SKETCHES OF OLD WARRENTON, NORTH CAROLINA; Traditions and Reminiscences of the Town and People Who Made It
Orig. pub. Raleigh NC 1924. Reprinted 1984, 1996, 1999, 2002. Print on Demand Edition 2024. xv, 451 pp., index + illus. Item #193
ISBN: 9780871523938
This volume of "traditions and reminiscences of the town and people who made it" abounds not only in local color but in detailed genealogical information. The general history of Warrenton (the county seat of Warren County) from its incorporation in 1779 is covered under the following topics: Old Warrenton and the new town, historical sketch of Warrenton, social customs of the times, hotels, business houses, male and female education, churches, cemeteries, courthouses, homes of old Warrenton, professional men, newspapers, and notable visitors and events. Although genealogical information can be found interspersed throughout the book, it is particularly abundant in the sixteen chapters of "Homes of Old Warrenton." Covering 181 pages, these chapters contain not only family histories, but descriptions of the residences and anecdotes involving people who lived there.
Price: $55.00