Alamance in the Past 1978-1985 Subject Agriculture Alamance Co/Centennial Alamance Co/Centennial Alamance Co/History Alamance Co/History Alamance Co/History Alamance Community College Alamance, Battle of Alamance, Village of Alamance, Village of Alamance, Village of Altamahaw Altamahaw American Revolutionary War Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Aviation Beauty Pageants Beauty Pageants Beauty Pageants Bellemont Bellemont Bellemont Biog/Barrett, A.F. Biog/Bason, J.W.B. Biog/Berg, Carl Biog/Boggs, Doyle Biog/Boswell, Will Biog/Brooks, Herman Biog/Burch, James A. Biog/Cates, W. Luther Title Graham PCA (Production Credit Assoc) Helped Farmers Centennial Beards Were Once the Vogue Festivities Honored County's History Centennial Beards Were Once the Vogue Monument is Recalled Old Map Depicts County of 18,000 People in 1893 TCA Has Come Long Way from Opening in 1959 Famous Battle Fought 211 Years Ago 1945 Storm One to Remember Alamance Creek Once Became A Raging Waterway Old Steel Bridge at Alamance Had Character of Its Own Old School Recalled (at Altamahaw) Water's Violent Force Made Mills Run, Dams Fall Cane Creek Friends Cemetery 1919 Airplane Visit Excited County Folks Civil Air Patrol Members Searched for Downed Plans Fairchild Engine Co. Honored in '43 Fairchild Gunner Trainer Built in Burlington Had Short Life Pictures, Memories All That’s Left from Fairchild AT-21 Burlington Was Beauty Capital of NC in 1950s In '50s Burlington Was Beauty Spot of State (NC Pageant) Miss N.C. Pageant Parade Staged in Burlington Bellemont Baseball Team Early Years Recalled Bellemont Bridge Work Closes Place in History Burning of Bellemont House Removes School Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) Postal Work is Tradition for (Bason) Family in Haw River Norwegian Immigrant Left Mark on City/Berg's Bakery (Childhood) Home Just a Memory Fire Dept A Source of Pride for Graham Herman Brooks Operated Cabs in County Burch Bridge Named for Elder James A. Burch Auto Licenses & Long Lines are Nothing News Photo PCA Office during Great Depression Whiskered Centennial Men at Soda Shop Centennnial Souvenir Program 1949 Whiskered Centennial Men at Soda Shop Daniel Boon trail monument in 1940 Spoon Map of Alamance County 1893 Haw River location; original Burl. Location Battle Recreation at 1949 City Centennial floodwater at Alamance Bridge 1945 September 1945 Flood at Alamance Bridge Alamance Bridge before 1920 School at Altamahaw Consolidated 1922 Altamahaw & Swepsonville dams in 1938 Monument to British Soldiers (at Cane Ck) Army plane one of first to visit in 1919 CAP at Alamance Airport 1940s Fairchild Parade on Nove 30, 1943 Fairchild Gunner Fairchild Aircraft 1954 Miss NC Contestants at City Park 1951 Miss N.C. parade Bellemont Baseball team Bridge at Bellemont; old car Students in front of Bellemont School Postmaster J.W.B. Bason at HR 1890s Berg's Bakery at Front & Lexington 1930s Doiyle Bogges home near Co. Chops Mall Will Boswell drives Gra Fire equip 1907 Bus Station photo Burch, James A. W. Luther Cates at License Office 1930s Paper Date TN 07/14/85 TN 10/28/79 TN 01/16/83 TN 10/28/79 TN 09/17/78 TN 12/19/82 TN 11/09/80 TN 05/16/82 TN 03/01/81 TN 11/27/83 TN 04/01/84 TN 11/08/81 TN 09/23/84 TN 08/27/78 TN 01/07/79 TN 01/06/85 TN 10/28/84 TN 06/30/85 TN 07/28/85 TN 12/25/83 TN 04/21/85 TN 08/06/78 TN 03/08/81 TN 11/15/81 TN 04/19/81 TN 11/26/78 TN 12/09/84 TN 03/25/84 TN 12/03/78 TN 11/27/81 TN 03/28/82 TN 06/23/85 TN 02/24/80 Biog/Collins, A. Biog/Cook, James S., Jr. Biog/Cowan, J.C. Biog/Crowson, O.F. Biog/Dixon, Simon Biog/Faucette, Dr. T.S. Biog/Fowler, Alice Biog/Freeman, R.A. Biog/Guthrie, B.O. Biog/Hadley, A.M. Biog/Hall, William A. Biog/Holt, E.M. Biog/Holt, Edwin Michael Biog/Isley, Blake Biog/Jones, E.Z. Biog/Lee, Carl Biog/Mansfield, Shinny Biog/McLarty, Eugene Biog/Nicks, W.J. Biog/Nicks, W.J. Biog/Patterson, E. Biog/Pickett, Dr. Biog/Qualls, J.R. Biog/Scott, W. Kerr Biog/Senior, Handy Biog/Skener, Doc Biog/Small, Nathaniel D. Biog/Somers, C.G. Biog/Story, C.D. Biog/Turner, Lon Biog/Turrentine, James A. Biog/Vaughn, John Biog/Zachary, Tom Bridges Bridges Bridges Shop Blocked, Cleaned Hats in Bygone Days Graham Man Gave U.S. Today's Flag (James S Cook, Jr) Small Beginning for Textile Giant Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) Simon Dixon is Big Part of Alamance History Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) Burlington Had One of 1st Female Rural Mail Carriers Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) Callers Indentify B.O. Guthrie House Clothes on Court Square Alamance Residents Returned to Gettysburg for Reunion Building Rich in Textile History Was Demolished in 1947 Plaid Mill Proved Memorial to Holt Blake Isley Was Lone Boy in Class of 1908 Easy Jones on Air Made Real Radio Waves There Was No Decision About Coke in the 1930s Shinny Mansfield Operated S&M Café In Early 1900s, Town Druggist Was Often Doctor Too Gra. Family Dabbled in Sales, Farming, Shoe Repair Nick's Store…in Red, White, Blue for 4th of July Bldg Was Popular Mtg Place..