— Greensboro to Wilmington by boat? — Reared in Granville County, he was Tennessee’s wealthiest free black — and a slaveholder. — The before and after life of a 1956 National Science Fair winner. — Tobacco heritage may be embarrassment to baseball in Tampa, but not in Wilson. — On eve of labor landmark’s demolition, […]
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Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged black slaveholders, cigars, fontana dam, granville county nc, greensboro nc, marion manufacturing, marion nc, national science fair, nc labor history, rutherford county tn, Sherrod Bryant, Taimi T. Anderson, tampa fla, tobacco heritage, wilmington nc, wilson nc on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Weekend link dump: Thomas Day to Lucas Scott
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged black slaveholders, guilford county, hunting lodges, lucas scott, manteo nc, one tree hill, peanut growing, poplar grove plantation, stanford white, thomas day, weedkiller accidents on August 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
— Thomas Day, altruistic slaveholder? — Poplar Grove Plantation pays tribute to the peanut. — A Guilford County hunting lodge designed by Stanford White and decorated with medieval suits of armor. — Weedkillers gone wild in Charlotte and Manteo. — What pop culture curator wouldn’t want to “own the ultimate piece of Lucas Scott memorabilia“?