Southern Appalachian Digital Collections

Western Carolina University (20) View all

Hardwood Bark, 1929

items 12 of 26 items
  • wcu_great_smoky_mtns-6595.jpg
Item
?

Item’s are ‘child’ level descriptions to ‘parent’ objects, (e.g. one page of a whole book).

  • THE HARB BARK could not accommodate the many who came to attend the services. The procession following was more than a mile long and floral tributes were among the most beautiful and numerous of any ever seen in Bluefield. A wonderful expression of love and esteem was shown. The family of T. A. Osborne wish to thank their many friends in the W. M. Ritter and Raleigh Lumber companies, also the Red Jacket Consolidated Coal &> Coke Co. for the beautiful flowers sent and the many kind expressions of sympathy. "sr Colleton •*> DAIRY NOW ON ESTATE OF SIR JOHN COLLETON An extensive dairy operation now occupies part of an original grant of 12,000 acres once owned by Sir John Colleton not far from Charleston, and our operation at Colleton, S. C. Sir John's daughter, Louisa Colleton Graves, a century ago published a little book, in which she said the mansion on the domain was so large that the British troops rallied there during the Revolutionary War battle of Eutaw Springs and that when she returned to Fairlawn, as the estate was called, after the war, she found only desolation, and within the ruins of the mansion hunted deer took refuge. In the graveyard of Biggin Church nearby she erected a tablet to the memory of her father, Sir John, who died in 1777 and is buried there. Parts of the vast estate passed into various ownerships. During much of their history, the Colleton acres were little developed. Nature, however. Charlie Brabham "Chief" oiler at Colleton, S. C, an Old Timer of 19 years of service. gave to this coastal region an abundance of virgin timber and vegetation possessing commercial value, besides a climate suitable to natural industries and healthful living. A year ago, Nicholas G. Roosevelt, New York contractor and engineer, slightly related to the family of the noted "Teddy," bought 1100 acres of land, on that part of the Colleton estate known as the Gippy plantation, separated from the original grant in 1821. The word Gippy came from the name of a runaway slave who hid in a tree. Upon this portion of the estate now stands a large Colonial house built in 1840 and several modern dairy buildings. Back of the plantation is the ruin of the old fort and the site of Fairlawn battle. A marker pointing toward the battlefield has been placed along the coastal highway between Gippy plantation and the Biggin church ruins. There were in 1790 one hundred and twenty-eight slaves at work upon the Colleton estate of 12,000 acres. Today in the 1100 acres of the Gippy plantation twenty white men are employed. »#> Nantahala •*»* Charles Crowder, engineer in charge of No. 2, has moved his family here from Andrews. . . M. D. Culbertson, in charge of 75-ton engine No. 35, has been helping to get it into shape during its spring over-hauling at the shop. We call No. 35 our Nantahala Limited. . . Mr. H. D. Franklin and family were called to Lenoir to attend the funeral of Mrs. Joseph L. Hayes, Mr. Franklin's sister, who died after a long illness, at Barrett. . . A. E. Weaver, chief inspector, and Mrs. Weaver, soon expect to move into their new home being erected in the grove back of the clubhouse. This is a fine little home and the carpenters are ■■I Colleton views—Top left, View of sawmill and sorting shed; Top right, Sap gum steamed and kiln dried (note covers to protect stock from rain); Lower left, "Big Ben" and trainload of logs ready for unloading (logs are in standard Atlantic Coast Line cars) ; Lower right, End piles of Firsts and Seconds sap gum. Thirteen
Object
?

Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).