Guilford County in 1869 A NC Postwar Directory Snapshot
The Branson North Carolina directory for 1869 shows Guilford County with Greensboro and High Point as growth centers. It details counties, population, mills, doctors, post offices, colleges, rail lines, and land values, noting 9 counties statewide, 200 mines, 40 cotton factories, and vast railroad plans.
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Branson
North Carolina
Pather Time
J. A. Jones
Branson, Farrar and Company
Raleich
Guilford County
Greensboro
Hich Point
High Point
Salem
Fayetteville
Abram Capy
John A. Pritchett
W. m. Mebane
Z. Mitchell Jonathan Anthony
William Wheeler
John C. Denny
John W. S. Parker
R. M. Stafford
George W. Bowman
J. R. Bulla
G. Gates
Yohn Hall
J. PD. White
Fli Denny
New Garden Friends’ School
Guilford College
Jonathan E. Cox
Greensboro Female College
Greensboro College For Women
J. R. McLean
R. P. Troy
Edgeworth Seminary
J. J. Maldwell
Wilmington, Charlotte
New Berne
Morehead City
North
U. S. Mail
Adams Express
North Carolina Railroad
W. P. Hughes
David L. Clark
Fedececombe
Macon
Hospital fund near completion in Charlotte drive
Seventy three thousand dollars had been subscribed to the new Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte by last night. Two thousand more must be raised within the week to meet the goal.
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Charlotte
New Presbyterian Hospital
Funeral for Dr. David S. Gudger Held at Oak Forest Church
Many Asheville residents attended the funeral of Dr. David S. Gudger who died Saturday night at his home near Candler. The services were led by Lev. T. G. Bedinger and Rev. Sam H. Hillard at Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, with interment in the church cemetery.
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Ashevill
Asheville
David S. Gudger
Candler
Lev. T. G. Bedinger
Sam H. Hillard
Oak Forest Presbyterian Church
Lycia Sunk After German Submarine Attack
Lloyds reports the steamer Lycia was sunk after a German submarine opened fire without warning. Crew members say the attack caused one serious and one minor injury as they escaped in lifeboats.
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London
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Hoover says relief in Belgium to continue funds and supplies
The American Commission for Relief in Belgium will persist in raising funds and gathering supplies and will cooperate with a second neutral relief group once formed to manage operations. Chairman Herbert C. Hoover announced the plan in Boston on February 13.
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Boston
American Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Herbert C. Hoover
Oakwood Cemetery as a beauty spot suggestion
A local note invites residents to improve Oakwood Cemetery like other cities' green spaces. The piece urges spring planting of evergreens and shrubs and directs readers to contact F. H. Ford at the greenhouses for arrangements.
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High Point
Oakwood Cemetery
F. H. Ford
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Petersburg
Richmond
Portsmouth
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Raleigh
Columbia Bay
Seaboard
Morganton
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line
Great Southern
Atlantic
Goldsboro
New Bern
Tennessee
Ohio
Statesville
Chatham
Gulf
South Carolina
Columbia
Weldon
Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley
Mt. Airy
Salisbury
Ducktown
Tenn
Williamston
Tarboro
Northwestern North Carolina
Mount Airy
Fastern
Western
Tar Heelia
Church of the Strangers
Waverly Place
New York City
Gotham
Deems
Barbee’s Hotel
W. G. Barbee
Jarrell’s
Ashboro
Sisson Motor Supply CO
Lycia
the Rose Theatre
The
Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
William Fox
Theda Bara
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola
High Point Bottling
Bank OF Commerce
the Welcome Bank
O. E. Kearns
J. H. Adams
A. M. Rankin
G. A. Pollock
H. A. Millis
F.fcalley CO. OF
NEW York Inc
Buffalo, N.Y
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