WHEELER, JOHN HILL (147 résultats)

Etat : Good. The cover is clean but may show some signs of wear. Some pages may have folding.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Northampton County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 18-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Jackson (county seat, originally known as Northampton Courthouse), Woodland, Rich Square, Severn, Wilwaukee, Conway, Garysburg, Seaboard, Margarettsville, and Gaston. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the new dam along the Roanoke; Members of the General Assembly from Northampton County before 1851; Gov. Thomas Gragg; Brigadier-General Allen Jones and his brother Willie, known as "the Jefferson of North Carolina"; the Burgwyn family; Matt W. Ransom and other notable sons of the county; Peanuts and other crops; Religion, Schools, Railroads, etc.; Stories about place names; Sir Archie, notable sire of race horses, a slave poet, a blind possum hunter, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. The history of Richmond County, North Carolina, is recalled in this new 22-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Rockingham (county seat), Hoffman, Hamlett, Ellerbe, Norman, and Exway. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, with much diversification; Members of the General Assembly from Richmond County before 1851; Sandhills Land Utilization Project; Where early settlers came from; Henry William Harrington; Great Falls Mill; Civil War units, such as the Pee Dee Guards; Agriculture; Industry; Boundaries with "lumpy lines," a banker who passed out money, gold peas, Eb Ingram's much traveled anvil, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Lenoir County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 22-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina (1851); North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State (1939), a product of the WPA; A New Geography of North Carolina (1954-65). The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Places mentioned in the booklet include: Kinston (county seat), La Grange and Pink Hill. Among the many subjects included are: Persons associated with the early days of the county -- Hardy B. Croom and William Mosely; Members of the General Assembly before 1851; Physical features; "upponwoc" better known as tobacco; a major meat market; pure air and excellent water; a county born out of tumult; the DuPont Plant; Roads; Industry; Education -- School for aviation cadets, Caswell Training School, etc.; Reconstruction period after Civil War; Captain Jesse Grainger and Luther P. Tapp; Auction warehouses; J.Y Joyner; Religion; Richard Caswell, Lenoir's most famous citizen; the "Exodusters", the Confederate ram "Neuse", two battles for Kinston, why Kinston has no "g", and many other fascinating bits of history and trivia. The WPA excerpt offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Onslow County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 25-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Jacksonville (county seat, originally called Wantland's Ferry), Richlands, Camp Davis, Camp Lejeune, Swansboro, Belgrade, Holly Ridge, Snead's Ferry . Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as Hoffman Forest, Bogue Inlet, White Oak River and New River; Members of the General Assembly from Onslow County before 1851; First settlers; Farming; Slave Insurrection in 1821; a look at Camp Lejeune; Otway Burns, a swashbucking sea raider; Stories about place names; Low capital crime rate; Religion and Schools; Rumrunners during prohibition, Onslow ham and New River oysters, rise and fall of a modern boom town, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Stanly County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 25-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Albemarle (the county seat), Badin, Norwood, Stanfield, Locust, Porter, New London, Misenheimer, Richfield, Aquadale, and Oakboro. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features; Members of the General Assembly from Stanly County before 1851; Early settlements; Farming and Industry; Wiscasett Mills and Alcoa; Education, including Pfeiffer College; Harnessing a River; Dr. Francis J. Kron; Morrow Mountain; a 24 million dollar failure; the "Battle of Swift Island Bridge", and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Duplin County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 26-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Kenansville (county seat), Wallace, Teacheys, Rose Hill, Magnolia (formerly Stricklansville), Warsaw, Bowdens, Faison, Calypso and Beulaville (formerly Snatchet). Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Northeast Capt Fear River and Goshen Swamp; List of those taking the Oath of Allegiance in 1777; Members of the General Assembly from Duplin County before 1851; Agriculture; Scoth-Irish settlers; Churches and Schools; Invasion by Cornwallis during the Revolutionary War; the Kenan family; "The Duplin Story," a historical pageant; Stories about place names; a school that went to war, how love moved a railroad, a strange kind of fishing, a once-a-year tell-all newspaper, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Sampson County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 26-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Clinton (the county seat), Roseboro, Garland, Salemburg, Newton Grove, Turkey, Ivanhoe, Autryville, Newton's Crossroads, Harrell's, and Delway. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features; Gov. Gabriel Holmes; Vice President William Rufus King; Members of the General Assembly from Sampson County before 1851; Early settlers; First Census; the "huckleberry era"; Schools; the Butler and the Highsmith families; John Sampson; the academy at Salemburg and the institutions that grew out of it; an escaped lion, Perry Cook's steam buggy, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 28-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Concord (County Seat), Boats Mills, Cabarrus, Glass, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Midland (Midlands), Mount Pleasant, and Roberta Mills. Among the many subjects included are: Geology and Physical features, such as the "ring dike" north of Harrisburg; Members of the General Assembly from Cabarrus County before 1851; the Black Boys of Cabarrus and the Gunpowder Plot of 1771; John Peifer, John Paul Barringer and family, Dr. Charles Harris; Cannon Mills: world's largest manufacturer of household textiles; Cotton mills; Religion; Schools, including the Stonewall Jackson Training School for boys; Gen.Stephen Cabarrus; Conrad Reed and the country's first gold mine; Siouan Indians; Valuable Goose Quills, some 300 fish ponds and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Montgomery County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 28-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Troy (County Seat), Biscoe, Candor, Eldorado, Ether, Hydro, Mount Gilead, Ophir, Pee Dee, Pekin, Rubyatt, Star, and Wadeville. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Yadkin and Pee Dee River(s), Lake Tillery and the Uwharrie Division of the National Forest; Members of the General Assembly from Montgomery County before 1851; John Troy, Edmund Deberry, John Culpepper, Mose Richter (Peach King), M.R. Clark, Branson McRae (the Shoe Man), and Fred Taylor; Peaches and Pines; Turpentine and Lumber; Gold mining; Creek Indian village; a teacher's memories of early days; General Richard Montgomery and other items about place names; how a poor house thrived, a visit from arch-criminal John Murrell, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Brunswick County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 39-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on 60# opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Bolivia (the county seat), Belville, Calabash, Eagles Island, Leland, Shallotte Point (also called Village Point), Southport (formerly Smithville/ formerly county seat), Smith Island (also called Bald Head), Varnum, and Yaupon Village. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as Cape Fear and Brunswick rivers; Members of the General Assembly from Brunswick County before 1851; Early History and Revolutionary War; Robert Howe; Remarkable Maurice Moore family, including "King" Roger Moore; Benjamin Smith; Rice and other agriculture; Turpentine and Tar; Mysterious pocosins or "bays" -- what caused them?; Fort Johnston; Fort Caswell; Beaches -- Holden, Yaupon, Sunset, Caswell, Long; Revolt against the Stamp Act; General Robert Howe's Duel; No didappers on Dutchman's Creek; Cape Fear River; Liars' Bench in Southport, Pirates, the mysterious Maco Light; Island of Guano; a captured letter, Thomas Leonard's duel, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Wilkes County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 29-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Wilkesboro (the county seat), North Wilkesboro, Moravian Falls, Roaring River, Ronda, Boomer, Traphill, Daylo, Lomax, Hays, and Millers Creek. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, including the Blue Ridge; Members of the General Assembly from Wilkes County before 1851; General William Lenoir and the Revolutionary War days; Anderson Mitchell; Owens Knob and other early settlers; Thermal belts; the Civil War; the railroad; Farming and Apple growing; Whiskey production -- legal and illicit; Population and statistics; the flood of 1916; Schools, Religion; colorful tales of Big Ben Cleveland; Gov. Montfort Stokes and family; James Wellborn; "Yarbing," "Angry-Saxons" Post-Civil War bushwackers in the Yadkin Valley, Eng and Chang Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in McDowell (MacDowell) County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 30-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina (1851); North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State (1939), a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina (1954-65). The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Marion (the county seat), Glenwood, Little Switzerland, Nebo, Pleasant Gardens, Linville Falls, Dysartsville, and Old Fort. