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COACH H.T. "TOBY" WEBB
ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH 47-58


Coach H.T. "Toby" Webb had an incredible career as head football coach at Albemarle High School. He later moved into school administration becoming first the principal of Albemarle Junior High, then Albemarle Senior High and finally Superintendent of the city school system. 


The beginning of the book is a brief biography of Coach Webb's life and career in Albemarle. The pages that follow include pictures of each of his football teams, their schedule and record. A recap of each game is included as well.

The book can be purchased from the Historical Society at the Stanly County History Center
or ordered online by clicking SOFTCOVER below.

(additional charges will be added for online orders)

SOFTCOVER
$15.00


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WEBB FIELD: A Brief History


This booklet tells the story of the football field next door to the old Albemarle High School building on North Third Street. Highlights such as when the field was first used for athletics in the 1920's, the first night game and when the stadium was constructed are all explained.

The book can be purchased from the Historical Society at the Stanly County History Center
or ordered online by clicking SOFTCOVER below.

(additional charges will be added for online orders)

SOFTCOVER
$5.00
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IT'S NOT HISTORY UNTIL IT CAN BE PROVEN  by Mrs. G.D.B. Reynolds

For much of her life, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker Reynolds played an important role in documenting the history of Stanly County.  This book is a compilation of articles she wrote for the Stanly News and Press, primarily during the mid 1950's, on our shared history. 

The book can be purchased from the Historical Society at the Stanly County Museum
or ordered online by clicking HARDBACK or SOFTCOVER below.
(additional charges will be added for online orders)

HARDBACK          SOFTCOVER
$25.00                       $15.00


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FRENCH FARE IN THE UWHARRIES, KRON FAMILY RECIPES FROM ATTAWAY HILL
$20.00 

In 1823 Francis Joseph Kron married Mary Catherine Delamothe in Paris, France.  Within 3 months the Krons had boarded a ship bound for New York City, then another to Wilmington, and a final trip cross country to Henderson (Montgomery County) NC, to the home of Mrs. Kron’s uncle, Henry Delamothe.  One of the original Kron documents in the Stanly County Museum collection is Mrs. Kron’s recipe book.  The original document is in French and has been translated by Stanly County resident, Brian R. Wilkinson.    The book includes notes by the translator and a brief history of the Kron and Delamothe families.  It is believed that the recipes are from around 1800 and would have been used by an upper middle class French family.  This is in contrast to the primitive life Mrs. Kron experienced in the Uwharrie hills. 

Dr. Kron has long been recognized as a highly educated pioneer doctor and leader in Stanly County.  There is very little information available on Mrs. Kron, but based on the recipe book, she must have had a difficult time adapting to her new life in North Carolina.  We hope that, like Mrs. Kron, you will be inspired by the recipes in French Fare and that you can adapt them to your current recipes.

 The restored Kron home site is located in the Morrow Mountain State Park.

              This book can be purchased from the Historical Society at the Stanly County Museum
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STANLY COUNTY (IMAGES OF AMERICA)                                       $22.00

Description provided by Arcadia Publishing, publishers of the Images of American series.

“This volume takes you on a visual journey into the Stanly County of yesteryear, where you will stroll through Albemarle’s early downtown district, full of horses, wagons, and turn-of-the century storefronts; where you will explore some of the county’s budding rural communities, such as Oakboro, Badin, and Norwood; where you will experience the places in which the people worked, played, and lived, such as the early industrial mills, the farms, the one-room schoolhouses, and early businesses; and where you will meet some of the county’s families and individuals, both prominent and everyday, such as a variety of soldiers, politician, community leaders, farmers, merchants, and athletes.

Author, D. Douglas Buchan, (former) director of the Stanly County Museum has chosen over 200 stunning photographs from the museum’s collection to share the county’s unique story.  Sparking pleasant memories for older generations and providing valuable insight for today’s readers, Stanly County serves as a fitting tribute to this historic county, celebrating its remarkable people and their many achievements.”

This book can be purchased from the Historical Society at the Stanly County Museum
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STANLY COUNTY MAP by C. M. Miller (1909)                                         $50.00

In the early 1900s, C. M. Miller of Salisbury collected information and drew maps of a number of North Carolina counties.  The Stanly County map provides names and location of residents, churches, mills, school houses, gold and copper mines, and telephone exchanges. Other information provided includes details of the cotton mills and other manufacturers, and a list of county officers.

Miller provided this description: “Stanly County has vast undeveloped resources.  In the forest are an abundance of yellow pine and oak.  In the hills are gold, copper, and silver in paying quantities.  A number of mines have been successfully worked.”

This map is 38 x 38 inches and is a must for genealogists, and others interested in locating ancestors or learning the history of Stanly County.

         This map can be purchased from the Historical Society at the Stanly County Museum
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STANLY COUNTY REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS

The Yadkin River Patriots Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has published a book documenting the Revolutionary War soldiers who lived in Stanly County or who left descendants here. The book also includes information about patriots who aided the war effort by providing services to the soldiers.


The book can be purchased in Stanly County by sending an email to wgantt@vnet.net to make arrangements or it can be purchased online at lulu.com by clicking on the word SOFTCOVER below.
(additional charges will be added for online orders)

$20.00