(defunct Gra Soda Shop bldg) Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) JR Qualls Built Burlington's State Theater in 1938 Old Scott Politics Recalled Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes Medicine Men Not Confined to Old West History Military Service a tradition for Nathaniel Small Descendants Burlington Insurance Pioneer Key Figure in Education Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) Scouts Trace History in Alamance County to 1912 Alamance Residents Returned to Gettysburg for Reunion Gra. Family Dabbled in Sales, Farming, Shoe Repair Remembering Zachary 1945 Storm One to Remember Alamance Creek Once Became A Raging Waterway Bellemont Bridge Work Closes Place in History Collins Shop on Front St, Burl in 1924 Photo of 49-Star Flag Burlington Ind at Ossipee 1933/J C Cowan TN TN TN TN Simon Dixon gravesite/Cane Creek Friends TN TN Rural Mail Carriers downtown early 1900s TN 6 city leaders including R.A. Freeman TN Rauhut Ave. at Union St., Burlington TN A.M. Hadley, Graham clothier in 1900 TN 1913 Gettysburg 50th pic local attendees TN 2nd E.M. Holt Mill at Alamance c1871 TN E.M. Holt Plaid Mill in the 1930s TN Burl High Class of 1908 w/Supt. Curtiss TN E.Z. Jones Meets President of France TN Coke route driver Carl Lee in Mebane 1938 TN Western Steak House/Gra-Hopedale Rd TN Eugene McLarty druggist at HR c. 1924 TN Nicks family on farm 1907; John Vaughn TN W.J. Nicks Store, Court Sq. July 4, 1915 TN Moser-McDonald Bldg in '38; E Patterson TN TN State Theater on Andrews St in 1938 TN W. Kerr Scott & "branchhead" followers TN Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm TN Doc Skener & His Medicine Wagon TN Nathaniel D. Small, Confederate soldier TN 1915 Oakwood School Class/C.G. Somers TN TN Boy Scout Troop #1 trip preparation 1920 TN 1913 Gettysburg 50th pic local attendees TN Nicks family on farm 1907; John Vaughn TN baseball great Tom Zachary TN floodwater at Alamance Bridge 1945 TN September 1945 Flood at Alamance Bridge TN Bridge at Bellemont; old car TN 06/17/84 08/22/82 06/29/80 11/26/78 10/29/78 11/26/78 01/08/84 11/26/78 08/19/79 04/04/82 07/03/83 02/05/84 07/02/78 03/27/83 09/27/81 07/08/84 06/26/83 09/09/84 03/31/85 11/04/84 07/15/84 11/26/78 09/11/83 11/11/79 12/08/85 01/09/83 11/06/83 11/13/83 11/26/78 11/10/85 07/03/83 03/31/85 10/22/78 03/01/81 11/27/83 11/15/81 Bridges Bridges Bridges Bridges Bridges Bridges Bridges Bridges Buildings Buildings Buildings Burlington Industries Burlington Industries Burlington/Description Burlington/Description Burlington/Description Burlington/Description Burlington/Description Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burch Bridge Named for Elder James A. Burch Covered Bridges Are Gone Covered Spans Important to Early Travelers in N.C. Early Bridges Were Imposing Structures Haw River and the Early Bridge Haw River Bridge Was Top Crossing Spot for Centuries Hurricane of 1945 Nearly Swept Away Mill Village Lifeline Old Steel Bridge at Alamance Had Character of Its Own Plant Has Long History in Nation's Defense Standard Bldg Housed Many Businesses-N Main & Market Time Can Add a Few Lines...to Landscape/Dixie warehouse Burlington Industries Has Major Role in County's Past It All Started in Burlington Industries Pioneer Plant Big Time in the Old Town Boonies Become Uptown City Began Expansion in 1943 City's Growth Reflected in Old Photo Scene From A Cold Winter Burlington Day 1950s Busy W. Front Street is Gone Andrews Street Recalled (now defunct) Burlington's Downtown Has Undergone Changes Can You Remember Nickel Hot Dog (Zack's 1st Restaurant) Cobb Motors Returns Home Corner of Maple & Spring Looks As It Did in 1939 Davis Street in 1908 Downtown Burlington…1940s Downtown Burlington's Face Has Changed in 4 Decades Downtown Has Changed in Past 24 Yrs Downtown Tents are Gone Downtown Was Hub of Activity in 1930s Elephants On Parade Face of E. Davis Street Few Changes are Made on Front St. Fire Sears Downtown (1918 Burlington fire) Front St. Picture Reflects Half Century of Change Grand Victorian Homes Once Skirted Downtown Burlington Burch, James A. undated Alamance Co covered bridge Covered Bridge at Bynum, Chatham Co. Bridge crossing Haw at Swepsonville early bridge over Haw River Haw River Bridge in 1919 Sept 1945 flooding at Swepsonville Bridge Alamance Bridge before 1920 Rayon Plant, Western Electric Bldg Tire Sales Co. circa 1950s Aerial view 1938 Gra-Hopedale/N Church 54 employees w/ 25+ yrs service in 1962 Bigger, Better Burlington sign in 1915 Church St & Glenwood Ave about 1920 Mayor Earl Horner and colleague Glenwood Ave & Circle Dr about 1920 Worth Street photo (not dated) W. Front St. in 1950s Andrews St. Downtown in early 1900s Worth St., Burlington, in 1934 Harris Auto Co. at Front & Church Sts. Maple & Spring St. intersection 1939 Aerial View of Burlington 1940s Parade at Main and Maple 1940s Burlington Aerial View in 1961 Bigger, Better Burlington sign in 1915 Burlington Aerial View in 1939 Circus parade on Main St around 1915 E. Davis St. looking toward 1st Baptist Ch E. Front St. in 1950s Fire debris on S. Main St in 1919 Front St., Burlington, in 1934 Holt house at Spring & Davis c. 1911 TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 06/23/85 12/09/79 04/15/84 04/08/79 08/26/79 