October 19,1971: Bermuda Run Officially Opens
Most of the 218 club members gathered this evening in 1971, for the first official buffet dinner and the election of officers at the new Bermuda Run Country Club. Bermuda Run was constructed on...
Most of the 218 club members gathered this evening in 1971, for the first official buffet dinner and the election of officers at the new Bermuda Run Country Club. Bermuda Run was constructed on...
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck was born on this day in 1834, in Pennsylvania, to Carl Anton and Christiana Susan Kramsch Van Vleck. Her father was a Moravian minister in Pennsylvania when she was born....
The Winston Theatre opened on West Fourth Street in 1949, designed by well-known theatre architect Earle Stillwell of Hendersonville. The modern theatre seated 1,000 people and featured the latest look in carpeting and lighting....
Lamb Archibald (L.A.) Reynolds was born on this day in 1874, in Forsyth County, to Ferdinand and Henrietta Spaugh Reynolds. He spent all of his life in the Lewisville community, and was active in...
John C. Whitaker was chairman of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Board of Directors from 1952 to 1959. On this day in 1958, he broke ground for the new cigarette plant that would...
Jesse Gray Bowen Jr. was born on this day in 1913, in Forsyth County, to Jesse G. and Mabel Douglas Bowen. His father owned Jesse G. Bowen and Company, which he founded in 1918....
A new building was dedicated on this day in 1927 at Reynolda. A Sunday School building was built, named the Katherine Johnston Memorial Building, at Reynolda Presbyterian Church. The new building was occupied the...
Charles M. Jones was born on this day in 1870, in Orange County, to Manly and Mary Jones. In his younger days, he played baseball and was the pitcher for a local team. In...
The new Salem Lake dam was dedicated on this day in 2012. The lake was not filled at the time of the dedication, but was expected to be filled by the end of October....
Kate Bitting Reynolds was born on this day in 1867, in Yadkin County, to Joseph and Louisa Wilson Bitting. She came to Winston as a child with her family. She was married to William...