January 19, 1926: Camel City Coach Company Begins
On this date: January 19, 1926. Six yellow coaches and 150 highway miles were purchased and operation of the Camel City Coach Company was begun, making three round trips to Charlotte and two to...
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January 18: Happy Birthday! Charlotte Preston Lewis
Charlotte Preston was born in Stokes County in 1818. She was married at (almost) age 15 in 1832 to John Lewis. She and her husband had 11 children. Her husband died in 1875. She...
January 18, 1938: Moving Salem College Library
On this date: January 18, 1938. The Salem College Library staff began the process of moving 18,000 books from the one-room, second story room in the Old Chapel to a new and completely equipped...
January 17: Happy Birthday! Lulu E. Parker Payne
Lulu Parker was born in Mocksville in 1860, and spent her early years in Davie County. She was married about 1880 to R. M. Payne, and moved to Winston-Salem in 1885. Her husband died in...
January 17, 1917: Streetcar Tracks to Extend to Depot
On this date: January 17, 1917. An announcement was made in the Winston-Salem Journal that approval was given to lay streetcar tracks to the passenger train station by way of Depot Street (later called...
January 16: Happy Birthday! Oscar Flavius Hege Sr.
Oscar F. Hege was a native of Winston-Salem. He and his brother, Ernest G. Hege, operated O. F. Hege Company on Main Street, specializing in sporting goods, bicycles, guns, flash lights, and musical instruments. They also were...
January 16, 1951: Ava Gardner Visits Wiley Elementary
On this date: January 16, 1951. Wiley Elementary School students were glad they came to school on this date. Actress and North Carolina native, Ava Gardner, visited the classroom of her niece, Jean Pierce,...
January 15: Happy Birthday! Bowman Gray Jr.
Bowman Gray Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1907. He was the son of Bowman Gray Sr. and Nathalie Lyons Gray. He moved to Winston-Salem as a boy, and attended the Reynolda School, then...
January 15, 1923: Reynolds High School is Open
On this date: January 15, 1923. Students moved into the new R. J. Reynolds High School. The fire at the City High School on January 9th prompted quick action to make Reynolds High School operational...
January 14: Happy Birthday! Cyrus B. Watson
Cyrus Barksdale Watson was born in Stokes County (later became Forsyth County), near Kernersville, in 1845. His early education was at home, then he attended Kernersville High School. He left the high school to enlist...