Record #:

11311

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

North Carolina possesses one of the last remaining wilderness areas along the Atlantic Coast. It's called Smith Island, more popularly known as Bald Head. Locals are debating its future. Conservationists hope to create a maritime preserve, while Frank Sherrill envisions a huge resort and residential community. Sherrill, the owner of the island, plans to build the resort and create a town on the island complete with the proper infrastructure. This sub-tropical island attracts fisherman and nature watchers yearly since it remained uninhabited prior to the 1960s.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 19, Mar 1966, p8-9, il, map

Subject(s):

Smith Island

Record #:

11312

Author(s):

Paris, Ron

Abstract:

North Carolina has the only slate mine company in the world at Mount Gilead. The Jacob's Creek Stone Co. operates outside of Denton and employees 75 people. The company provides slate to the North Carolina state school system, General Motors, the American Bar Association, and to several major cities such as New York and Saint Louis. The company started in 1945 under the McAulay family and now owns 500 acres on Mount Gilead.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 19, Mar 1966, p13, 28, il

Subject(s):

Slate industry--Mount Gilead; Jacob's Creek Mining Co. (Mount Gilead)

Record #:

11313

Author(s):

Chapman, Ashton

Abstract:

Aquamarine, the sparkling, blue-green birthstone for March, is found and mined in about twelve North Carolina counties. The best-known mine is the Wiseman Mine on Carter Ridge near Spruce Pine. The deposit was discovered there around 1894.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 19, Mar 1966, p14, il

Subject(s):

Aquamarine; Mines and mining--Spruce Pine