Velma Jean Wilkerson Clary was born in 1914 in Gaffney, S. C. She graduated from Limestone College. She married Wilburn Clary, a star football player at the University of South Carolina. He was hired...
On this day in 1931, the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company held its formal opening at 332 Reynolda Road. Visitors were shown around the plant in the evening, and saw the modern bottling equipment and...
Dr. Coy C. Carpenter was born on this day in 1900, in Carpenter, Wake County, to Rufus and Betty Carpenter. He graduated from Cary High School and Wake Forest College, and received his M....
An announcement in the Union Republican on this day in 1902 said that Nissen Park is open for the season. Nissen Park was a recreation area near Waughtown that was originally reached via the streetcar...
George Dallas Lentz was born on this day in 1906, in Granite Quarry, to Adam Wiley and Maggie Lentz. He came to Winston-Salem as a young boy, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High...
As the tobacco business grew, so did the need for a larger office force for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Winston’s City Hall was located on the corner of Main and Fourth Street. When...
Luther Snow Lashmit was born in Winston-Salem in 1899 to James Luther and Mary Snow Lashmit. He graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and Fontainebleau Ecole des Beaux...
Miksch Tobacco Shop at Old Salem was dedicated on this day in 1960. The house was built by Matthew and Henrietta Miksch on South Main Street in 1771. It was the first house built...
Reverend Dr. David H. Burr was born on this day in 1921, in Pennsylvania. He was educated in Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin and from Princeton Theological Seminary. He received the...
State Theatre opened on this day in 1930, at 447 North Liberty Street. The lot at the corner of Main and Fifth Street underwent many changes over the years. The Elks Auditorium was built...
