March 25, 1956: Prince Ibraham School Opens
On this day in 1956, Prince Ibraham School was dedicated, named for Prince Ibraham, former vice chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Education who died in 1954. In the above photo, Gerald and...
On this day in 1956, Prince Ibraham School was dedicated, named for Prince Ibraham, former vice chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Education who died in 1954. In the above photo, Gerald and...
Ernest Grady Shore, or “Ernie, was born at Shore in Yadkin County in 1891. His ancestors in Yadkin County were farmers. Ernie attended school in Yadkin County, then went to Guildford College where he...
On this day in 1856, Main Hall opened to students at Salem Female Academy. Main Hall was designed by local industrialist, Francis Fries. The building is situated on Salem Square, next to South Hall...
This monument was dedicated to Calvin Henderson Wiley, North Carolina Superintendent of Common Schools. School children raised the money for the monument, which was originally installed on the corner of West Fourth and Broad...
Eva Almira Wall was born in Forsyth County in 1890. She graduated from the Forsyth County schools and Salem College. She worked for the City of Winston-Salem as an auditor, a trouble-shooter for City...
On this day in 1999, Linda Davis took oath as Winston-Salem’s first female police chief. Police Chief Linda Gibson Petree Davis is a native of Winston-Salem and a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High...
This monument (look over the car at left) was originally installed in 1904 on the corner of West Fourth and Broad Street. The building at the right is West End Primary School, which faced...
William Neal Reynolds was born in Patrick County, Virginia, in 1863 to Hardin and Nancy Reynolds. He attended Trinity College (later Duke University), and joined his brother, Richard J. Reynolds, in the tobacco business...
Selected Dairies was incorporated by T. Holt Haywood, owner of Arden Farms; Thurmond Chatham, owner of Klondike Farms; and John C. Whitaker, owner of Whit-Acres Farm. The business was established to handle the dairy...
Hunter found this monument while taking a stroll in the West Highlands section of Winston-Salem. The name on the monument is “Wiley,” and it is located at a popular spot where many people walk...