When searching the web for stories on ECA volunteer Sarah Nixon, I found a noteworthy series of local history articles at news@ norman.com, the online version of a community newspaper serving Denver and Lake Norman in Lincoln County.
When I think of slavery in the South, I think of field work and housework, so I was interested to read Ken Fortenberry’s account of African-Americans in the iron industry. African Slaves Brought Iron-making Skills to Lincoln County can be read at http://www.denverncnews.com/?p=1018.
Some other history articles with photos on the site include:
--Member of Denver’s ‘Dry Pond Dixies’ sent letters home from Civil War, http://www.denverncnews.com/?p=1571
--From the Blood of Kings to Lincoln County Slavehood; Local Man Bought Slaves off Ship in Charleston, http://www.denverncnews.com/?p=1022
--Historic Lincoln County Cemetery Founded by Heroes, http://www.denverncnews.com/?p=1010
--First President of Davidson College Owned Lincoln County Plantation, http://www.denverncnews.com/?p=1004
--A Trip Down Historic Old Plank Road, http://www.denverncnews.com/?p=997
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