Author: Edson Irving CarrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carr family
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Carr Family Records
Author: Edson Irving CarrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carr family
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Historic Tales of Jamestown
Author: Rosemary EnrightPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625855036
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Discover the fascinating history of Jamestown, from tales of shipwrecks to summer days long past. The town was home to Camps Bailey and Meade, two training facilities for Union troops during the Civil War. When the steam ferries crossed the bay beginning in 1873, people traveled to the island to sample the town's leisure and entertainment opportunities. Beavertail Lighthouse and the breathtaking Clingstone stand as iconic landmarks centuries after their construction. After the Jamestown Bridge opened in 1940, suburban development on the North End mostly replaced the hotels along the waterfront. Local authors Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden reveal stories of Jamestown's past and evolution in this captivating collection of essays.
Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island
Author: Dwayne W. PickettPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467141917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Author Dwayne W. Pickett details the life of William Hilton, his exploration of the Carolina coast and the founding of an iconic island. Behind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Island lies a history that dates back to the early exploration of the nation. In 1663, William Hilton, a mariner born in England, was hired by a group in Barbados to find new lands for them to settle. Hilton led an exploration of the Port Royal Sound area, where he named a high bluff of land Hiltons Head as a navigational marker for future sailors. The island began as a sparsely populated area on the fringe of English settlement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when it was called Trench's Island on some maps.
Jamestown
Author: Rosemary EnrightPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614232547
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Jamestown, Rhode Island's history has been formed--both for good and ill--by its geography. The town officially encompasses three islands in Narragansett Bay--Conanicut, Dutch and Gould--plus a number of small islets known as "dumplings." Jamestown was part of the larger world when merchants and travelers used the common roadway of the bay. As the speed of transportation on land increased, that same bay isolated the town. Reliable ferry transport fostered the growth of a low-key resort, and the bridges that followed moved the community from resort to suburb. The changes have left Jamestowners torn. Some look back nostalgically at the ferries and the solitude they allowed, while others look forward to a vibrant village and grand suburban homes. Still, whether one is reviewing Jamestown's past or anticipating its future, the constraints of its geography remain forever unchanged.
Mary Carr Moore, American Composer
Author: Catherine Parsons SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Moving from the sphere of parlor music into the world of serious art music, she was the only American woman of her time to compose several full-length operas.
The Catalog to the Circulating Collection of the New England Historic Genealogical Society
Author: New England Historic Genealogical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
NEHGS Nexus
Author: Books on Demand
Author: Paperbound Books in Print
Author: Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians," 1598-1905
Author: Wilimena Hannah Eliot EmersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description