Record #:

13053

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

In response to a claim that there were no Cherokees in Cherokee County, the author provides the location and numbers of all registered Cherokees in North Carolina counties. New definitions of what an Indian may be are examined, as well the challenges faced when registering peoples of Indian inter-marriage as one tribe or the other. Often the government does not recognize the origins of certain groups of people, and therefore may overlook the Cherokees hidden in the mix.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 1, June 1955, p13-14, map

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Cherokee County--History

Record #:

13054

Author(s):

Moose, Frances

Abstract:

Sky Ranch, the only camp for handicapped children in the Southeast, was started in 1947 by Marvin T. Culbreth and Jack B. Sharp. The camp, four miles from Blowing Rock, is surrounded by mountains and close to Lake Cannon, where children can enjoy boating and swimming. Horseback riding is the most popular activity, along with archery, hiking, nature lore, and Bible study.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 1, June 1955, p22, f

Subject(s):

Children with disabilities; Camps--Blowing Rock

Record #:

15610

Author(s):

A Young Gentleman

Abstract:

The material in this article was provided by Professor W. S. Powell of the U.N.C. Library. It is a narrative by an unidentified gentleman of his travels in Georgia and North and South Carolina in 1734. Only the North Carolina portion of his travels in the Cape Fear country is included here. The full narrative was printed in pamphlet form in 1735 and is extremely rare today.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 1, June 1955, p9-10, 20, il

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

15613

Author(s):

Smyth, J. F. D.

Abstract:

How would you describe corn to a person who has never seen or heard of its appearance, use, or production? Smyth, an Englishman who visited the colonies in 1773, and published in 1784, an account of his travels in which he describes North Carolina corn. His narrative centers on his travels just north of the Dan River along the Smith River near the present Rockingham County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 1, June 1955, p11-12

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Personal narratives; Corn