06/10/84 07/29/84 04/01/84 07/26/81 01/15/84 03/17/85 10/21/79 09/15/85 03/02/80 01/27/80 09/01/85 01/20/80 07/16/78 03/09/80 02/22/81 5/6/1979 08/18/85 08/28/83 04/18/82 10/08/78 01/18/81 03/15/81 10/13/85 02/04/79 04/07/85 12/02/79 06/08/80 03/23/80 12/17/78 08/25/85 12/16/84 Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Downtown Burlington/Gov't Burlington/History Burlington/History Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Main St Changes Shown Main St. Has Seen Many Changes in Past 45 Yrs Main St. Was the Major Business District in the 1940s Main St.: 50 Years of (Burlington) History Main Street circa 1909 Main Street Has Different Look Than in 1914 Main Street is Recalled on Holiday From past Major Highways Evolve with Time Rayless Building Was Showcase of Architecture in 1930s Redevelopment Brought Changes to Main St since 1915 Retreaders, Service Station Once Occupied Main at Maple Retreading Firm on Prime Thoroughfare for Travelers Spring and Front Streets in 1930s Revisited Time Hasn't Changed Much When Horses "Reigned" Woods, Fine Old Homes Once Dotted Downtown Burlington Worth St Once an Active Area of Burlington Former City Hall, Was It Gaudy, Showy? 1850s Tintype Might Show Company Shops Construction Remembering Burlington High "Live Baby" Sale (downtown store promo in 1920) About the Foundry Acme Drug Was More Than Just A Business Alamance County Houses State "First" funeral Home Alamance Laundry Alamance Laundry Was Landmark in Downtown (Burlington) At the Old City Laundry, One Call Barnwell Bros. Fire Was Biggest in County's History Barnwell Brothers Had Beginning in June 1930 Blaze Destroys More Than Bldg (Fire at City Laundry) Bldg Was Popular Mtg Place..(defunct Gra Soda Shop bldg) Bridge Mfg Firms are Part of Industrial Past Burlington's Mill Hill Once Included Cherokee Flooring Cates Firm Provided Coal for Several Generations City Laundry Was Once Home to Burlington's Street Cars Clothes on Court Square Main St, Burl in 1934 looking n from Front Main St., Burlington, in 1940 Burlington Main St. during parade c.1945 Main St. around 1926-28 Main St, Burlington in 1914 Christmas on Main St, Burl in 1950s Hwy 70 Thru Downtown Burlington Rayless on Main St/Belks & Mitchell Drug Burl. Main St c.1915/Piedmont Hotel Sinclair Service Station in Burl. 1938 Retreading Co. on Church St late 1930s Spring St at Front St looking south 1930s Main St, Burl. in early 1900s Main St in Burlington 1910-1915 Aerial of Burl 1940; E Front St c.1940 Worth St. stores Old City Hall at Davis & Worth Sts. Company Shops in 1850s old Burlington High School Main St in Burlington, 1920 Workers at Sykes Foundry circa 1924 Acme Drug Soda Jerks in 1916 Rich & Thompson at Glenwood Ave. Laundry Truck Fleet in 1940 Alamance Laundry c. 1940 City Laundry on Webb Ave. Barnwell Bros. terminal 1939…before fire Barnwell Bros Terminal in 1940 City Laundry Delivery Drivers late 1930s Moser-McDonald Bldg in '38; E Patterson Carolina Bridge and Iron/railroad car grider Cherokee Flooring on Queen Ann St, Burl Cates booth at 1928 Exposition Employees of Manning City Laundry 1936 A.M. Hadley, Graham clothier in 1900 TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 08/05/79 09/22/85 12/22/85 07/01/79 09/03/78 05/27/79 12/07/80 04/24/83 08/14/83 03/11/84 04/29/84 08/21/83 06/15/80 11/05/78 03/16/80 07/22/84 04/11/82 03/11/79 09/02/84 02/18/79 09/02/79 06/11/78 06/03/79 06/19/83 08/20/78 01/23/83 03/13/83 04/25/82 07/27/80 06/01/80 07/15/84 12/31/78 12/29/85 11/07/82 08/19/84 04/04/82 Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses Carolina-Hopedale Cemetery Records Cemetery Records Chatham County Chatham County Churches Churches Cobb Motors Returns Home Coca-Cola Party Remembered Dairy Plants Once Boomed with Business in Alamance Co Downtown Graham's Had Major Facelift Since 1940s Early Laundry "Did it Better" Former Employees Remember Defunct Trucking Firm… From Auto Dealership to News Office, Times Change… Home Service Was A Way of Life in City 50 Yrs Ago Industries Offered Post-High School Activities for Athletes Many Funeral Services Had Links with Furniture Melville Dairy Provided Outlet for Hawfields Farmer Products Motor Service Company Was An Old Time Garage New Retail Idea, A Grocery Store Nick's Store…in Red, White, Blue for 4th of July Norwegian Immigrant Left Mark on City/Berg's Bakery Rayless Building Was Showcase of Architecture in 1930s Retreaders, Service Station Once Occupied Main at Maple Retreading Firm on Prime Thoroughfare for Travelers Roy's Bowling Ctr… A Memory of Years Gone By School Class from the Past Visits Bakery Sellars-in the old days (early department store) Shop Blocked, Cleaned Hats in Bygone Days Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store) Standard Bldg Housed Many Businesses-N Main & Market Standard Building is Landmark Supermarket Brought Changes in Food Shopping There Was No Decision About Coke in the 1930s What Happened to the Hudson, Packard & Stanford Car? Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes Community's Life Centered Around Carolina Cotton Mill Cane Creek Friends Cemetery Cemetery Tells Story of Past Alamance, Chatham Share Heritage of Chestnut Hill School Covered Spans Important to Early Travelers in N.C. (Mt Hermon) Sunday School Class…Recalled Another Photo Riddle from Past Harris Auto Co. at Front & Church Sts. Coca-Cola Christmas Party 1936 Morehead and Spring intersection Graham in 1941; Hal's Men's Shop Alamance Laundry (closed in 1968) Barnwell Bros. '40s; Assoc Transport '50s Gate City Motors on S. Main St City Laundry Drivers in 1940 Graham A&P Basketball Team in 1938 horse-drawn funeral carriage Melville Dairy Deliverymen 1940s Motor Service Co. service station Turn of Century grocery store W.J. Nicks Store, Court Sq. July 4, 1915 Berg's Bakery at Front & Lexington 1930s Rayless on Main St/Belks & Mitchell Drug Sinclair Service Station in Burl. 1938 Retreading Co. on Church St late 1930s Roy's at corner of Church & Andrews St Fisher St School class visits Berg Bakery Sellars Dept Store in early 1900s Collins Shop on Front St, Burl in 1924 6 city leaders including R.A. Freeman Tire Sales Co. circa 1950s Standard Bldg: Home of Many Businesses E. Front St A&P Produce Dept c 1940s Coke route driver Carl Lee in Mebane 1938 Stanford Motor Car. Co. in 1950 Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm Carolina Cotton Mill Employees in 1880s Monument to British Soldiers (at Cane Ck) Simon Dixon Marker at Cane Creek Mtg Chestnut Hill School Class of 1912 Covered Bridge at Bynum, Chatham Co. Baraca Class of Mt. Hermon Methodist unknown men's Sunday School Class TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 08/28/83 10/11/81 05/08/83 05/20/84 07/08/79 08/05/84 10/02/83 12/11/83 03/04/84 07/20/80 10/30/83 02/10/80 12/30/79 11/04/84 03/25/84 08/14/83 04/29/84 08/21/83 05/22/83 02/28/82 10/01/78 06/17/84 11/26/78 01/15/84 01/13/80 10/23/83 07/08/84 06/17/79 12/08/85 02/12/84 08/27/78 07/06/80 10/09/83 04/15/84 06/07/81 10/26/80 Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Civil War Civil War Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Clubs/Organizations Courthouse Courthouse Courthouse Courthouse Courthouse Dams Baracas Class at First Baptist Recalled Bethany Church Marks 90th Anniversary Today Burch Bridge Named for Elder James A. Burch Cane Creek Friends Cemetery Cemetery Tells Story of Past Church Approaching 100th Anniversary (1st Baptist) Church Played Big Role in Growth of Burlington Church Remembers Sad Day in History (Fire) Downtown Pillar of Religion Celebrates 100th Anniversiary Eldermont School Formed Basis for Shiloh (Presby) Church Fire Ravaged Friends Historic Meeting Growth of Local Churches Ham-Ramsey Recalled (Revival Mtg) Hocutt Memorial Church History Dates to 1913 Methodist Churches in Mebane Had Very Similar Designs Sunday School Class Photo (Graham Methodist in 1940) Swepsonville Church Celebrates Its 100th Birthday Swepsonville Church Celebrates Its 100th Birthday Twister of 1936 Turned Church to Rubble Alamance Residents Returned to Gettysburg for Reunion Military Service a tradition for Nathaniel Small Descendants Alamance Club Active in 1910 Alamance Clubs was Once Active UNC Organization Business & Profession Women's Club in Early Days Business/Prof. Women History Stretches to 1920s Eastern Star…Gave 68 Yrs Service in Mebane Kiwanis Club Hits Milestone Masonic Gathering New Burlington Civitan Club Had Float in 1949 Parade Post 63 - A Job Well Done Court Square the Ctr of Alamance County Needing More Courthouse Space Isn't A Novel Idea Old Graham Courthouse Served Alamance Co. for 75 Yrs Present Courthouse is 2nd to Serve County Turn of Century Photo Shows Graham's Old Courthouse Dams Once Held Back Haw's Water for Textiles First Baptist Baracas Class about 1915 Bethany Presbyterian Church in Gra Burch, James A. Monument to British Soldiers (at Cane Ck) Simon Dixon Marker at Cane Creek Mtg First Baptist Church deacons in 1920s Davis St. Church Men's Class c. 1930 Glenhope Baptist Ch Fire in 1940 Union Church c1890s; 1st Christian UCC Eldermont School Students/date unknown Cane Creek Friends Mtg 1942 fire 5 downtown Protestant Churches in Burl 1925 Ham-Ramsey Mtg Hocutt Church Bible Class in 1923 M.P. Church c.1911; M.E. Church c.1940 Men's Sunday School Swepsonville Baptist Church Swepsonville Baptist Church Lebanon M.E. Church in Meb 1936 1913 Gettysburg 50th pic local attendees Nathaniel D. Small, Confederate soldier Alamance Club at Raleigh College 1910 UNC Alamance Club circa 1920 B & PW Club in 1920s Burlington BPW in 1920s chapter 112 disbanded March 1983 Kiwanians in 1926 photo Turn of Century Masonic gathering Civitan Float in Centennial Parade 1947 Walter B. Ellis Legion Post 63 in 1939 Court Square, Graham, in 1942 Alamance Co Courthouse in 1919 Alamance Co Courthouse in 1919 1976 photo of 2nd Courthouse est 1923 Old Alamance Co Courthouse c 1896-1907 Dam across Haw River at Swepsonville TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 08/10/80 05/30/82 06/23/85 08/27/78 07/06/80 01/30/83 10/07/79 02/13/83 10/07/84 02/19/84 01/26/85 04/09/78 08/31/80 09/05/82 12/23/84 08/04/85 09/04/83 09/04/83 02/10/85 07/03/83 11/06/83 10/04/81 04/22/79 09/30/79 10/25/81 05/12/85 04/02/78 11/18/79 11/03/85 11/28/78 10/06/85 01/14/79 04/08/84 07/13/80 06/17/84 12/05/82 Dams Disasters