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March 15, 1912: Salem Creek flood

   Spring rains on this day in 1912 caused Salem Creek to flood, wiping out roads and bridges.  Railroad traffic was halted and the water even flooded businesses in its path. Thousands of spectators...

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March 12,1947: Parking Meters Installed

On this date in 1947, parking meters were first installed in Winston-Salem.  The city installed the 644 parking meters to help free-up parking spaces for short-term parking, hoping to encourage the all-day parkers to...