History rutherford county (83 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Reprint of 1947 edition. A few underlinings and marginal notes.

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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condición: Fair. Missing. No dust jacket, ex-library book, light white spotting to the grey boards, binding sound, internally clean, front endpage is removed, internally unmarked. Comprehensive county history edited by Carlton C. Sims, copyright 1947. Covers early settlement through 1946, monuments, military history, newspapers, medicine, education, religion, and economic history. Multiple contributing authors. Includes index and bibliography. Ex-library copy with Tennessee Regional Library Service / Middle Tennessee State College stamp on title page. Rutherford County, Tennessee genealogy and local history reference. …

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condición: New. Rutherford County, North Carolina, its Establishment, Early History, Topography, Soil, Products, and Other Resources. Book.

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Hard Bound Volume. Condición: Very Good. First of This Edition.

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Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Polk County and Rutherford County in south-western North Carolina, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 53-page spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from several vintage books. These source materials include John Hill Wheeler's 1851 Historical Sketches of North Carolina; North Carolina, A Guide to the Old North State, a product of the WPA, first published in 1939; and A New Geography of North Carolina, a project started in the 1950s. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text has the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Polk County -- Columbus (county seat), Tryon, and Saluda, . Rutherford County --Rutherfordton (county Seat), Forest City (formerly Burnt Chimney), Spindale, Ellenboro, Ruth, Cliffside, Alexander, Caroleen, Henrietta, Harris, Westminster, Sunshine, Golden Valley, Union Mills, Logan, Thermal City and Ayr (a ghost town). Among the many subjects included are: Geological and Physical features, Chimney Rock in Hickory Nut Gorge, Lake Lure and Lake Adger, Devil's Head, Pearson Falls, and Bat Cave; Members of the General Assembly from Rutherford County before 1851; Early notables -- John Paxton, Joshua Foreman, Felix Walker, Gen. John Gray Bynum, Dr. Ben E. Washburn, Rumulus Z. Linney, the Mills family, ; Transportation -- a road through the Blue Ridge and railroads; Civil War and Recovery; Minerals, including Gold and Monazite; Schools and Churches, including strange doings during the Great Revival and a congregation of Dunkers; General Griffith Rutherford's Raid on the Cherokee Indians in 1776; Warrior's Gap and a raid by Capt. Thomas Howard; Green Rivert Plantation; Agriculture, and Thermal Belts; Industry and Recreation; Horseback Riding and Equestrian Sports; Bechtler's private gold mint; Harris Tavern; where Aaron Burr lost out, how a poem won an election, ghost legends, land schemes, an unlucky plaintiff, and other curious bits of history and trivia. The WPA section offers a nostalgic glimpse of the area from a 1939 vantage point, offering historical notes and sightseeing possibilities.…

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Soft cover. Condición: New. By: Carlton C. Sims, Pub. 1947, Reprinted 2018, 256 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-700-9. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents. A particular useful feature of this book are the hundreds of mini biographies inter dispersed through out the book.…

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Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Estado de la sobrecubierta: no jacket present. The hardcover is in fair condition, showing signs of age and wear. The spine and covers have some discoloration, and the corners are slightly bumped. No dust jacket is present. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean without inscriptions or markings.…

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Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Very Good or better copy of this slim tall-format plastic-ring-bound paperback. Book.

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HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New. pp. 44.