Disasters Disasters Disasters Disasters Disasters Disasters Elections Eli Whitney Elon College Elon College Family Histories Family Histories Family Histories Family Histories Family Histories Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Fire Dept Water's Violent Force Made Mills Run, Dams Fall 1945 Storm One to Remember Burlington's Big Fire Fire of 1904 Destroyed Burlington's Railroad Hotel Flood of 1945 Hit Alamance Hurricane Forced Flood of 1945 on Haw River Recalled Hurricane of 1945 Nearly Swept Away Mill Village Lifeline September 1945 Storm Left Floods Across Alamance When Presidential Candidates Visited Whitney Teams Went Undefeated for Two Years Elon Big Winner in 1929 Friend Invited to Elon College Commencement 1908 Braxtons Have Occupied Same Land Since 1756 Family Portraits Were Tradition Gra. Family Dabbled in Sales, Farming, Shoe Repair Military Service a tradition for Nathaniel Small Descendants Visit from the Past (ancestry of William Carrigan) Barnwell Bros. Fire Was Biggest in County's History Blaze Destroys More Than Bldg (Fire at City Laundry) Burl Fire Dept 211-Volunteer Unit Until 1948 Burlington Firemen Had Championship Group Burlington Firemen in 1895 Had Pride in Work Burlington's Big Fire Burlington's Fire Service Has Made Much Progress Burlington's Fire Truck Became Funeral Vehicle Church Remembers Sad Day in History (Fire) City's First Paid Firemen had Christmas Party at firehouse Early Burlington "Fire Engine" Ran on 4 Legs, Pulled Hose Fighting Fires in Different Eras Fire Dept A Source of Pride for Graham Fire Ravaged Friends Historic Meeting Fire Sears Downtown (1918 Burlington fire) Firemen From All Over Fought 1945 Mebane Fire Graham's Volunteer Firemen Were Always Ready to Serve Old 1924 Fire Truck Could Still Fight Fires Railroad Hotel Destroyed in Fire in 1904 Altamahaw & Swepsonville dams in 1938 floodwater at Alamance Bridge 1945 Burlington downtown fire of 1918 Railroad Ticket Office after 1904 fire Bridge Crossing Alamance Crk on Hwy 62 Haw River Bridge in '45; House on w bank Sept 1945 flooding at Swepsonville Bridge Tom Dewey Campaigns in Burlington 1948 Eli Whitney 1935 & 1936 teams Elon team 1929 Elon College early 20th century Family Bible c.1765; Deed 1761 Portrait of Unknown Family Nicks family on farm 1907; John Vaughn Nathaniel D. Small, Confederate soldier Nancy Carrigan at Ancestor's grave Barnwell Bros. terminal 1939…before fire City Laundry Delivery Drivers late 1930s Burlington's First Paid Fire Dept Volunteer Firemen practice to compete Burlington Firemen Pose for 1895 Photo Burlington downtown fire of 1918 Firemen in 1950s Funeral Cortege on Fisher St in 1930s Glenhope Baptist Ch Fire in 1940 Burlington Fire Dept Holiday Party 1950 Prince the Fire Horse in front of station Engine Co. No. 1 Equipment Will Boswell drives Gra Fire equip 1907 Cane Creek Friends Mtg 1942 fire Fire debris on S. Main St in 1919 bystanders at Oct 2, 1945 Mebane fire Firemen in front of Gra Fire Dept in 1952 1924 truck at Standard Supply fire 1961 Four fire aftermath photos TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 09/23/84 03/01/81 02/01/81 01/22/84 06/12/83 05/15/83 07/29/84 09/08/85 07/23/78 08/02/81 03/29/81 05/19/85 11/16/80 09/09/79 03/31/85 11/06/83 09/07/80 04/25/82 06/01/80 02/27/83 11/01/81 08/17/80 02/01/81 03/20/83 11/25/84 02/13/83 12/30/84 01/24/82 07/31/83 11/27/81 01/26/85 12/17/78 12/02/84 09/16/84 06/25/78 09/06/81 Fire Dept Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Gun, Big Haw River/River Haw River/River Haw River/River Haw River/Town Haw River/Town Health Care Health Care Historic Sites Hospitals Hospitals Hospitals Hotels Hotels Hotels Hotels Hotels Hotels Hotels Hotels Truck Was Fireman's Pride and Joy Artists Will Give New Life to Old Graham Landmark Bldg Was Popular Mtg Place..(defunct Gra Soda Shop bldg) Change Came Slowly to Graham's Main St. Court Square the Ctr of Alamance County Downtown Graham's Had Major Facelift Since 1940s Education in Graham Outdates Town Many Years Graham's Volunteer Firemen Were Always Ready to Serve It Was A Big Day in Graham's History Main St, Graham (in the Teens) N. Main St. is Still the Core of Graham Nick's Store…in Red, White, Blue for 4th of July Old Graham Courthouse Served Alamance Co. for 75 Yrs Photographs Bring Back Memories of School Days Turn of Century Photo Shows Graham's Old Courthouse Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes "Big Gun" Once Stood in Middle of Webb Dams Once Held Back Haw's Water for Textiles Haw River and the Early Bridge Hurricane Forced Flood of 1945 on Haw River Recalled Haw River Bridge Was Top Crossing Spot for Centuries Minister Rescued Man from Train Wreck In Early 1900s, Town Druggist Was Often Doctor Too Medicine Men Not Confined to Old West History Altamahaw Office is Historic Building Hospital Served 45 Years Memorial Hospital Traces Beginnings to 1916 Rainey Hospital Was Part of City Life Alamance Hotel Has Watched Lot of Traffic Pass Artists Will Give New Life to Old Graham Landmark Fire of 1904 Destroyed Burlington's Railroad Hotel Old Hotel Was Imposing Structure (Railroad Hotel in Burl) Pine Valley Inn Served Travelers Along