Pocahontas Wight Edmunds

Pocahontas Wight Edmunds was an American author remembered for books such as Tales of the Virginia Coast, Legends of the North Carolina Coast, and Tar Heels Track the Century. Records of her work also connect her to History of Halifax, showing a strong focus on Southern history, folklore, and place-based storytelling.

Archival descriptions of her papers indicate that she wrote not only books but also stories, articles, poetry, and debate material. Those papers, dated from 1926 to 1971, include correspondence with publishers and manuscripts for several of her works, suggesting a long and active writing life centered on preserving regional memory.

Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, the available record points to a writer who cared about the history and legends of Virginia and North Carolina and helped keep those local traditions in print for later readers.