What’s in a Name? Snyder Hall at FTCC
Have you ever attended a class on the Forsyth Technical Community College’s main campus? If so, you probably had some interaction with the building called Snyder Hall, particularly in the early days of the...
Category: What’s in a Name?
WSTT in Forsyth Woman’s October Issue
Check out the October issue of Forsyth Woman Magazine and find the Winston-Salem Time Traveler article on page 96. “What’s in a Name? Our Schools” is the name of this...
What’s in a Name? Our Schools: The Quiz
The Winston-Salem Time Traveler feature in the October issue of Forsyth Woman Magazine is titled, “What’s in a Name? Our Schools.” The article mentions the names of several schools that once existed in Forsyth County, along...
What’s in a Name? Our Streets. Part 2.
Here are more streets with explanations as to how they were named: Miller Street …Named for Alexander Clinton “Clint” Miller, a local financier who gave money to finance the local airport (called Miller Field...
What’s in a Name? Our Streets. Part 1.
We drive over them, around them, put their names on our address labels, cite them in giving directions, and hear that they are closed or under construction or backed up. With the correct app...
The Name Game: Burke Street
In the 1891 “Bird’s Eye View of the Twin-Cities,” shown above, Burke Street was called Shallowford Street, an extension of the street that is known today as First Street. In the foreground of the...