Record #:

13123

Author(s):

Miller, Hannah

Abstract:

Hops, the plants that give beer its flavor and aroma, are receiving serious consideration for cultivation in western North Carolina. The stalks can reach a height of seventeen feet. A number of farmers in the western counties see hops as an alternative to tobacco growing.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 42 Issue 10, Oct 2010, p16-17, il

Subject(s):

Beer; Hops; Hops industry

Record #:

13124

Author(s):

Yokeley, Gerald

Abstract:

First opened by the Hartman family in 1888, the store was taken over by Lula and Noah Priddy in 1929. It has remained in their family ever since and still sells the basic and not-so-basic necessities in its Stokes County location near the town of Danbury.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 42 Issue 10, Oct 2010, p25, il

Subject(s):

General stores--Stokes County; Family-owned business enterprises--Stokes County