Record #:

16102

Author(s):

Pinkerton, Linda

Abstract:

In 1976, the Department of Cultural Resources dispatched a team of archaeologists to the New River Basin in the western portion of the state. Their task was to survey the area and assess any culturally significant material before a proposed hydroelectric project began. They identified two hundred sites and determined that the area had been occupied as early as 8,000 B.C.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Fall 1977, p29-32, il

Subject(s):

New River; Archaeology--North Carolina

Record #:

16103

Author(s):

McPherson, James R.

Abstract:

Tobacco constitutes an important crop in the state's history, and one particular family made their fortunes on this plant. Washington Duke began growing tobacco after the Civil War and his grandson, James Buchanan Duke, would create a successful family business called the American Tobacco Company.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 1978, p8-12, il

Subject(s):

Tobacco--History

Record #:

16104

Author(s):

Ratcliff, Shirlyn

Abstract:

Annie Oakley, famous performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, retired to North Carolina after 1915. She and her husband Frank worked at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, where she demonstrated and taught her marksmanship skills.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 1978, p18-20, il

Subject(s):

Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926

Record #:

16105

Author(s):

Spears, Carol

Abstract:

Teenagers David and Diane Bartz discovered a dugout canoe on the Neuse River. The Underwater Archaeology Branch with help from the U.S. Army Corp retrieved the vessel on March 8, 1978 and transported it to the branch's headquarters at Fort Fisher. A dugout in this condition is very rare and was, at that point, the only example found on the Neuse River and one of the few in the entire state.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 1978, p34-36, il

Subject(s):

Dugout canoes--Neuse River

Record #:

16106

Author(s):

Duncan, Bess

Abstract:

Lake Waccamaw is the largest lake on the east coast between Maine and Florida. Located in Columbus County, the lake's name is derived from a Native American tribe that once inhabited its shores. Later, the lake attracted \"turpentiners\" and folk seeking to use the lake for recreational purposes.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 1978, p26-27

Subject(s):

Lake Waccamaw--History

Record #:

16107

Author(s):

Williamson, Frank W.

Abstract:

Derailment of some Coast Line Railroad cars on January 13, 1968, disturbed a peaceful Saturday for Chadbourn residents. Mayor Willie Dutton evacuated the entire town after learning the derailed cars carried explosives and ammunition destined for Vietnam. Businesses and residents of Chadbourn could not resume their regular schedule until the following Monday.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 1978, p30-31, il

Subject(s):

Railroad accidents