Highway 70 Railroad Hotel Destroyed in Fire in 1904 Redevelopment Brought Changes to Main St since 1915 Travelers Stopped at Correct Time Inn for Many Yrs Mebane Volunteer Fire Truck in 1936 Vestal Hotel in 1900s Moser-McDonald Bldg in '38; E Patterson Graham Main St. in 1939 and 1947 Court Square, Graham, in 1942 Graham in 1941; Hal's Men's Shop Graham Public School 2nd grade 1922 Firemen in front of Gra Fire Dept in 1952 Aerial of 1949 Centennial Parade in Gra Main St., Graham in 1919 N. Main St., Graham in 1942 W.J. Nicks Store, Court Sq. July 4, 1915 Alamance Co Courthouse in 1919 Graham School 4th Grade 1910 or 1911 Old Alamance Co Courthouse c 1896-1907 Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm old Navy gun on Webb Ave. pre WWII Dam across Haw River at Swepsonville early bridge over Haw River Haw River Bridge in '45; House on w bank Haw River Bridge in 1919 early Haw River train wreck Eugene McLarty druggist at HR c. 1924 Doc Skener & His Medicine Wagon Altamahaw Mill Office Ntl Historic Register Rainey Hospital 1961 Hospital Opening; 1981 Addition Rainey St. was Busy in Early 1900s Parade passes Alamance Hotel in '40s Vestal Hotel in 1900s Railroad Ticket Office after 1904 fire Railroad Hotel fire of 1904 Pine Valley Inn on Hwy 70 near HR 1940s Four fire aftermath photos Burl. Main St c.1915/Piedmont Hotel Highway 70 w. of Burlington TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 01/13/85 12/12/82 07/15/84 08/26/84 10/06/85 05/20/84 07/11/82 09/16/84 12/15/85 11/25/79 03/24/85 11/04/84 04/08/84 08/06/83 06/17/84 12/08/85 08/03/80 12/05/82 08/26/79 05/15/83 06/10/84 09/10/78 09/09/84 01/09/83 06/06/82 09/24/78 12/06/81 04/15/79 10/17/82 12/12/82 01/22/84 11/28/82 09/25/83 09/06/81 03/11/84 05/29/83 Hotels, Motels Industry Journalism Land Records Libraries Livestock Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Mebane Military Mills Mills Music Music Newspapers Newspapers North Carolina/Gov't Orange County Parks & Recreation Police Dept Police Dept Postal Service Postal Service Postal Service Postal Service Quakers Remember Elvis? He Slept Here Time Can Add a Few Lines...to Landscape/Dixie warehouse Times-News Had 1887 Beginning (Tax) Revaluation As Old As the Hills Present Library Once Was Burlington Post Office When Horses "Reigned" Alumni Have Fond Memories of Old Mebane High School Firemen From All Over Fought 1945 Mebane Fire In 1934, N.C.'s Main Street Bisected Mebane (Hwy 70) Many Mebane Landmarks on Wintry Day in '34 Now Gone Mebane Had Industry, Stores, Railroad 77 Yrs Ago Mebane Had Special School District in Early 1900s Mebane's Landmarks Helped Folks Find Their Way Around Methodist Churches in Mebane Had Very Similar Designs Old Accident Photo Provides Look at Mebane in 1940s There Was No Decision About Coke in the 1930s Trains Shaped Mebane's History Truck Was Fireman's Pride and Joy Twister of 1936 Turned Church to Rubble Local Men of "Old Hickory" Unit Helped Make History Grist Mills Were First Businesses Mills Have Been Important (gristmills in county) Minstrel Entertained in Times Gefore TV School Quartet Was Popular Back in 1940 From Auto Dealership to News Office, Times Change… Times-News Had 1887 Beginning Old Scott Politics Recalled Mitchell Hill School Linked Alamance, Orange Cos. Old Hillcrest Park Holds Memories for the Area Burlington Police Officers of Past Are Recalled Officers of the Past are Recalled Burlington Had One of 1st Female Rural Mail Carriers Postal Service in Burlington 1915 Postal Work is Tradition for (Bason) Family in Haw River Present Library Once Was Burlington Post Office Fire Ravaged Friends Historic Meeting Piedmont Trust Co Bldg in 1906 photo Aerial view 1938 Gra-Hopedale/N Church Hot Type in Composing Room early 1960s 1879 revaluation document Post Office circa 1918 Main St in Burlington 1910-1915 Mebane High School in 1952 bystanders at Oct 2, 1945 Mebane fire US 70/Center St in Mebane in 1934 Jan '34 view of Mebane from Dixie tower Mebane in 1908 Mebane School students in 1906 Meb from Dixie Yarns tower in 1934 M.P. Church c.1911; M.E. Church c.1940 Railroad Crossing Accident in Meb 1940 Coke route driver Carl Lee in Mebane 1938 Mebane looking toward Haw River Mebane Volunteer Fire Truck in 1936 Lebanon M.E. Church in Meb 1936 National Guard soldiers on Main St 1909 Hackney's Mill near Siler City Dixon's Mill on Cane Creek built 1753 1930s minstrel show at Burl City Hall Alexander Wilson quartet in 1930s Gate City Motors on S. Main St Hot Type in Composing Room early 1960s W. Kerr Scott & "branchhead" followers Mitchell Hill Schools Students 1916-1917 Cameo Baseball team in Hillcrest Park Burlington Police in early 1950s Local Police Dept in 1939 Rural Mail Carriers downtown early 1900s Post Office 1915; Burlington carriers Postmaster J.W.B. Bason at HR 1890s Post Office circa 1918 Cane Creek Friends Mtg 1942 fire TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 02/25/79 03/17/85 10/14/79 05/05/85 10/27/85 03/16/80 01/13/85 12/02/84 08/12/84 10/14/84 06/16/85 08/11/85 02/03/85 12/23/84 06/03/84 07/08/84 05/01/83 01/13/85 02/10/85 11/18/84 07/18/82 02/11/79 02/17/85 06/20/82 10/02/83 10/14/79 11/11/79 12/04/83 05/24/81 