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, Lake James and Lake Tahoma ;Brief bios of Revolutionary War notables Col. Joseph MacDowell (McDowell) and Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox); General Rutherford fighting Indians near Old Fort and other Revolutionary War activities; two wonders of the railroad world; the Clinchfield Railroad; Early families; the Jonathan Carson home; early churches; Industries and Farming; Wilderness and wildlife; Resorts; a Dream that strangled a murderer, a wrestling match of some importance, a hillside apple orchard, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering many historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Iredell County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 30-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Statesville (the county seat), Harmony, Turnersburg, Barium Springs, Troutmans, Mooresville, Mount Mourne, Elmwood, Loray, Scotts, and Union Grove. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, including vast forests and miniature mountains; Members of the General Assembly from Iredell County before 1851; Judge Hugh Lawson White; William Sharpe, patriot of the Revolution; Alexander Osborne and son Adlai; David Franklin Caldwell and son Joseph; Dr. James Hall, the evangelist; Mitchell College; Michel Ney (possibly Marshal Ney of France); Where settlers came from; Farming; Schools; Churches; a visit from Lorenzo Dow, a serman in stone, the "Dixie Dames," Iredell's name, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Surry County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 31-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Dobson (county seat), Pilot Mountain, State Road, Elkin, Mount Airy, Siloam, White Plains, Low Gap, Westfield, Level Cross, Copeland and Flat Rock. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Pilot Mountain; Members of the General Assembly from Surry County before 1851; Colonel Joseph Williams and his family; Gov. Jesse Franklin; the Original Siamese Twins, Eng and Chang Bunker; The Saura Indians (or Cheraws); Early spirit of rebellion; Tobacco, textiles and toasters; Elkin, a town built with blankets; Churches; Mount Airy Granite; How Andrew Jackson settled a bill, a moving courthouse, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Stokes County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 31-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Danbury (county seat), Germanton, King, Hartman, Walnut Cove, Pine Hall, Pinnacle, Dalton, Meadow, Perch, Pine Hall, and Pinnacle. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as Moore's Knob, Hanging Rock and Sauratown mountain; Members of the General Assembly from Stokes County before 1851; Bios of John Stokes, Joseph Winston, Col. Benjamin Forsythe, Colonel James Martin, Gotleib Shober, John Hill, Augustine H. Shepperd, and the Pepper and Martin families; Tobacco and other crops; Industries; Schools and churches; the Saura Indians; Before the Civil War; Hanging Rock State Park; Grace Rhodenbough, female legistlator; Mineral springs; an early kidnapping, Col. Jack Martin's Rock House, interesting names like Sorrytown and Pinch Gut Creek, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Granville County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 32-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina (1851); Sketches of Prominent Living North Carolinians by Jerome Dowd (1888), North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State (1939), a product of the WPA; A New Geography of North Carolina (1954-65). The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Places mentioned in the booklet include: Oxford (county seat), Butner, Creedmoor, Northside, and Stovall. Among the many subjects included are: Persons associated with the early days of the county -- Thomas Person, John Penn, John Williams, Col. Robert Burton, Leonard Henderson, Col. William Robards, Robert Potter, Abraham Watkins Venable and Robert B. Gilliam; Members of the General Assembly before 1851; Physical features; Indians; Settlers; Regulator Trouble; Flue-cured tobacco; the Granville Grays; Post-Civil War woes; Modern Agriculture and Industry; Education and Religion; Daniel Goodloe, Pamela Savage, Robert W. Winston, William Gregory, Robert Potter, W.W. Holden, John Chavis, Rhodes Herndon, Theodore B. Kingsbury, Rev. Henry Pattillo, Edgar Patrick and other notable characters; Disappearing evidence, 3-wheeled automobiles, the Colonel's Store, Andrew Jackson's missing head, and many other fascinating bits of history and trivia. The Dowd excerpt is a biography of F.P. Hobgood. The WPA excerpt offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, and includes a separate section on Edenton with a small map and points of interest.