Billed as “The first single-volume reference to the events, institutions and cultural forces that have defined the state,” the massive and highly informative Encyclopedia of North Carolina was edited by the late, great William S. Powell (1919-2015) and published in 2006. I was fortunate to make a small contribution on several topics in the Encyclopedia, including:

• American Indians – Part 1: Introduction
• Caves and Caverns
• Military Installations, Civil War
• Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve
• Swannanoa Gap Tunnel
• Woodcarving