Posted in From the Stacks, History, Just A Bite, On This Day, Postcards, Tar Heelia on March 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Friends and family of Earl Scruggs say they’re disappointed that the legendary banjo player didn’t live to see the opening of the Earl Scruggs Center in the old Cleveland County courthouse (point of clarification: the building was new when the above postcard was printed some 100 years ago). The Cleveland County native died in Nashville [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged 1960 presidential campaign, linville caverns, opinion polls, tweetsie railroad on March 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“We have [an opinion poll] in North Carolina that we feel is quite reliable. We tabulate automobile bumper stickers to determine the trend of support for presidential candidates. “Our latest tabulation indicates that Nixon is in first place, Linville Caverns is in second, and Kennedy is tied for third with Tweetsie Railroad.” – Letter from [...]
Posted in From the Stacks, History, Tar Heelia on March 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Curious about the flora and fauna that populated the Carolinas during the waning days of the Lords Proprietors? Check out the two volumes of Mark Catesby’s The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. We’ve just made it available online. Catesby’s Natural History is generally credited as the first published work to provide [...]
