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Louis Toomer Moore (1885–1961), preservationist, author, historian, photographer, and civic promoter, was born in Wilmington, NC, on May 17, 1885. ==Biography== Paternally, Louis T. Moore descended from “King” Roger Moore, a Colonial land baron who created Orton Plantation in nearby Brunswick County, NC. Louis T. Moore’s mother was Susan Eugenia Beery Moore. Her grandfather moved to Brunswick County in the 1790s. Her father, Benjamin Washington Beery, along with his brother, W. L. Beery, owned Beery Shipyard, on Eagles Island, just west of downtown Wilmington. Several Confederate iron-clads were built at the Beery Shipyard, including the North Carolina. Benjamin Beery built another shipyard, Cassidey & Beery. Like Orton Plantation, the 1853 Beery home still stands, but is no longer owned by the Moore family. Louis’s father, Col. Roger Moore, served as commanding officer of the Forty-first Regiment (Third Cavalry) during the Civil War, protecting the railroad line and surrounding properties from Wilmington to Weldon. Col. Moore also led his men in battle at Reams Station, Virginia, August 25, 1864, an effort that won praise from Gen. Robert E. Lee. Louis T. Moore was educated in Wilmington public schools and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a corresponding journalist for the ''Raleigh Evening News'', wrote for the Daily Tar Heel, and served as "Chief Cheerer" for athletic events. He returned to Wilmington in 1906 and became City Editor of the ''Wilmington Dispatch.'' Due to an earlier bout with polio that left him with a paralyzed foot, Moore remained in Wilmington during World War I. On July 1, 1921, he was named executive secretary of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, a position he held for two decades. Despite the tension and tragedy of the Great Depression era, he pressed on in pursuit of the civic good. Louis T. Moore single-mindedly promoted Wilmington’s industries and tourist attractions while others pessimistically were writing off both the city and their own prospects for improvement. From 1941 until his death in 1961, he continued to research, promote, and protect the historical integrity and natural beauty of his hometown. Being a pioneer in some of his efforts, it took years before his work was recognized for its worth. Lack of praise never seemed to impede his efforts. Moore got little credit for his creative work as well. Often published without a byline, his lengthy historical essays were quoted and sometimes reprinted in full without the slightest credit. His photos likewise, printed in newspapers and magazines nationwide carried no credit line. His name does not appear on the thousands of postcards that were made from his photographs. Mr. Moore was in part to blame for the anonymity. Eager to honor others, he usually gave credit away. While willing to take a back seat as an individual, he could be brash in his efforts to focus attention on the city of Wilmington. Indeed, he parlayed his writing experience and knack for public relations into engaging the power of the press in his efforts to promote Wilmington and to preserve its natural beauty. While Louis T. Moore was executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce not only did he contribute full-length articles and a steady stream of announcements to state magazines and newspapers, but he convinced Star News publisher Rye B. Page to become the Chamber’s president for several years in the 1930s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis T. Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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