September 27:Happy Birthday! George Elias Nissen
George Elias Nissen was born on this day in 1839, in Waughtown, to J. Phillip and Mary Vawter Nissen. His father was the founder of the Nissen Wagon Works, established in 1832. After his...
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June 24,1924: “The Covered Wagon” Showing Soon
On this day in 1924, an announcement appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal that a movie with local interest was coming to Winston-Salem. The movie, “The Covered Wagon,” would be shown the following week at...