Author: John Dillard Bellamy

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9781391623528

Excerpt from Semi-Centennial of the Establishment of Harnett County and the Town of Lillington: Address by Hon. John D. Bellamy on the Life and Services of General Alexander Lillington; August 3, 1905 Situated as it is on the banks of the Cape Fear river, we are reminded of the fact that nearly every hamlet from Lillington to the sea is associated with some historic inci dent which had its influence on the revolt of this colony from the government of England and the final wresting of its independence from the crown. The banks of the Cape Fear in colonial times were peopled by a race of Englishmen who for the valor, chivalry, and intelligence of its men and the purity, culture, and patriot ism of its women have never been surpassed by any Anglo Saxon settlement. There is something mysterious in the atmosphere which envelops this region, in the aroma of the pines which fills it, in the majestic sweep of the river as it rushes to the sea, in the soil which feeds its people, that stimulates ambition, excites patriotism, enkindles a pride of state, and really pro duces in the inhabitant a yearning for the best of life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.