John Israel Nissen was born in Waughtown in 1841 to John Philip and Mary Ann Elizabeth Vawter Nissen. His father, John Philip Nissen, established the Nissen Wagon Manufacturing Company in 1834. John Israel’s grandfather,...
On this day in 1933, the Twin City Sentinel carried an announcement that a tract of 54.64 acres has been given by Fred Hutchins to the YWCA for a permanent camp site. The announcement was...
Carrie Watkins Rich was born in Forsyth County, near Clemmons, in 1863 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watkins. She spent most of her life in Winston-Salem, and attended Salem College. She married D. Rich...
After years of planning, demolition, and construction, the Wachovia Bank Building (at right in the photo) was dedicated on this day in 1966. It was built on the corner across Fourth Street from the...
The first Maryland Fried Chicken opened at the foot of Summit Street hill in 1969. The franchise was owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Eckert, who moved from Macon, Georgia. Other...
Leo James Caldwell was born in Durham in 1903. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Caldwell, and had three brothers and sisters. Leo attended R. J. Reynolds High School during...
On this date in 1933, an announcement in the Winston-Salem Journal alerted residents that the bus zone on the east side of the courthouse, on Main Street, will soon be abolished. Instead, buses will...
Irene Belle Morris was born in Winston-Salem in 1894, the fifth child in a family of nine children. She had a twin sister named Louise. The Morris family lived on Brookstown Avenue. Irene graduated...
On this day in 1956, Winston-Salem Masons moved into their new Masonic Temple on Miller Street at Stratford Road. The cornerstone for the building was installed in March 1955, after it was removed from...
Joseph Worth Bacon was born in Albemarle in 1900, and spent his boyhood in Goldsboro. He attended Elon College and Trinity College (Duke University). After graduation he worked as a reporter for the Goldsboro...
