Record #:

22369

Author(s):

Cobb, Collier

Abstract:

Collier Cobb, professor of geology at the University of North Carolina, explores the need for the scientific management of North Carolina forests. Erosion, the negative affects of deforestation and the connection between geology and forest cover are among the topics covered. Early efforts in professional forestry on the Biltmore Estate are also noted.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 2, October 1912, p136-157 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Forests; Forestry management--Asheville

Record #:

22370

Author(s):

McCubbins, M.G.

Abstract:

This articles provides information transcribed from 45 historic marriage bonds from Rowan County, North Carolina, dating from 1794 up to 1800.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 2, October 1912, p158-161 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rowan Coutny--History; Marriage records

Record #:

22378

Author(s):

Connor, R.D.W.

Abstract:

The 1912 dedication of a bust of Governor Morehead in the Hall of the House of Representatives marked the occasion for this review of the contributions of the governor. As both governor and later promoter of the North Carolina Railroad, Morehead greatly improved transportation and commerce within the state. His far-reaching public programs still affect us today.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 3, January 1913, p173-192 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Morehead, John Motley, 1796-1866; Transportation--History; Railroads--North Carolina--History

Record #:

22379

Author(s):

Cameron, Rebecca

Abstract:

Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Webster was a regimental commander in the English Army of Lord Cornwallis. Webster was wounded at the Battle of Guilford Court House and was evacuated toward Wilmington. Taking ill on route he spent his last days at the Bellefort plantation in Bladen County belonging to the patriot leader Hugh Waddell. The disposition of his remains is the subject of some dispute.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 3, January 1913, p195-202 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Bladen County--History

Record #:

22408

Author(s):

Albertson, Catherine

Abstract:

The first Albemarle Assembly took place on February 6th, 1665 when early colonial leaders of the Albemarle region assembled to organize a government for the region.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 3, January 1913, p203-207 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22409

Author(s):

Martin, Georgia Worth

Abstract:

In 1784 after the end of the Revolutionary War, attempts to establish normalcy were plagued by civil unrest and violence. Western settlers attempted to secede from North Carolina and form the state of Franklin. This movement was marked by violence from both sides before being resolved in 1787.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 4, April 1913, p216-223 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1775-1865

Record #:

22410

Author(s):

Albertson, Catherine

Abstract:

Enfield Farm, one of the oldest plantations in North Carolina, was where the 1677 Culpepper's Rebellion began. Enfield Farm was also the location where revolutionists kept the deputy governor and deputy collector prisoner while protesting high taxes on imported and exported goods.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 12 Issue 4, April 1913, p224-231 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22427

Author(s):

Hinton, Mary Hillard

Abstract:

The art of heraldry served many public uses in colonial North Carolina. Several early North Carolina families also inherited the right to bear a coat of arms.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 1, July 1914, p3-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22428

Author(s):

Ashe, S.A.

Abstract:

The state of Franklin flourished from 1784 to 1787. Promoted by many inhabitants from the western most settlements of North Carolina, it led the creation of modern day Tennessee.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 1, July 1914, p28-49 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1775-1865

Record #:

22429

Author(s):

Haywood, Marshall Delancey

Abstract:

Sir Richard Everard served as governor of North Carolina from 1725 through 1731. Everard was succeeded by the man he replaced, former governor George Burrington, who had been removed by the Lords Proprietors. Everard and his family exerted much influence in the early colony and the family remained prominent in Virginia.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 1, July 1914, p50-61 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Everard, Richard, 1683-1733; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22430

Author(s):

Rondthaler, Howard E.

Abstract:

The fate of the \"lost\" English colony on Roanoke Island remains a mystery. John White's diary provides evidence of the earliest attempt to locate the missing colonists.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914, p65-73 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Roanoke Island--History

Record #:

22431

Author(s):

Waddell, Alfred Moore

Abstract:

The dedication on July 4, 1906 of a monument to General Francis Nash at the Guildford Courthouse National Military Park, served as an occasion to review his contributions to the Revolutionary movement in North Carolina and specific military service during the conflict.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914, p74-90 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22432

Author(s):

Cobb, Collier

Abstract:

The isolated situation and culture of Hatteras Island, North Carolina has contributed to the preservation of speech patterns characteristic of the early English and Scottish inhabitants of the island.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914, p91-99 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hatteras Island--History

Record #:

22433

Author(s):

Abstract:

Mary Kearney of Virginia, married first William Bennett of Northampton County, North Carolina. She later married Major James Cary, a Tory whose property was confiscated. The 1801 will of Mary Cary of Surry County, Virginia demonstrates that Mary nonetheless possessed considerable property in North Carolina that she bequeathed to relations.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 2, October 1914, p102-106 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cary, Mary (?-1825); North Carolina--Wills

Record #:

22439

Author(s):

Henderson, Archibald

Abstract:

The the westward expansion of America was aided by two one-time residents of North Carolina: Daniel Boone and Richard Henderson. Though they differed in background and origins, the two became acquainted as early settlers of Rowan County. Their combined and related efforts helped open areas west of the mountains to settlement.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 3, January 1915, p111-139 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Henderson, Richard, 1735-1785; Daniel Boone, 1734-1820