Wayback Wednesday: Forsyth County Courthouses, Part 3
The second Forsyth County Courthouse was completed in January 1897 and was financed by issuing 110 bonds of $500 each, payable in 5, 10, and 15 years to raise $55,000. The building took ten...
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December 31: Happy Birthday! Henry S. Stokes
Henry Straughan Stokes was born on this day in 1880, in Virginia, to Colin and Florence Turpin Stokes. Henry attended the local schools in Prince Edward County and Randolph Macon Academy. He earned a...
September 29:Happy Birthday! Robert Follin Armfield
Robert Follin Armfield was born on this day in 1935, in Winston-Salem, to Wyatt A. and Lucy Reynolds Follin Armfield. He attended Woodberry Forest School, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and...
May 6,1973: NCNB Building Imploded
On this day in 1973, the NCNB Building at the corner of West Third and Liberty Street was imploded. The photo was taken looking east, with Third Street at left. The Wachovia Building...
March 27: Happy Birthday! Guy Rucker Dudley
Guy Rucker Dudley was born in Virginia in 1899. He was a World War I veteran, and served as a commander of the Clyde Bolling Post of the American Legion. Guy was educated at...