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Old Citizen Remembers High Point Origins and Banks
W J Armfield recalls High Point origins from the plank road era to its growth as a shipping hub. He notes early streets Fayetteville and Salem, Civil War disruptions, refugees, and the rise of dried fruit industry. He details banking career, founding several banks, and cautions about the banking profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Robbins, JR
High Point
W. J. Armfield
Guilford County
Elwood Hotel
Snow Lumber Company
Salem-Fayetteville Plank Road
Wright
Thomas Sechrest and
John Carter
Jeremiah Pickett
Ira Johnson
Sam Hill
Abraham Jones
David Hedgecock
Bellview
Arthur
Manley Jarrell
William Welch
Wachovia Bank
Fayetteville Street
Salem Street
Asheboro
Winston-Salem
General Kirk
Salisbury
Reidsville
Yadkin River
M. J. Wrenn
Oakwood
Richmond
David
Bellview Hotel
Stephen Lee
High Point College
Lexington Avenue
Hoke
Archdale
Thompson
City
Armfield
Kirk
Oakdale
New Bern
Fishers
Williams
Paylors
Weatherbys
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi River
First National Bank
Bank of
National Bank of Greensboro
National Bank of High Point
Bank of Randolph
Bank of Davie
Bank of Montgomery
Bank of Madison
Bank of Thomasville
Bank of Jamance
Bank of Orange