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Carole Howell

    Lincoln County Historical Association - Lincolnton, NC > Articles by: Carole Howell
September 14, 2023 by Carole Howell

A Witness to the George Langford Hanging

While he studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. David Warlick Schenck, in Lincoln County, John M. Richardson kept a diary of the weather, his daily activities, his patients, the topic

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July 23, 2023 by Carole Howell

My Yoder Lineage: A Case of Entrenched Disinformation by Anita Nail

In 1999, while tracing my grandfather’s family, I learned that I descended from Ephraim A. Yother of Gilmer County, Georgia. (The German surnames, Joder, Yoder, Yeoder, Yother, etc., are used

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June 12, 2023 by Carole Howell

Why Was Lincolnton Chosen as the Site for the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill?

Without background, it seems that this area would be an unlikely choice for the scene of a significant Revolutionary War battle. Understanding the dynamics at play, however, explains why the

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November 1, 2022 by Carole Howell

The Great Migration of African Americans from Putnam Co. GA to Lincoln Co. NC (1920-1930)

Compiled and Edited by Herbert W. Stanford III 28 January 2022 By 1920, for African-Americans in the South, the optimism of the Reconstruction era had turned into 30 years of

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October 25, 2022 by Carole Howell

From Bess Chapel to Newbold

School for African Americans in Lincoln Today “separate but equal” may elicit a blank stare from students hearing it for the first time. For Lincoln County, howeve, it was very

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October 21, 2022 by Carole Howell

An Empty Tomb: The Story of a Marriage

As recalled by local historian David C. Heavner, 1918-2007 As my granddaughter, Jessica Bailey Kuster, and her father-in-law Jack Kuster were busy trying to make a plot of the graves

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October 21, 2022 by Carole Howell

Weave a Family Tapestry Through Oral Histories

Genealogy is much more than names and dates. They say everyone has a story, and it’s true. The precious memories of your parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and

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October 21, 2022 by Carole Howell

The Famous Harp Peddlers of Crouse

From an article that appeared in the Lincoln County News, June 17, 1913; Milton Tiddy, Editor and Proprietor   On Monday, May 23, 1913, four famous musicians from the Crouse

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October 21, 2022 by Carole Howell

1907: Lincolnton Threatens War!

It is awful but true. Lincolnton’s integrity was called into question in August of 1907, resulting in some tongue-in-cheek sabre rattling between neighboring cities. It began with a story in

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