Record #:

15181

Author(s):

Tucker, Harry Z.

Abstract:

Located in Vance County between Petersburg and Fayetteville, Major Bromfield Ridley built Nine Oaks before the Revolutionary War. The exterior presented a plain façade but inside the interior was once decorated with frescoes and intricately carved woodworking.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 14, Sept 1938, p3, il

Subject(s):

Plantations--Vance County; Nine Oaks Planation--Vance County

Record #:

17114

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

In this second in a series of articles on Outstanding Carolina Institutions, Goerch discusses First-Citizens Bank, which began operations in Smithfield forty years ago. The bank now has offices in eighteen cities and towns across the state. It ranks third in the state and 284th in the country.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 14, Sept 1938, p8--9, 26, il

Subject(s):

Banks and banking--Smithfield; First-Citizens Bank