About the Author

Emily Farrington Smith is a freelance writer and army brat who hails from Fayetteville, North Carolina, by way of Cincinnati, Ohio. She has lived in Fayetteville for most of her life and graduated from Fayetteville State University in 2008 with a degree in mass communication. Emily is passionate about southern history and loves getting lost in her hometown. She and her husband, Ash, live with their son, Bennett, in Haymount