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Fifth Annual
Wil King Antebellum Ball

A Fun Filled Evening With Good Food and Good Music!
You  Will Be Taken Back In Time To Another Era
 

September 29, 2007
Social 7:00 PM     Dance 8:00 PM

Tara Ball Room at King's Restaurant     Highway 70 East     Kinston, North Carolina

Tickets     $25 Per Person

Featuring
Dance Master Bryan Craddock
Period Band -Huckleberry Brothers

Period Clothes Will Be Admired But Not Required

Proceeds go toward the preservation and development of Civil War Battlefields in Lenoir County
Or contact Danny Rice at 252-522-4661 or Jane Phillips 252-522-0540
 or e-mail  dricewow@suddenlink.net

 For further information on the Wil King Antebellum Ball

 Call Rita Spence at 252-523-6454

Contact Jane Phillips for more information: diamondgp@suddenlink.net
 

1603 West Road

Kinston, North Carolina 28501
August 27, 2007

 

Dear Friend,

             The Lenoir County Battlefield Commission working under the auspice of the Historical Preservation Group has made great strides in developing and preserving the First Battle of Kinston and the Wyse Fork Civil War Battlefields. Below are listed some of the accomplishments to date.

• Over 200 acres of battlefield have been permanently saved.
• Six Civil War Trails markers have been erected on landscaped areas of the battlefields
• Four other interpretive markers will be erected this year.
• Wil King Memorial Site has been developed and today it is one of the most beautiful sites in Kinston.  Here you may walk where soldiers met in battle and discover the story of what happened there.
• A parking area at Camp Southwest on the Wyse Fork battlefield has been cleared.
• Cultural Resource Survey of the battlefields has been completed
• Portions of the First Battle of Kinston Battlefield are listed on the  National Register of Historic Places

            The Rivermont area of the First Battle of Kinston Battlefield is in need of further development.  The needs are site preparation which would include providing a battle area, camp sites, trails and interpretation.  What an educational asset it would be, to be able to provide interpretation of this hallowed ground. 

            Proceeds from the Wil King Antebellum Ball will go toward this project.  Please help us in our endeavor to make a vision for Lenoir County become a reality.  The Wil King Antebellum Ball is our main source of fund raising for the battlefield projects.   We hope you will join us in making a difference in Lenoir County.

Respectfully yours,

Jane Phillips, President Historical Preservation Group                   Dr. Lyle Holland, Chairman Battlefields Commission


Dr. Lonnie Blizzard,  Battlefield Commission                              Rita Spence, Chairwoman Antebellum Ball Committee

Sponsors for the 2007 Wil King Antebellum Ball

Platinum Sponsor $1000

§         16 ball tickets  

§         Name on sponsor board

§         Name on program

§        HPG Web Site listing

Diamond Sponsor $500         

§         8 ball tickets    

§         Name on sponsor board

§         Name on program

§         HPG Web Site listing               

Gold Sponsor   $250

§         4 Ball Tickets

§         Name on Sponsor Board

§         Name on Program

§         HPG web site listing

Silver Sponsor $100

§         2 Ball Tickets

§         Name on Sponsor Board

§         Name on Program

§         HPG web site listing

Bronze Sponsor $50

§         Name on Sponsor Board

§    Name on Program

§     HPG Web Site Listing

General Sponsor $25

§         Name on Program

§         HPG Web Site Listing

“Help Save Our Civil War Battlefields”