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From the state marker“Railroad president, congressman, state senator. In charge of Confederate railroad transportation, 1861-62. Home stands 1 mile W.”
State historical marker: D-58: William S. Ashe
The index holds one work for William Sheppard Ashe so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
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Works about or by William Sheppard Ashe. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it. Background reading appears below.
November 2013 issue of Our State (volume 81, number 6). Orange County pieces take in the restoration of the Murphey School and a local radio show; elsewhere are Seabreeze Beach, Durham bakeries, Farmville barbecue, the Andrews Sisters and dogs in combat.
Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Ashe, William Sheppard, 1813-1862.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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