Local History, Winston-Salem

The TRUE history of Bowman Gray Stadium…the first three decades…

As always, click the pics for larger size...not always available. At the height of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration did much to relieve the worst of the suffering for working people. It also provided many communities with much needed public amenities, some of which would have a long term effect for the citizens.… Continue reading The TRUE history of Bowman Gray Stadium…the first three decades…

Forsyth County, Local History

Presidents and the king played football…

Our posts rarely stray outside of Forsyth County, not because we are not interested in extra-county matters, but because there are way too many in-county stories for us to ever cover. But right from the start in the 1750s, the annual Moravian diary reviews began with world events and proceeded to the local, because the… Continue reading Presidents and the king played football…