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Wayne County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 32-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Goldsboro (county seat), Waynesboro, Mount Olive, Pikeville, Seven Springs, Fremont, and Eureka. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Neuse; Members of the General Assembly from Wayne County before 1851; Religion, Schools, Railroads, Hospital, etc.; a Bio of Mad Anthony Wayne, for whom the county was named, and stories about other place names; Mary Hooks Slocumb, heroine of the Revolution; two governors -- Charles Aycock and Curtis Brogden; the Civil War; Tobacco Market; a town with a taste for strawberries and pickles, a barbecue that moved a courthouse, and many other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Nash County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 33-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Cities mentioned in the booklet include: Nashville (the county seat), Bailey, Battleboro, Middlesex, Rocky Mount, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope,and Whitakers. Among the many subjects included are: "Attack of Tories on James Drake," Members of the General Assembly from Nash County before 1851, Physical features, Early settlements; Census of 1790, Farming and Industry, including tobacco and livestock, Banking, Schools, Religion, "Old Nash" brandy, Rocky Mount Mills, a visit by P.T. Barnum and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Catawba County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 33-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina (1851); Sketches of Prominent Living North Carolinians by Jerome Dowd (1888), North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State (1939), a product of the WPA; A New Geography of North Carolina (1954-65). The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Newton (the county seat), Conover, Hickory, Claremont, Maiden, Catawba, Brookford, and Longview. Among the many subjects included are: Adam Sherrill, first settler; Physical Features, like Baker Mountain and man-made lakes; Indian Troubles, Divided loyalties in Revolutionary times; Civil War and Recovery; Many and varied industries -- from venetian blinds to shoe laces and baby cribs; old Robinson farm house; Lenoir College and other schools; Lutherans and other church groups; Balls Creek Campgrounds; Agriculture; a legand about catfish, coffee pot homesteaders, a bugged fire pump, how the Eibert Ivy Memorial Library started, a newspaper graveyard, the medicinal powers of R.H. Lanier's "Old North State Bitters" (sold primarily in dry communities) and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia. The Dowd excerpt has biographies of Col M.L. McCorkle, Sidney Michael Finger, Rev. Jacob Crawford Clapp, J.G. Hall, and W. H. Williams. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Moore County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 35-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text has the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Carthage (County Seat), Pinehurst, Aberdeen (formerly Blue's Crossing), McConnell, Robbins, Vass, West End, Pinebluff, Eagle Springs, Manly, Samarcand, Cameron, Hemp, Southern Pines and Highfalls. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Sandhills and Thaggard's pond; Members of the General Assembly from Moore County before 1851; Highland Scots and other early settlers; Roads and railways; Pinehurst, winter golf capital of the world; Lumber, textiles and snowbirds; Agriculture -- fruit, tobacco, cotton and poultry; Indian relics; Sandhills resorts, including four golf clubs; the Clarendon Gardens; the Stonybrook Steeplechase and other races; fox hunting, millions in horse flesh; a case of over-selling, old potters at Jugtown, a party where ladies turn "old", and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Our North Carolina booklets, unlike some of our other offerings, do not include an abundance of specific genealogical and biographical data. They are, however, a good resource for learning about the history, geography and social climate of places you or your ancestors may have lived.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Randolph County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 35-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Asheboro (county seat), Franklinville, Staley, Archdale, Liberty, Seagrove, Deep River, Worthville, Central Falls, Cedar Falls, Coleridge, Randleman and Ramseur. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Uwharrie Mountains; Members of the General Assembly from Randolph County before 1851; Herman Husbands, firebrand of the Regulators; Industries; Baptists, Methodists, Quakers and the Great Revival; Abolitionists and Union sentiment; Gov. Jonathan Worth; Agriculture and a model farm; the Keyauwee Indians; George Washington Carver College and other schools, Stories about place names; covered bridges, gold mining, a shaky volcano story, two county heroines, the tragedy of Naomi Wise, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Rockingham County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 36-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Wentworth (the county seat), Reidsville, Madison, Mayodan, Stoneville, Ruffin, Stacey, Thompsonville, Price, Draper, Leaksville and Spray. