History of Guilford County in Early North Carolina
This account traces Guilford County from its 1770 creation as a buffer between Hillsboro and Salisbury through its 1785 reductions to a square in 1790s, the rise of Greensboro and High Point, and the county’s role in the Revolution Civil War and education. It highlights Regulators battles Guilford Court House and notable figures Alexander Martin and Andrew Jackson.
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Uilford
North Carolina
Rowan
Orange
Hillsboro
Tge
Salisbury
General Assembly
Regulators
William Tryon
Guilford
Virginia
Painted Rocks
Anson County
Lord Granville Tract
Guilford County
Lord North
Earl of
George Ill
Randolph
Rockingham
Alamance
Orange County
Forsyth
Davidson
Robert Lindsay
Deep River
Jamestown
Board of County Commissioners
Superior Court
John Pryor
Alexander Martin
Matthew Locks
John Hinds
Griffith Rutherford
John Campbell
Edmund Fanning
the Alamance
Guilford Court House
Nathan Greene
Lord Cornwallis
State Supreme Court
Greensboro
High Point
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
John Gillespie
Tryon
Edward Fanning
Martinville
Pine Barren
Gibsonville
Summerfield
Stokesdale
Kivett Drive
New York
East Washington Street
William Penn High School
West Lee Street
Yardley Warner
Philadelphia
David Caldwell
Bruce's Cross Roads
Garden
Crullford College
Greensboro College
Chidswell Dabney Langhorne
Lady Astor
Virginia Swaim
Porter
O. Henry
Caldwell Institute
Greensboro High School
Lindsay Street
Oak Ridge
Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina
South
Theological
Palmer Institute
Sedalia
Guilford College
Richard Williams
New Garden
Springfield
Nottingham Company
Buffalo
Reedy Fork Creeks
Princeton
Buffalo Presbyterian Church
West Market Street
Peter Doub
California
Chatham County
Cape Fear
Selves
New Garden Section
William Byrd
Carmelina-Virginia
Sauer Mountains
Surry County
Thomas Heath
England
Lords Proprietors
Earl of Granville
Sir William Carteret
Rowan, Randolph, Davidson
Chatham
Lord Granville
Halifax
Ralph Gorrell
Joseph Hinds
Charles Bruce
Isham Browder
James Martin
John Paisley
Thomas Owne
Thomas Blair
George Washington
Yorktown
Andrew Jackson
A Meal Is A Meal But Lunch Is Not Dinner At Chapel Hill
On September 12 at the University of North Carolina cafeteria opening, Heywood Duke and L B Rogerson invited university officials to be paying guests at the first meal. Miscommunication led to many arriving for lunch, while staff expected dinner, and guests returned home.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Heywood Duke
L. B. Rogerson
Duke
Rogerson
Secre
Tary
Car Occupants Plunge Off Embankment In Fog Crash
In Weldon on September 12 Mrs. McDonald Gautier drove along a foggy old highway when the road washed out. Her car toppled twice and landed 40 feet from the road bed. Three children and an elderly couple were aboard. all escape injury though a child suffered a broken thumb.
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Weldon
Coroners Jury Blames Skyways Crash on Valve Error
Pittsburgh report states a coroner's jury found the accidental closing of the main gasoline valve and crew overload caused the Skyways sight-seeing plane crash that killed 10 people last week.
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Pittsburgh
Guilford County's World War Legacy and Industrial Role
Guilford produced soldiers for Wheeler's Cavalry Johnston's army and Sherman's raids altered McLeansville and Jamestown facilities. It saw one Spanish American War victor worthy Worth Bagley and became a major insurance hub with dense industry, rail activity, schools, and churches.
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Guilford
Wheeler
Johnston
Sherman
McLeansville
Jamestown
Spain
Worth Bagley
Angler Licenses Fuel Stocking Of North Carolina Streams
North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development reports that each statewide angler license funds about 300 fish releases. Commissioner John D. Chalk notes hatchery costs at roughly three-fourths of a cent per fish, with last year’s operations at $26,396.58 and nearly 3.5 million potential game fish produced.
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Raleigh
Department of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
John D. Chalk
Ihe
Chalk
Loose body bolts may cause steering faults if left untight
A caution notes that if loose body bolts are not tightened properly the steering system can become faulty. It warns of possible steering loss or irregular handling due to vibration and movement of unsecured components.
Hear John Ford Radio Lectures Across Major Stations
Not Ruth Rutherford but Russellite lecture series led by John Ford. Radio spots list stations WOL WDEL WIP WMCA WIXT WPRO WMEX WLNH WBAL WHDH WJJD WPTF with broadcast times on Sundays and weekdays. Clip provided to log for reference.
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WOL
WDEL
Wilmington
Rutherford
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Chicago
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WSM
Nashville
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WPTF
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