Rassie Everton Wicker

…collected in his native Moore County, North Carolina, but there are a few from Hoke and Lee Counties as well. In addition to NCU other herbaria which curate specimens collected…

Land Acknowledgement

…action to advocate for and support the agendas of Native communities. The Garden and Foundation aspire to understand and share a complete history of the land we steward. Indigenous Land…

Douglas Dwight Sharp

…collected for his Master’s thesis, “The phytosociology of the weed communities of Scotland County, North Carolina” which he completed in 1974 with advisor Dr. Helmut Leith in the University of…

Arthur Oliver Tucker, III

…was an accomplished artist, as evidenced by his gardening, cooking, concrete sculptures, painting, botanical illustrations, and stencil work. He was a voracious reader and had amassed a library full of…

Mary Williams Ward Shanor

…As a child, she adored her cousin and best friend, Jane Highsmith, as well as Jane’s brothers George Jr. and Charles Ward. She made all A’s in the Pender County…

Andrew Harvey Young

…Young. The photo (above) of Dr. Young was taken ca. 1890-1910 by George William Allison (courtesy of the Duggan Library Photo Archive, Hanover College). In addition to NCU other herbaria…

Edwin Huey Bullington

…gravel road from West Fork (Washington County) to Devil’s Den… The CCC also built the first hiking trails in the park, as well as a stone dam on Lee Creek,…

Herman Harrison Braxton

…daughter, Elizabeth Anne, earned her A.B. at Wheaton College. In addition to serving on the Chase City town council for eight years (and Anne serving for six), Dr. Braxton “started…

Ken E. Rogers

…Mississippi Herbarium (USMS) in 1968. “Dr. Rogers had a keen eye for plants and was a prolific collector. He helped convince the administration of the importance of the Ragland Hills…