Record #:

14647

Author(s):

Moore, Louis T.

Abstract:

Llewellyn Markwick was an affable Englishman who came to Wilmington during colonial days. And then, one day, he disappeared, and no trace of him was found until eight years later.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 4, June 1944, p4, 11

Subject(s):

Folklore; Markwick, Llewellyn; Folklore--Wilmington

Record #:

14648

Author(s):

Wiley, Mary Callum

Abstract:

Many names, once representing important towns, have entirely disappeared from state maps, while in other instances names have been changed not only once but several times. The first seat of government, Tower Hill, existed only on paper and there were changes at Hillsboro, Martinsville, and old Bloomsbury.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 4, June 1944, p9, 24, 26

Subject(s):

Hillsborough--History; Maps--North Carolina; Tower Hill (N.C.); Martinsville--History; Bloomsbury (N.C.)

Record #:

14650

Author(s):

Vining, Seth M.

Abstract:

This article details the industrial and agricultural changes happening in Polk County, near the South Carolina border.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 4, June 1944, p16-19, 21, f

Subject(s):

Polk County--Economic conditions; Industry--Polk County; Agriculture--Polk County

Record #:

20312

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

A still extant letter to a Miss Virginia Hodges, Slade Creek, Hyde County, about a September 1853 grand ball held at Nags Head prompts the writer of this article to describe how a person got to Nags Head and where they stayed upon arrival. Travelers would come by carriages to the departure point and cross the sound by boat. Once there they would stay in a hotel that had no plumbing, no electric or gas lights, and no screens to ward off mosquitoes.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 4, June 1944, p5, il

Subject(s):

Nags Head--History; Resorts--Nags Head