The new $40 million headquarters building for R. J. Reynolds Industries was dedicated on this date in 1978. The building was made of reflective glass and stood five-stories tall. Operations for RJR’s tobacco, energy,...
William Henry Miller was born in 1830, and when he died in 1911, at the age of 84, he was one of the oldest citizens of Salem. Miller was a carpenter, and was considered...
Goody’s Pharmaceuticals Inc. donated their building and property on Salt Street to Old Salem in November 1995. Now, the building was to be demolished in the coming weeks, as reported on this date in...
Speas Elementary School opened on West Polo Road in 1959. It was built on land where in earlier days, men mounted their horses and competed against other polo teams. Students from the surrounding neighborhood...
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...
Few people have a 7- foot-tall landmark to remind passersby of their life’s work. But that is not the case for Samuel T. Mickey. Samuel Timothy Mickey was born in Salem in 1839, and...
The announcement in the Winston-Salem Journal on this date in 1928 proclaimed plans for a new six-story building for Gilmers, Inc., to be built on the corner of West Fourth and Liberty Streets. The...
Cooper Donnie Cass was born in Yadkin County in 1903. He and his family moved to Winston-Salem when Cooper was 14, and he graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School in 1924. While he...
On this date in 1940, Winston-Salem shoppers were treated to a sneak preview of the new Mother and Daughter store at 310-312 North Liberty Street. The public was invited to tour the...
Edwina Lockett was born in Winston-Salem in 1890 to E. L. and Mary Everett Lockett. She grew up in an impressive house at 619 West Fifth Street. She was a graduate of Hollins College,...
