Posted in History, Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on March 18, 2013 | 2 Comments »
The beauty and abundance of the native flowers of eastern America was impressive even to the earliest explorers and colonists, and the early reports and letters sent back to Europe often made reference to the variety of plants in the New World and to their uses. Although land was cleared for crops, trees were cut [...]
Posted in On This Day, tagged civil war nc, salisbury nc on March 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1863: Hungry and unable to pay inflated prices, 75 Salisbury women, most of them wives of Confederate soldiers, arm themselves with axes and go in search of hoarded food. The railroad agent turns them away from the depot, claiming he has no flour. They break into a warehouse, taking 10 barrels, [...]
