The North Carolina Gazetteer 2nd Ed
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The North Carolina Gazetteer 2nd Ed
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Author : William S. Powell
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2010-06-15
The North Carolina Gazetteer 2nd Ed written by William S. Powell and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with Reference categories.
The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers. This revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North Carolina cities, towns, crossroads, waterways, mountains, and other places identified here. The stories attached to place names are at the core of the book and the reason why it has stood the test of time. Some recall faraway places: Bombay, Shanghai, Moscow, Berlin. Others paint the locality as a little piece of heaven on earth: Bliss, Splendor, Sweet Home. In many cases the name derivations are unusual, sometimes wildly so: Cat Square, Huggins Hell, Tater Hill, Whynot. Telling us much about our own history in these snapshot histories of particular locales, The North Carolina Gazetteer provides an engaging, authoritative, and fully updated reference to place names from all corners of the Tar Heel State.
The North Carolina Gazetteer
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Author : William S. Powell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976-04-01
The North Carolina Gazetteer written by William S. Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-04-01 with History categories.
A geographical dictionary which provides the origins and history of twenty thousand place names in the Tar Heel State
The North Carolina Gazetteer
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Author : William Stevens Powell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The North Carolina Gazetteer written by William Stevens Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with North Carolina categories.
North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell
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Author : Joe A. Mobley
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-11-14
North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell written by Joe A. Mobley and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with History categories.
Richard Caswell emerged during the Revolution as a vital leader of the Patriot cause. Though he was a loyal British subject who fought against the backcountry Regulator rebellion, he embraced America's revolutionary fervor. He represented North Carolina at the Continental Congress and bravely commanded troops at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. He supervised the writing of North Carolina's constitution and was elected the Old North State's first governor. After the Revolution, he again served as governor and became a leading spokesman for the ratification of the United States Constitution. Author and historian Joe Mobley chronicles the life of a man devoted to the public service of North Carolina and a new nation.
George Washington S 1791 Southern Tour
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Author : Warren L. Bingham
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-15
George Washington S 1791 Southern Tour written by Warren L. Bingham and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-15 with History categories.
This account of the first president’s trip to unite a young America “follows Washington’s travels day-by-day with detailed information about each stop” (Daily Herald). Newly elected president George Washington set out to visit the new nation aware that he was the singular unifying figure in America. The journey’s finale was the Southern Tour, begun in March 1791. The long and arduous trek from the capital, Philadelphia, passed through seven states and the future Washington, DC. But the focus was on Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. The president kept a rigorous schedule, enduring rugged roads and hazardous water crossings. His highly anticipated arrival in each destination was a community celebration with countless teas, parades, dinners, and dances. Author Warren Bingham reveals the history and lore of the most beloved American president and his survey of the newly formed southern United States. Includes photos
Colonial North Carolina
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Author : Joe A. Mobley
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2023-06
Colonial North Carolina written by Joe A. Mobley and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06 with History categories.
Historian Joe A. Mobley recounts events in the Carolinas from prehistory and the first settlement by colonists through North Carolina's emergence as a state in a new, democratic nation. The history of North Carolina began before the first European explorers gazed upon its shores. Its Native inhabitants had long dominated the land and waterways. Before the colonial era ended vast numbers of English, Scottish, Swiss, Germans, French, Welsh and Africans had immigrated to North Carolina, pushing Native Americans to the margins and leaving their mark on the culture of the colony. In some ways, colonial North Carolina was unique in the early American experience. The peculiar configuration of the Outer Banks limited its commercial opportunities, but the colony was very much a part of the Atlantic world.
The Tory S Wife
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Author : Cynthia A. Kierner
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
The Tory S Wife written by Cynthia A. Kierner and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with History categories.
The Spurgin family of North Carolina experienced the cataclysm of the American Revolution in the most dramatic ways—and from different sides. This engrossing book tells the story of Jane Welborn Spurgin, a patriot who welcomed General Nathanael Greene to her home and aided Continental forces while her loyalist husband was fighting for the king as an officer in the Tory militia. By focusing on the wife of a middling backcountry farmer, esteemed historian Cynthia Kierner shows how the Revolution not only toppled long-established political hierarchies but also strained family ties and drew women into the public sphere to claim both citizenship and rights—as Jane Spurgin did with a dramatic series of petitions to the North Carolina state legislature when she fought to reclaim her family’s lost property after the war was over. While providing readers with stories of battles, horse-stealing, bigamy, and exile that bring the Revolutionary era vividly to life, this book also serves as an invaluable examination of the potentially transformative effects of war and revolution, both personally and politically.
The Outer Banks Gazetteer
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Author : Roger L. Payne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-08
The Outer Banks Gazetteer written by Roger L. Payne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-08 with History categories.
"The Outer Banks of North Carolina contain a rich history, legible in the names of its towns, geographic features, and waterways. A book over 20 years in the making, The Outer Banks Gazetteer is a comprehensive and encyclopedic reference guide to the names of places that make up the Outer Banks-over 3,000 entries in all. In collecting the origins of the region's place names, Roger L. Payne has also amassed an incredible history of the Outer Banks. Payne gives detailed histories on the names of beaches, inlets, towns, islands, rivers, and even sand dunes. There are also many entries for locations that no longer exist-such as inlets that have disappeared due to erosion or storms, abandoned towns, and Native American villages-highlighting important and nearly forgotten places in North Carolina's history. Going beyond simply recounting the facts behind the names, Payne offers information-packed and entertainingly written stories of North Carolina, its coastal geography, and its people"--
Visionary Republic
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Author : Ruth H. Bloch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1988-02-26
Visionary Republic written by Ruth H. Bloch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-02-26 with History categories.
This book sheds light on the role of religion in the American Revolution and surveys an important facet of the intellectual history of the early Republic.
History Of Anson County North Carolina 1750 1976
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Author : Mary L. Medley
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Release Date : 1976
History Of Anson County North Carolina 1750 1976 written by Mary L. Medley and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Anson County (N.C.) categories.
About a third of Mr. Gold's account deals with the general history of the county, with the balance devoted to the Civil War. The author provides an overview of the various troop movements throughout the county during the war, such as those under the command of Confederate General Jubal Early. The bulk of the volume examines the roles of Clarke County natives in the conflict.