July 11: Happy Birthday! Robert C.”Bob” Estes
Robert Colfax “Bob” Estes was born on this day in 1914, in Asheville, to Poindexter “P. D.” and Margaret Terrell Estes. He grew up in very modest financial circumstances, and did not receive formal...
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July 11,1919: Ogburn-Hill Tobacco Factory Sold
On this day in 1919, the old Ogburn-Hill Company tobacco factory was sold to the Peerless Candy Company by C. J. and C. D. Ogburn. The factory was located at Cherry and Sixth Street,...