History
of
Johnston & Wilson
Counties, NC
New!
57 Page Illustrated
Booklet
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Early days in Johnston
County and Wilson County, North Carolina, are recalled in this new
57-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 improve readability.
Towns mentioned
in the booklet include: JOHNSTON
-- Smithfield (county seat), Benson,
Clayton, Four Oaks, Kenly, Micro, Pine Level, Wilsons Mills, Princeton,
and Selma. WILSON -- Wilson
(the county seat), Black Creek, Elm City, Lucama, Saratoga, Sims,
and Stantonsburg.
Among the many subjects
included are: Physical features;
Members of the General Assembly from Johnson County before 1851;
Where early settlers came from; Slave insurection panic of 1805;
Early revolution tendencies; Crops and Industries; Early settlements;
the Civil War period, including the Battle of Bentonville in which
many youngsters were killed; Dr. Calvin Jones; Schools and Churches,
including Atlantic Christian College; Agriculture; Bright Leaf Tobacco;
Judge Henry Connor, Alpheus Branch, Major-General W.D. Pender, Governor
Gabriel Johnston and Senator Louis D. Wilson; "Mule Day,"
Ham for $55 a pound, native Ava Gardner, a Diamond rush, 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. Then, if you should happen to find an ancestor mentioned,
consider it a bonus!
Wouldn't this
make a unique gift?
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