Wayne County, North Carolina: Articles
About Wayne County
Wayne County was created in 1779, when it was formed from the western half of Dobbs County. Twelve years later, in 1791, the remainder of Dobbs County was divided into Lenoir and Glasgow (Greene after 1799), and Dobbs County thus ceased to exist. The early records of Dobbs County were destroyed when the Lenoir County Court House was burned in 1878. Wayne County was named for Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne (called "Mad Anthony"), hero of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It is in the eastern part of North Carolina and is surrounded by Johnston, Wilson, Greene, Lenoir, Duplin, and Sampson counties.
War-Time Reminiscences and Other Selections by J. M. Hollowell
Back in 1909, the late J. M. Hollowell wrote a series of articles of a historical nature, which were published in The Goldsboro Weekly Record. Following Mr. Hollowell's death June 18, 1912, these articles appeared in The Goldsboro Herald.
Believing that these articles published in handy booklet form would be of interest to many people, the publisher of The Herald gave them away with each year's subscription to The Goldsboro Herald in June 1939.
Articles on Wayne County's History:
American Revolution Bicentennial articles published by News-Argus in 1975
Early History Told In Bibles:
Hatch &
Lancaster Family Bibles
Early Goldsboro People, Homes
McKinnes Were
Giants Among Early Settlers
Goldsboro Churches Organized in 1800's
John Kennedy
Among Leading Wayne Settlers
Gen James Rhodes Among Leading
Settlers
Uzzles Settled Walnut Creek Area
Wayne Female College - A Part of Our
History
"Our Heritage" articles published by Mt. Olive Tribune
Wayne County - 1884
The Pioneering Ivey Family
The Lady of Vernon
Waynesborough
Park is Dedicated
A History of Dudley
You Could Be
Living in King County
Mrs. Mary
Hinton Caraway Parker
Dr. Andrew Bass:
Founder of Waynesborough
Dewey Brothers, Inc., of
Goldsboro
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