On this date: January 5, 1970. Tavern on the Green reopened under the name of Sam’s Tavern on the Green. The restaurant was previously located on N. Cherry-Marshall Street, adjacent to the Playmore Golf...
John Lash Gilmer was born in Walnut Cove in 1872 to John Eli and Laura Lash Gilmer. His father, John Eli Gilmer, was a pioneer retail merchant in the town of Winston. When the...
On this date: January 4, 1962. The new Parkway Chalet Motor Lodge, located on Peter’s Creek Parkway, was dedicated today. The new motor lodge was located off Interstate 40 at 600 Peters Creek Parkway....
Captain Jesse James Cofer was born in Forsyth County in 1864 and spent his entire life in the county. He was appointed a patrolman with the police force in 1890 and served in that...
On this date: January 3, 1839. The town of Bethania was incorporated. There is just a brief entry on this event in the book, With Courage for the Future; The Story of the Moravian...
James Alexander Gray Sr. was born in 1846 in Gladesboro and moved with his parents, Robert and Mary Gray, to the new town of Winston when he was five years old. Robert Gray was...
On this date, January 2, 1940: The Variety Fruit Store at 314 West Fourth Street had a visit from the fire department when the two-burner oil stove in the store caught fire and exploded....
On this date: January 1, 1920. Mr. James Alexander Gray of Wachovia Bank & Trust Company will become a director and vice-president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and will identify himself with...
Horace Albert “Bones” McKinney was born January 1, 1919 in North Carolina. He played basketball as a 6’6″ forward-center for North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina. He played six years in...