09/13/81 10/15/78 01/08/84 10/18/81 12/09/84 10/27/85 01/26/85 Radio Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Railroad Residences Residences Residences Residences Residences Residences Restaurants Restaurants Restaurants Restaurants Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Easy Jones on Air Made Real Radio Waves 1850s Tintype Might Show Company Shops Construction Depot Moves into New Era Minister Rescued Man from Train Wreck Old Accident Photo Provides Look at Mebane in 1940s Railroad Depot Railroad Helps with Building Scene Tells of Days Past Section Boss Had to Keep Railroad in Good Shape Small Metal Box is Relic from Company Shops Days Trains Played Big Part in Life Here in Years Past Trains Shaped Mebane's History (Childhood) Home Just a Memory Callers Indentify B.O. Guthrie House Do You Know This House? (Corner of Circle Dr & Sunset) Grand Victorian Homes Once Skirted Downtown Burlington House On A Vanished Street Old Houses Sometimes Can Hold Treasures Can You Remember Nickel Hot Dog (Zack's 1st Restaurant) Search Turns Up S&M Café Shinny Mansfield Operated S&M Café Taylors Remember the Yrs at Bus Terminal Grill 1941 Was Greeted By World in Conflict Alamance, Chatham Share Heritage of Chestnut Hill School Alexander Wilson Girls of 1930 Were Winners Alumni Have Fond Memories of Old Mebane High School Another Look at Center School A-O Team in 1925 Recalled Bethany School…A Name Recalled from the Past Bethel School Served Students in Another Era Blake Isley Was Lone Boy in Class of 1908 Burlington High Class of 1910 Had 14 Students Burlington High Class of 1931 was Class of Distinction Burlington Insurance Pioneer Key Figure in Education Burlington Youngsters Went to Broad St. School in 1909 Burning of Bellemont House Removes School E.Z. Jones Meets President of France Company Shops in 1850s Burlington depot in past eras early Haw River train wreck Railroad Crossing Accident in Meb 1940 Depot in the Snow in the 1920s S. Coggins Operates Big Shovel/Church St Main St. railroad crossing in Burlington Haw River rail work crew about 1910 Box at Freeman & Zachar Drug Store Burlington Railway Depot during WWII Mebane looking toward Haw River Doyle Boggs home near Co. Shops Mall Rauhut Ave. at Union St., Burlington current B.F. Slate House Holt house at Spring & Davis c. 1911 B.O. Guthrie House, Glencoe St, Burl youngsters in Indian costumes Worth St., Burlington, in 1934 Western Steak House/Gra-Hopedale Rd Western Steak House/Gra-Hopedale Rd Manuel & Irene Taylor in Term. Grill 1930s Burlington High School 1941 Chestnut Hill School Class of 1912 Alexander Wilson 1930 Team Undefeated Mebane High School in 1952 Center School students circa 1920 A-O Basketball Team in 1925 Bethany Schools students 1929 Bethel School sudents 1912-1913 Burl High Class of 1908 w/Supt. Curtiss Burlington Graded School Class of 1910 Burlington High Class of 1931 1915 Oakwood School Class/C.G. Somers Broad St. School 2nd Graders in 1909 Students in front of Bellemont School TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 09/27/81 09/02/84 04/30/78 09/10/78 06/03/84 01/28/79 03/25/79 05/28/78 07/25/82 09/19/82 12/01/85 05/01/83 12/03/78 08/19/79 12/24/78 12/16/84 08/12/79 09/14/80 08/18/85 06/05/83 06/26/83 01/27/83 06/21/81 10/09/83 05/31/81 01/13/85 11/23/80 03/07/82 11/22/81 05/23/82 03/27/83 05/09/82 07/12/81 11/13/83 11/24/85 04/19/81 Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Center School circa 1908 Center School Recalled City School Rules in 1910 (behavior code) Early Schools in Area Recalled by Photograph Early Schools in Burlington Education in Graham Outdates Town Many Years Eldermont School Formed Basis for Shiloh (Presby) Church Girl's Basketball in 1928 Was Different World Graduates in 1937 Found World War Awaiting Them Graham High Enjoyed Win Over Burlington in 1930 Graham High's 1944 Basketball Team One of School's Best Graham's 1929 Baseball Team Had Winning Mark Green Hill School Served Southern Alamance High School Baseball Once Major Recreation High School Class of 1910 Having 75th Anniversary High School Football Struggled Through '30s Hillcrest School Ruled Soccer Fields in the '30s Holt's School Part of Educational Life in City's Past Household Names Made Up 1938 Class at Burlington High Isley School Served N. Alamance Until Consolidation It All Started in 1922 (First Burlington High Football team) Many Children in Past Chose Not to Go to School Mebane Had Special School District in Early 1900s Memories of An Old Timey School Mitchell Hill School Linked Alamance, Orange Cos. Neighborhood High Schools Are Thing of the Past New Book Tells Full Sylvan School Story Oakwood Schools Days Recalled at Reunion Old Elon School Recalled Old School Recalled Photographs Bring Back Memories of School Days Pleasant Grove Team of 1934-35 was a Winner Possum Hollow College- A Name from the Past School Class from the Past Visits Bakery School Patrol Made Crossings Safe School Quartet Was Popular Back in 1940 students in front of Bellemont School 1908 Center School students 1914-15 Burlington City Schools bldgs 1909-1910 School students pose for photograph Burlington Graded school students