Product Overview
Seagrove, Recollections & Memories is a republished and retitled edition of the 1976 Seagrove Area compilation by Dorothy and Walter Auman. A new preface was prepared by the editor Philip Burrow, who worked with the cooperation and assistance of Walt Auman, the son of renowned Seagrove, N.C. potters Dorothy and Walter Auman.
Eighty-four vintage and historical photos from Seagrove and the surrounding area are included in addition to several maps. Many families are mentioned, making it a valuable resource for local historians and genealogists.
Just a few of the interesting historical facts found inside the book are:
* The Plank Road, completed in 1853, enabled a wagon traveler to journey from Salem to Fayetteville in two weeks. Although eighty-four plank roads were chartered in North Carolina during the time period, it was the longest at one-hundred and twenty-nine miles. Early potters often used it to transport their wares to the more commercial areas of the state.
* By 1913, N.C. prohibition laws forced most whiskey stills to close. The term Moonshine soon came to be common, as many stills continued to operate by the light of the moon. Business at the barrel shop near the heart of Seagrove slowed greatly.
* Luck's Beans, the lynchpin and backbone of the Seagrove economy for many years, was formed by Ivey Luck and Alfred Spencer in 1947 and originally named Mountain View Canning Company.
* The average monthly salary for an area school teacher was $24.00; school sessions were commonly held for three months during the winter after all the crops were harvested.
Many other historical facts, figures, and family lore are included.
Ten percent of all book sales will be donated to the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, N.C.
