Record #:

4287

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Scheduled for demolition in the 1970s, the Salisbury Railroad Station was saved when local citizens purchased it. However, they lacked funds to restore the station, which was built in 1907 and at one time handled forty-four trains a day. In 1989, the Historic Salisbury Foundation began a $2 million fund-raising campaign. To date, $1.5 has been raised, and the first phase of restoration is complete.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 6, Nov 1990, p5, il

Subject(s):

Railroad stations--Salisbury; Historic preservation--Salisbury

Record #:

4288

Author(s):

Thompson, Ginny

Abstract:

Distressed that a woman had died because she was too embarrassed to be examined by a male doctor, Dr. J. B. Alexander and his wife decided that their daughter, Annie Lowrie, would become a physician. At medical school in Philadelphia, she excelled. In 1887, she returned home to Mecklenburg County and spent the rest of her life practicing there. Annie Lowrie Alexander was the state's first woman doctor.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 6, Nov 1990, p14-16, por

Subject(s):

Alexander, Annie Lowrie, 1864-1929; Physicians--Mecklenburg County--Biography; Women physicians--Mecklenburg County

Record #:

4289

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Duncan K. McRae of Fayetteville was a successful, although sometimes unlucky, individual. He was a scholar, lawyer, diplomat, and a courageous battle commander during the Civil War, serving as Colonel of the 5th N.C. Regiment. However, he was never successful in his bids for political office. He bought a lottery ticket, which he sold because he needed money. The ticket later paid off at $100,000. Receiving a $5,000 legal fee, he invested the money in cotton and went broke.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 6, Nov 1990, p17-18, por

Subject(s):

McRae, Duncan Kirkland, 1820-1888