I AST DUPLIN SOFTBALL TEAM The Lady Panthers
>ftball team for 1983 is pictured above, standing, left to
ght. Coach Jerrv Hunter, scorekeeper Debra Strickland,
lichelle Brown, Beverly Waters, Karen Lewis, Penny
Farland. Angie Pickett. Ginger Lewis and Angie Griffin.
Kneeling. Wendy Whaley. Candy Gross. Robin Kennedy.
Mary Hunt. Selena Kennedy. Faye Grady. Dena Kennedy
and Kathy Murphy.
Along
?ho Way
?? Imlly Klllotto
I Glimpses of Duplin's
^nistory are all around our
Hrounty. We hear history in
Hiur names and read it along
Hhc county roadsides on his
Horical markers.
I Duplin received its fourth
? Mtate historical highway
FWiarker in January of 1941
?Aonoring William Houston.
H'he January 30. 1941 issue of
HfHF DUPLIN TIMES an
^Riounced the erection of the
Historical marker on High
Hsav 11 two miles north of
^Kenansville.
I William Houston was a
Hoirgeon and apothecary
redited with efforts to colo
the area of New Hanover
Hgound his home on the
PHortheast Cape Fear River.
IWouston's home on the river
Hvas named Soracte after a
Hnountain in Italy on which
^fhc ancient Temple of Apollo
Hsas built. The name Soracte
^Kventually blended into
^Karecta.
The historical marker*
H-cads: William Houston.
Hitampmaster for North
[?fcirolina. 1765. Resigned
I^^iring demonstration in "?
Vilmin^ton against stamp
ict. A physician at Sarecta.
our miles east.
According to the January
10. 1941 publication. William
fouston was appointed
tamp distributor without his
icrmission. And. as stamp
naster Houston became ex
remely unpopular. Images
if Houston were hanged and
feirncd in Wilmington, New
Jern and Fayetteville before
Hie publicly resigned Novem
Ker. 16. 1765. one month
^?ftcr his appointment.
I Houston came to Duplin
^Between 1737 and 1748. He
^kerved as a member of the
^Lencrat Assembly from
H)uplin during 1751-61. Dur
Hng 1768. Houston was ap
jHiointed justice of the peace
^^Duplin and served again in
f' /1, i / / / ana i int.
ouston also served as
lairman of the Court
artial. The duties of the
urt martial were to capture
iries and deserters. James
enan and Joseph Dickson
rved on the Court Martial
itli Houston.
Duplin County has eleven
storical highway markers,
eluded among the markers
*,^e: the Battle of Rockfish.
James Kenan. Grove
KChurch. Hugh McAden.
Thomas O. Larkin,
B.Confederate Arms Factory,
'?Samson L. Faison and
William Houston.
Battle of Rockfish. The
British under Major Craig
defeated the North Carolina
' militia. August 2. 1781, 300
^ards southeast. The marker
* located on Highway 11
near Rockfish Creek bridge.
James Kenan. Revolu
tionary leader, member of
Provincial Congresses, Con
ventions 1788-89: militia
Brigadier General; Trustee
of University. Grave two
.. miles north. The marker is
located at Baltic, between
? Clinton and Warsaw on
Highway 24.
? Grove Church. Presby
Wrian. First Church founded
by Scotch-Irish who settled
here about 1736. The Grove
church marker stands across
from the chapel located in
Kenansville on Highways 24
and 50.
Hugh McAden. Presby
terian preacher of note and
founder of churches. Once
lived nearby. He later moved
to Caswell County where he
^as buried in 1781. The
marker is located near
McAden's home site about
k
one mile east of Kcnansville
on Highway 24.
Thos. O. Larkin. Was U.S.
Consul at Monterey. Cal.,
1844-1848. Played part in
winning California for the
United States. Home 1825-29
was nearby. The Larkin
marker is located on
High way 41 between the old
Bonev Mill and Wallace.
Confederate Arms Fac
tory. Stood here. Made
bowie knives, sabor-bavo
nets. and other small arms.
Destroyed by Federal
Calvary. July 4, 1863. The
Confederate Arms Factory
marker is located on the
western edge of Kenansville
on Highway 11.
Samson L. Faison. Briga
dier General. U.S. Army in
World War I. Decorated for
helping break the Hinden
burgh Line. His birthplace is
350 yards northwest. The
marker is located in the town
of Faison on Highway 117.
.The last three historical
markers placed in Duplin
County are Liberty Hall in
Kenansville. Rockfish
Church on Highway 41 near
Wallace, and James Sprunt
on Highway 24 near Kenans
ville.
The earthworm is often
known by several othei
names, including fishworm,
angleworm or night crawler.
TOBACCO COURSE - Rodney Smith of Route 1. Pink Hill,
is one of 53 young tobacco farmers who attended a tobacco
short course conducted by the North Carolina Agricultural
Extension Service with the assistance of a grant-in-aid
from Philip Morris. USA. O. Witcher Dudley III, vice
president, leaf, Philip Morris. USA (right) and Dr.
Chester Black, associate dean and director. NC Agri
cultural Extension Service (left) presented certificates to
those who completed the four-day course. The group made
an all-day bus trip to Richmond. Va., to visit the Philip
Morris leaf processing, manufacturing and research
facilities. All other sessions were held at the McKimmon
Center on the NCSU campus in Raleigh. The certificate is
signed by Dr. Black and Alan Harper. Lenoir associate
agricultural extension agent.
In ancient Rome, the first day of the year was given over to
honoring Janus, the god of gates and doors and of begin
nings and endings?the month of January is named for him.
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