Record #:

5338

Author(s):

Friday, Sarah

Abstract:

Lizard Lick may not be one of the largest towns in North Carolina, but it has one of the most unusual names. Friday describes this unincorporated, four-square-mile community located between Wendell and Zebulon in Wake County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 7, Dec 1993, p9, il

Subject(s):

Lizard Lick--Description and travel

Record #:

5339

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Published for the first time in 1828 by John Christian Blum, BLUM'S ALMANAC is the oldest continually published magazine in the state. The content and format have remained the same through the years, including items like sun risings and settings, household and health hints, farming help, and proverbs on moral precepts.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 7, Dec 1993, p10, 12, 14, il

Subject(s):

Almanacs; Blum, John Christian, 1784-1854

Record #:

5340

Author(s):

Norris, David A.

Abstract:

During the Civil War many of the escaping slaves who reached the Union lines in Eastern North Carolina later joined the Union Army. In all 5,035 black soldiers from North Carolina made up four regiments. Two of these regiments, the 35th and 36th U.S. Colored Troops, were among the finest black regiments in the Union Army.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 7, Dec 1993, p28-31, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American

Record #:

5341

Author(s):

Mills, Wendy

Abstract:

Tom Wicker's newspaper career has stretched from the Sandhill Citizen in Aberdeen to the New York Times, where he was a reporter and columnist for 25 years. Mills profiles this distinguished writer, who is a member of the UNC School of Journalism Hall of Fame.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 7, Dec 1993, p32, por

Subject(s):

Wicker, Tom; Reporters and reporting