Record #:

9931

Author(s):

Price, Charles L.

Abstract:

After three major fires in three years, the city of New Bern instituted a combination fire and police watch in 1794. The service became complacent due to a lack of fires, but in 1821 a major fire at a steam mill led to new demands for the formation of a fire company. Today, the Firemen's Museum in New Bern displays the numerous awards that have been won by the New Bern Fire Department, which has two companies with over 100 years of service.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 40 Issue 11, Nov 1972, p8-10, il

Subject(s):

Fires--New Bern--20th Century; New Bern--Fires and fire protection

Record #:

9932

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The Feldspar Mining Company, in conjunction with the Soil Conservation Service, the North Carolina Forest Service, The North Carolina Wildlife Commission, North Carolina State University and Western Carolina University, has undertaken the restoration of mined property in the Spruce Pine area of North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains. Rehabilitation plans, thought to be the first of their kind in the state, include landscaping, tree and groundcover planting, carving of exposed mine walls, and the filling of mined pits to create new lands and eliminate water pollution.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 40 Issue 11, Nov 1972, p19-20, il

Subject(s):

Environmental protection--Appalachian Mountains; Spruce Pine--Restoration Ecology