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as Matrimony Creek and the Dan River; Members of the General Assembly from Rockingham County before 1851; Judge Thomas Settle; William Byrd; Judge Thomas Ruffin; Industry (Union Carbide, Marshall Field, American Tobacco Co., etc.); Agriculture; Religion and Education; Indians and artifacts; Five governors -- Alexander Martin, John Morehead, David Settle Reid, Alfred Scales and Robert Glenn; the Polly Scott Inn; the "bateaux" boats; Stories about place names; "Jackson" -- the biggest swindle in the county, the town that moved, a muddy horse race, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Bladen County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 36-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Elizabethtown (the county seat), Bladenboro, Clarkton, Dublin, Kelly, Tar Heel, and White Lake. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features; Origin of place names; Members of the General Assembly from Bladen County before 1851; Varied accounts of the Revolutionary War Battle of Elizabethtown in 1781 between friends of Liberty and Tories; Thomas Brown; Thomas Owen; General James Owen; Gov. John Owen; Early settlers; Tar and Turpentine; Agriculture; the Steamboat Era; Recreation and Resorts; Strange oval and elliptical pocosins (bays) and theories regarding their origin; White Lake; the River Locks; Bladen Lakes Forest; Religion; Schools; Ashwood-Oakland plantation, the Robeson Homestead and other noted mansions; an averted duel, a hidden palace, slave-owning ex-slaves, a prince who became a butler, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Alleghany County and Ashe County, in the northwest corner of North Carolina, are recalled in this new 37-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: ALLEGHENY -- Sparta (county seat), Twin Oaks, Roaring Gap, and Laurel Springs. ASHE -- Jefferson (county seat), Ashland, Bina, Warrensville, Crumpler, Scottsville, Smethport, Sturgills and West Jefferson. These mountain counties contain many small villages. The National Association of Counties lists 50 places in Ashe County this year. Among the many subjects included are: Geological and Physical features, such as the New and Little Rivers, and Peachbottom and other mountains; Members of the General Assembly from Ashe County before 1851; Samuel Ashe; Blue Ridge Parkway; Early settlers; Civil War Days; Agriculture, industry and tourism; the Doughton family; the Marion family's ham business; Education and religion; Stories about names; Unusual water, a school with its own farm, sugar b'ilin', how a fire transformed Sparta, land at a nickel an acre, a mountain named for a slave, and other interesting bits of history and trivia. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Cleveland County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 38-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina (1851); Sketches of Prominent Living North Carolinians by Jerome Dowd (1888), North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State (1939), a product of the WPA; A New Geography of North Carolina (1954-65). The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Shelby (the county seat), Kings Mountain, Boiling Springs, Lawndale, Mooresboro, Lattimore, Grover, Waco, Earl, Polkville, Casar, Belwood, Fallston, and Valdese. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as mineral springs; When Cleveland was Cleaveland; Isaac Shelby, Revolutionary hero for whom the county seat was named; King's Mountain and the Revolutionary War; Patrick Ferguson, a British officer, killed at King's Mountain; Industry, Agriculture, Religion, Civil Improvements, etc.; Civil War; the "Cleveland ring"--a political dynasty; John Bell, successful merchant; Col. Frederick Hambright; Gov. Clyde Hoey; Schools -- including Gardner-Webb a junior college; Lithium mines, a ball-playing metermaid, a female "Master Mason," why Casar isn't spelled "right"and other name stories, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia. The Dowd excerpt has biographies of J.L. Webb and Robert M. Oates. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering many historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Columbus County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 39-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Whiteville (the county seat), Acme-Delco, Bolton, Boardman (formerly Hub), Brunswick, Cerro Gordo, Chadbourn, Evergreen, Fair Bluff, Hallsboro, Lake Waccamaw (formerly Flemington), Old Dock, Pireway, Tabor City, Vineland, and Wananish. