Faircloth, Lauch, 1928-

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence and other documents associated with Cyrus Hogue's involvement in advocating for a new bridge crossing over the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. After decades of campaigning by local citizens, the Wilmington bridge project finally came to fruition with the completion of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in 1969. Hogue, a local Wilmington lawyer and Chairman of the Democratic Party, was instrumental in working the State Highway Commission and Governor Terry...

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Contents include correspondence from United States Senator Faircloth of North Carolina to Don Betz. In the letter, Faircloth responds to Betz's concerns about mass transit finances.