History of

Richmond County, NC

New! 26 Page Illustrated Booklet

The history of Richmond County, North Carolina, is recalled in this new 26-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 60# 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: 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.

The Dowd excerpt includes biographies of O.H. Dockery and Walter Leak Steele. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.

Our North Carolina booklets are a good resource for learning about the history, geography and social climate of places where you or your ancestors have lived or for places you plan to visit.

Wouldn't this make a unique gift?