December 28: Happy Birthday! Emory Shannon Gray
Emory Shannon Gray was born on this day in 1857, in Winston-Salem, to Robert and Mary Millis Gray. Emory was the 8th of 9 children born to Robert and Mary Gray. Robert Gray was...
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September 2,1919: Trade Street Branch Bank Opens
On this day in 1919, Wachovia Bank opened a branch location on the northwest corner of Trade and Fifth Street. It was opened for the express purpose of accommodating the thousands of farmers who...
June 21: Happy Birthday! Geraldine Mackie Troutman
Geraldine Mackie was born on this day in 1920, in Yadkinville, to Martin Monroe and Verna Branon Mackie. Geraldine attended school in Yadkin County, then came to Winston-Salem to study business at Draughon Business...
February 1: Happy Birthday! Francis Henry Fries
Francis Henry Fries was born in Salem in 1855, the son of Francis Levin and Lisetta Maria Vogler Fries. Francis, known as Frank, attended the Salem Boys School and graduated from Davidson College. He had...