February 19, 1913: Fire at Brown, Rogers and Company
Fire destroyed the hardware business building of Brown, Rogers and Company on the corner of Fourth and Main Streets in the early hours of this day in 1913. Also damaged were the Frank C....
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February 18: Happy Birthday! Jefferson Davis King
Jefferson Davis King was born in Guilford County in 1861. His parents were Alfred E. and Martha Hilton King. King came to Winston-Salem about 1885 and worked as a tobacco warehouseman. He did business...
February 18, 1955: Air Raid Test Begins
On this date in 1955, a 24-siren air raid test startled citizens, making Winston-Salem the first city in North Carolina to get its air raid sirens in full working order. Robert W. Gorrell, Civil...
February 17: Happy Birthday! Lucy Reynolds Critz
Lucy Reynolds Critz was born in Patrick County, Virginia in 1858. She was the daughter of Hardin W. and Nancy Cox Reynolds, and the sister of Richard Joshua Reynolds and William Neal Reynolds. Lucy’s...
February 17, 1920: Police Chief Thomas Speaks
Police Chief Thomas announced on this date in 1920 that parents of children, who are caught skating on public streets, will be indicted. Apparently the police department had been besieged by complaints of children...
February 16: Happy Birthday! Robert “Bob” Penick Whaling
Robert “Bob” Penick Whaling was born in Martinsville, Virginia in 1923. He lived in Winston-Salem for most of his life, graduating from R. J. Reynolds High School in 1940. He attended Davidson College, but...
February 16, 1956: Elvis Comes to town
On this date in 1956, Elvis Presley came to Winston-Salem and performed at the Carolina Theatre on West Fourth Street. Elvis performed three shows before a screaming crowd on the Carolina Theatre stage....
February 15: Happy Birthday! George Henry Black
George Henry Black was born in Randolph County in 1877. He came to Winston-Salem with his family about 1888, and found work making bricks in the town brickyard. His father died soon after they...
February 15, 1964: Building Demolition on West Fourth Street
An announcement appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on this date in 1964, advising residents that demolition of two buildings on West Fourth Street was scheduled to begin in two days. The buildings to be...
February 14: Happy Birthday! Fred Macon Roberts
Fred Macon Roberts was born in Middletown, Connecticut in 1854. He came to Winston-Salem about 1889 with his family. Roberts worked as a clerk in the Forsyth Sporting Goods Company, then he opened Roberts...