The founder of the family in North Carolina was Johann Christian Kunitzsli, (My sixth great grandfather) which was anglicized to John Koonce. John, his wife, and six children, survived the hardships of the voyage to America only to encounter worst misfortunes upon arrival in Virginia in April 1710."
********************************************
One other bit of local trivia. Perhaps New Bern’s most
prominent landmark is the old concrete grain silo at what was New Bern Oil and
Fertilizer. It sits on the bank of the Neuse River on the north side of town and can
be seen abovethe New Bern skyline from multiple locations and long
distances.
At one time it was neighbored by a big saw
mill, an ice plant and a coal yard on the south and the Maola Milk
plantto the north. All are out of business now. The
three to the south have been torn down and Maola is completely shut down but still there. At
the New Bern Oil Mill site only the 10 barrel grain elevator remains and sometime this week if
not tomorrow it will come down. They are busy cutting big holes in the bottom of
it to weaken the structure so they can implode it. I went by today to bid it
farewell. I used to work there. It’s a shame to see all of New Bern’s industrial might now gone including Barbour
Boat Works, New Bern Shipyard, Craven Foundry the Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola bottling
plants and other smaller outfits. America is truly dying before our eyes. Half a mile of
Neuse River waterfront that has been in industrial use since the early days of the Republic will now
become houses and condo’s for Yankee carpet baggers I suppose.
Charlie
No comments:
Post a Comment