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17 Aug, 2014

August 17: Happy Birthday! Frances Burkhead Griffin

Frances Burkhead Griffin was born on this day in 1916, in Asheboro, to Carl Burdette and Fannie Burkhead Griffin. Frances attended school in Asheboro and in Thomasville, where she moved in 1929 with her...

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17 Aug, 2014

August 17,1926: Buena Vista to Vote on Incorporation

On this day in 1926, an article in the Winston-Salem Journal reported that 65% to 70% of the voters in the Buena Vista section are in favor of having their property incorporated by the city....

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August 17: Happy Birthday! Frances Burkhead Griffin

August 17,1926: Buena Vista to Vote on Incorporation

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