Sketches in North Carolina Usa, 1872 to 1878: Vineyard Scenes by Mortimer O. Heath

This handsome volume contains more than 85 striking drawings of the Weller Vineyard (located in western Halifax County) and its operations during the 1870s. Mortimer O. Heath's drawing provide a charming and personal view of life in North Carolina in the 1872, as well as a unique record of an industry now being revived.

Author: Mortimer O. Heath
Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 119
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 11.56h x 8.74w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780865262997

About the Author
Heath, Mortimer O.: - Mortimer O. Heath (1853-1891) was born in Dorset, England. In 1872 he sailed to the United States and settled in Littleton, N.C. By 1885 Heath had moved on to Pennsylvania where he married Susan Jones. He died from tuberculosis in 1891.