Record #:

554

Author(s):

Friday, Sarah

Abstract:

The ancient game of wickets and mallets is making quite a comeback in the Tar Heel state.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 2, July 1992, p22-25, il

Subject(s):

Croquet

Record #:

755

Author(s):

Burgin, William G.

Abstract:

It is not very deep or wide, but this unique southeastern North Carolina tributary is in a class by itself.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Aug 1992, p26-29, il

Subject(s):

Black River

Record #:

756

Author(s):

Leake, Linda L.

Abstract:

Wilmington's 68 year-old Harry van Velsor practices medicine by day and blows the saxophone by night.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Aug 1992, p16-17, por

Subject(s):

Van Velsor, Harry, 1924-2010; Jazz musicians

Record #:

757

Author(s):

Mansfield, Bill

Abstract:

The unspoiled offshore reefs of the Tar Heel coast are one of North Carolina's best-kept environmental secrets.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Aug 1992, p22-25, il

Subject(s):

Reefs

Record #:

758

Author(s):

Blackwell, C. Kenneth

Abstract:

Captain Baylis Edney of Western North Carolina was the organizer of the 25th Regiment of North Carolina troops during the Civil War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 3, Aug 1992, p12-14, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Edney, Baylis M., d. 1863

Record #:

781

Author(s):

Pais, Arthur J.

Abstract:

Margaret Maron, one of the world's most respected mystery writers, grew up on a farm in Wake County dreaming of a career as a poet.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p38-40, por

Subject(s):

Maron, Margaret; Authors

Record #:

782

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

During the 1920s, baseball legend Babe Ruth often spent the off-season at Camp Bryan, a favorite hunting spot in Eastern North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p15-17, por

Subject(s):

Military bases--Camp Bryan (Craven County); Ruth, George Herman (Babe), 1895-1948

Record #:

783

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Staff members and correspondents of THE STATE magazine recommend ten unusual mountain travel opportunities in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p18-27, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--Description and travel

Record #:

784

Author(s):

Padgett, Mary Jo

Abstract:

A Confederate unit's six-month stay at Woodfield Inn in the southwestern Blue Ridge Mountains is still remembered and celebrated each September in Flat Rock.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p33-35, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Woodfield Inn (Flat Rock); Flat Rock--History

Record #:

810

Author(s):

Brady, Travis

Abstract:

According to the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, the October Tour of Homes in Salisbury is \"one of the Southeast's finest home tours\" because it sends a message about respecting and preserving our past.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 5, Oct 1992, p18-21, il

Subject(s):

Salisbury; Historic buildings--Salisbury

Record #:

811

Author(s):

Bruney, Sandra

Abstract:

When General Sherman crossed the North Carolina line in March 1865, his troops showed no mercy to small Anson County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 5, Oct 1992, p32-34, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Anson County--History

Record #:

812

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Speculation centers on the possibility that British general Cornwallis might have surrendered in Chatham County (March 1781) except for the detection of colonial troops that caused the British to flee south to Fayetteville.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 5, Oct 1992, p10, por

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

813

Author(s):

Reevy, Anthony W.

Abstract:

North Carolina is rich in folklore and folktales, an area of which includes railroad ghost tales.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 5, Oct 1992, p14-17, il

Subject(s):

Ghost stories; Railroads--Folklore

Record #:

852

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Robert Rice Reynolds was a US Senator from Asheville who served from 1933 to 1945.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 6, Nov 1992, p10-12, por

Subject(s):

Reynolds, Robert Rice, 1884-1963; North Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950

Record #:

853

Author(s):

Vick, Norman T.

Abstract:

Vick was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s; he provides an overview of the role of the CCC in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 6, Nov 1992, p13-19, il

Subject(s):

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)