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Hickory Then and Now A Growing Western NC Town
Hickory grows rapidly along social and industrial lines since 1860. The town’s water system, schools, Lenoir College, Claremont College for Girls, and St Paul’s Academy strengthen its status. Notable landmarks include the Hickory tavern site and new municipal improvements like streets, parks, and a future government building.
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Hickory
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Henry Link
Stev. Jeremiah Ingold
German Reformed Church
Academy
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Corinth Reformed Church
Wavelers
Teamsters
Salisbury
Asheville
Abington
Southern
Carolina
Northwestern
Lenoir College
University of North Carolina
Claremont College
St. Paul’s Academy
Charles M. Staley
State University
R.L. Fritz
J. M. Rhodes
Lincolnton
N. C
Lenor
Walter W. Lenoir
Evangelical Lutheran ‘Tennessee Synod
Springfield
Highland Hall
Campu
Oakview
John H. Keller