Record #:

21556

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark T.

Abstract:

During the colonial and antebellum periods of North Carolina's history, plantation owners developed fisheries to provide food for slave workforces. These fisheries were disrupted by Union troops and escaped slaves during the Civil War. After the cease of hostilities, the fishery industry grew quickly as the result of several factors including the expansion of steamboat and railroad lines, the completion of the deep-draft canal to Norfolk, Virginia, and market preferences towards fresh food and away from salted. North Carolina fisheries did not develop as extensively as New England fisheries because of the isolation of North Carolina fisheries, its warm climate, seasonal/migratory fish, and the lack of incentive to develop fisheries since productive farming land was available.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 1, Jan 1992, p1-36 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fisheries

Record #:

21557

Author(s):

McKinney, Gordon B.

Abstract:

The western part of North Carolina did not suffer any major military campaigns during the Civil War, though women faced many other difficulties including physical threats, attacks, social, economic, and political splintering of their communities, and the presence of Confederate deserters and Union sympathizers. Communities in the region strained under the pressure of the Confederate war machine, but women in western North Carolina fought to maintain their traditional lifestyle, undermining the Confederate struggle in the process.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 1, Jan 1992, p37-56 , il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

21558

Author(s):

Sumner, Jim

Abstract:

Following Reconstruction, North Carolina tried to solidify its position as part of the New South movement by holding an exposition in 1884. Held between 1 October and 1 November, the North Carolina exposition was mean to showcase the resources of North Carolina and recruit Northern capital. The exposition failed to fulfill its main goal in attracting Northern investors but it did succeed in educating and stimulating its own citizens.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 1, Jan 1992, p57-81 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina State Fair--History; North Carolina State Exposition, 1884