Hidden History of the Piedmont Triad

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There are many stories about the history of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (including Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) that even the natives have never heard. Join longtime Piedmont Triad resident and writer Alice E. Sink on this journey to uncover those out-of-the-ordinary historical truths that rarely appear in books. Learn about the nightclub in High Point that once hosted the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington and the famous short story writer O. Henry's connection to a Greensboro drugstore. Have you heard the story of Lexington native John Andrew Roman, put to death on circumstantial evidence, or the local World War II fighter plane pilot who flew ...

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There are many stories about the history of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (including Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) that even the natives have never heard. Join longtime Piedmont Triad resident and writer Alice E. Sink on this journey to uncover those out-of-the-ordinary historical truths that rarely appear in books. Learn about the nightclub in High Point that once hosted the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington and the famous short story writer O. Henry's connection to a Greensboro drugstore. Have you heard the story of Lexington native John Andrew Roman, put to death on circumstantial evidence, or the local World War II fighter plane pilot who flew eighty-two missions to prevent German fighters from attacking American bombers? These fascinating true tales featuring towns throughout the region will delight and inform readers of all ages.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781596296855
  • Publisher: History Press, The
  • Publication date: 6/28/2009
  • Pages: 125
  • Series: American Chronicles Ser.
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.30 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface 11

Acknowledgements and Contributors 13

Part I People

Captain Peter Summers 14

Elreta Melton Alexander-Ralston 15

Rosa Thornton and Whiteford Smith 15

Flyboy 17

Who Was Mamie Guyer? 18

Dolley Madison 20

Barrino Brothers 22

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) 22

Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown 24

Josephine Boyd 25

Betty Feezor 26

Roy Neal 27

Jesse Jackson 27

Lunsford Richardson 29

John William Coltrane 29

Big Jack Armstrong 30

Mary Lou Andrews Blakeney 31

George Preddy 32

Richard Petty 33

Jule Gilmer K&oumlet;rner and Polly Alice Masten K&oumlet;rner 34

Old Salem's "Little Red Man" 38

Part II Places

Historic Jamestown 39

Blandwood Mansion 41

White Mulberry Trees in the Land of Eden 41

Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital 42

Gristmill, Textile Mill and Railroad Repair Station 43

The Old Hardware Store 44

Overseas Replacement Depot 45

Thomasville's Treasures 47

Tanglewood Park 48

Club Kilby 49

From Courthouse Ruckus and Gold Mining Days to North Carolina Zoo Site 52

Warnersville 52

St. Buffalo Presbyterian Church 53

Black Walnut Bottom 54

Cone Mills 54

Green Street Church 56

Saxapahaw: From Mill Village to Upscale Complex 57

Cooleemee 58

Wright Tavern 60

Sosnick & Thalheimer 61

Historic Bethabara Park 62

Chinqua Penn Plantation 62

Jamestown's Phantom Hitchhiker Bridge 63

Uncle Ivey's Garage 65

Part III Convicted Murderers and Others Who Went Free

Blanche Taylor Moore 68

Libby Holman and Ab Walker 69

John Andrew Roman 70

Rob Coulthard 72

Michael Hayes 73

Lawson Family Murders 75

Part IV Forgotten Tales from the Halls of Higher Learning

High Point College: The EarlyYears (1924-1927) 78

Salem College 83

State Normal and Industrial School/Woman's College/University of North Carolina Greensboro 86

New Garden Boarding School/Guilford College 87

North Carolina A&T University 88

Greensboro College 91

Part V Events

Burris Hospital's First Set of Triplets 93

The Battle of Guilford Courthouse 95

Woman's Christian Temperance Union Organization 96

Dime Store Shopping 98

Purchasing 1924 Necessities 100

Tobacco Markets: Business and Pleasure 101

Halloween 103

Creative Writing Contest 104

The Old Rebel Pecos Pete Show 105

Woolworth's Greensboro Four Sit-Ins 107

Long-Ago Wedding on a Strict Budget 108

Return to Mayberry 110

First Guilford County Court 110

Sending Colorful Postcards 112

High Point Home Furniture Market 115

Catastrophe in Winston-Salem 117

Bibliography 119

About the Author 127

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