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as Lake Waccamaw and the White Marsh; the Daily breeze; Members of the General Assembly from Columbus County before 1851; Early History; Farming, Forestry, Industry, Commerce; Tabacco "King of Columbus"; Stories about place names; Mille-Christine, Siamese twin slaves; Crusoe's Island; the Memory family; the North State Hunt Club; Riegel Carolina Corporation; Leder Brothers stores; the Berry Boom started by J.A. Brown of Chadbourn; Bear hunts, a One-eyed alligator, the Strawberry festival, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Burke County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 40-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text has the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and enhance readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Morganton (the county seat), Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Drexel, Icard, Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Linville Falls, and Valdese. Among the many subjects included are: General Daniel Morgan for whom Morganton is named; Waightstill Avery; Col. Charles and Major Joseph McDowell, heroes of the Revolutionary War; Samuel P. Carson; Gov. Israel Pickens; Members of the General Assembly from Burke County before 1851; , Physical features; Early settlers and their difficulties; the Burke County Courthouse; the Avery boys in the Civil War; Col. G.W. Kirk; Agriculture; Industry; A.M. Kistler, an industrial promoter; Religion; "Spook" Lights, Notable duels, "Nolichuckey Jack," otherwise known as John Sevier, organizer of the State of Franklin and first governor of Tennessee; Todd Caldwell; the trial of Frankie Silver; Woodrow Wilson's honeymoon, Sally Michael's pipes, and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Gaston County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new 41-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books, the oldest dating from 1851. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA; and A New Geography of North Carolina. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Gastonia (the county seat), Belmont, Bessemer City, Cherryville, Cramerton, Crowder, Dallas, Dellview, East Gastonia, High Shoals, Lucia, Mount Holly, Ranlo, and Stanley. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features, such as the Catawba River; Members of the General Assembly from Gaston County before 1851; biographies of Rev. Humphrey Hunter, Major William Chronicle, John Mattocks and Gen. John Moore, Revoluntionary War heroes; "the Banner Corn Whiskey County of North Carolina;" Civil War and aftermath; Rails and Power; Firestone Textiles and other industries; Religion, Schools and Recreation; Bishop James Cardinal Gibbons and Belmont Abbey, a monastery; Vocational Textile School; Gastonia Technical Institute; the state orthopedic hospital; the annual Greek picnic, a Communist-related textile strike in 1929 and numerous other interesting bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Etat : New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Davidson County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new illustrated 43-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's Historical Sketches of North Carolina (1851); Sketches of Prominent Living North Carolinians by Jerome Dowd (1888), North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State (1939), a product of the WPA; A New Geography of North Carolina (1954-65), and Centennial History of Davidson County North Carlina by Rev. Jacob Calvin Leonard (1927). The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text has the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Lexington (County Seat), Denton, Lexington, Thomasville, Healing Springs, Eller, Pilot, Jackson Hill, Tyro, Churchland, Midway, Acadia, Welcome, and Wallburg. Among the many subjects included are: Geology and Physical features, such as The Trading Path, the Jersey Bottoms, ; Members of the General Assembly from Davidson County before 1851; Early notables -- John Lederer, James Needham, Rev. Samuel Suther, Capt. Benjamin Merrill, George Coble, Valentin Leonardt, Wooldrich Fritz, and others; two early descriptions; Indian tribes; Thomasville furniture; Schools, including Yadkin College, ; Two Rival Cities; Boone's Cabin and Caves; a visit George Washington, one very large chair, Big Henry Shoaf, strong man of Davidson Co., where some place names came from, Buffalo Bill's train crash, and other curious bits of history and trivia. Leonard's excerpt is filled with names, including a roster of men from Davidson County who served in the Conferate Army. It also includes a section on the family of Daniel Boone, a section on General Nathaniel Greene, and a report on the Ghosts of Abbott's Creek. The Dowd excerpts are biographies of James Madison Leach and Rev. Liryum Skidmore Burkhead. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering many historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.