c1900 Graham Public School 2nd grade 1922 Eldermont School Students/date unknown Pleasant Grove High Girl's Basketball 1928 Haw River High School Class of 1937 Graham High football team 1930 Graham High Basketball Team in 1944 Graham High 1929 Baseball team Green Hill School students 1914 Alexander Wilson Baseball Team 1940s Graduating Class of 1910 1931 Burlington High football team Hillcrest Soccer Champ Team c.1940 Holt's School Notice from 1885 Burl High Class of '38 at Paramount Thtr Isley School Students in early 1900s 1922 Burlington High Football Team Burlington Graded Schools 1909-1910 Mebane School students in 1906 Glenwood School students Mitchell Hill Schools Students 1916-1917 1959 Alexander Wilson Baseball Team Sylvan Class of 1932; baseball champs Oakwood Reunion 1980; students in 1920 Elon College High Class of 1929 School at Altamahaw Consolidated 1922 Graham School 4th Grade 1910 or 1911 Pleasant Grove High Basketball 1934-35 Roofing Co. Occupied former school site Fisher St School class visits Berg Bakery Patrol in front of Coca-Cola Bottling Co Alexander Wilson quartet in 1930s TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 01/04/81 11/02/80 01/04/81 09/28/80 12/28/80 07/11/82 02/19/84 07/01/82 08/29/82 08/23/81 03/18/84 07/19/81 01/10/82 01/03/82 05/26/85 10/21/84 07/01/84 11/21/82 04/10/83 08/15/82 12/10/78 01/17/82 08/11/85 05/25/80 12/04/83 10/16/83 12/14/80 10/12/80 02/21/82 11/08/81 08/06/83 02/15/81 10/19/80 02/28/82 04/17/83 06/20/82 Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools/Reunions Scouting Snow Camp Social Services Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Special Events Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Spartan Conditions Marked Schooling at Shallow Ford Spring (School) Was Pioneer in Agriculture Students Awaited New School in 1915 Session Sylvan School is 114 Yrs Old and Still Teaching Students Tom Thumb Wedding Was Annual Rite of First Grade Tracing Early Schools Union School Started by Railroad Company Whitsett Institute Had Good Baseball Team in 1916 Wilson Team Is Remembered 50th Reunion No Longer Unusual for High Schools Scouts Trace History in Alamance County to 1912 Snow Camp Had Woolen Plant County Has Long History of Helping Hunger Victims Actor, Actress Came to Town to Spur Bond Sales in '42 Alamance Hotel Has Watched Lot of Traffic Pass Christmas Parade From Another Day Downtown Burlington's Face Has Changed in 4 Decades Elephants On Parade Exposition Was Big Event It Was A Big Day in Graham's History It's Parade Time in 1919 Main St. Was the Major Business District in the 1940s Main Street is Recalled on Holiday From past Miss N.C. Pageant Parade Staged in Burlington Movie Stars Used to Visit Towns Like Burlington New Burlington Civitan Club Had Float in 1949 Parade Patriotic Events Were Gay Times in Burlington Remember Elvis? He Slept Here Vice President LBJ Visited Elon Campus When Presidential Candidates Visited World's Tallest Man Visited Burlington in 1939 Alexander Wilson Girls of 1930 Were Winners A-O Team in 1925 Recalled Baseball Was King, But Softball Still Played Basketball Provided Fun Time…in 1943 Bees Drew 140,000 Fans in 1947 Shallow Ford School students in 1909 Spring School students 1914/ag show Burlington students 1915 at old school Sylvan Class of 1920 first grade class at Fisher St School Burlington High Class of 1916 Union School students early 1900s Whitsett Institute Baseball Team 1916 Alexander Wilson football Team late 1940s Burl Class of 1932 at grad & 50 yrs later Boy Scout Troop #1 trip preparation 1920 1911 Picnic at Snow Camp Woolen Mills Overseas Relief Drive in 1947 John Payne & Jane Wyman visit in 1942 Parade passes Alamance Hotel in '40s Burlington Christmas Parade 1940 Parade at Main and Maple 1940s Circus parade on Main St around 1915 Merchants/Manufacturers Expo 1929 Aerial of 1949 Centennial Parade in Gra Parade on E. Davis St in 1919 Burlington Main St. during parade c.1945 Christmas on Main St, Burl in 1950s 3 Stooges in Burlington in 1946 Civitan Float in Centennial Parade 1947 July 4th celebration in unknown yr Piedmont Trust Co Bldg in 1906 photo Lyndon Johnson at Elon College Tom Dewey Campaigns in Burlington 1948 Robert Wadlow on E Davis St 1939 Alexander Wilson 1930 Team Undefeated A-O Basketball Team in 1925 Plaid Mills Softball team 1930s Elon Eagles Men's Rec Basketball 1943 Burlington Bees Baseball team in 1940s TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 11/11/84 10/03/82 03/22/81 02/17/80 03/10/85 04/23/78 12/21/80 05/13/84 12/20/81 02/20/83 11/10/85 05/04/80 11/17/85 04/22/84 10/17/82 02/06/83 03/15/81 12/02/79 05/14/78 12/15/85 02/08/81 12/22/85 12/07/80 08/06/78 10/20/85 11/03/85 04/29/79 02/25/79 12/16/79 07/23/78 04/26/81 05/31/81 03/07/82 09/20/81 12/18/83 08/09/81 Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Streets Streets Streets Streets Bellemont Baseball Team Early Years Recalled Burlington High Had State Basketball Champs in 1936 Despite Equipment, 1938 Highland Ball Team Had Fun Elon Big Winner in 1929 Football not the Same in Early 1900s Gibsonville Baseball Teams are Recalled Girl's Basketball in 1928 Was Different World Graham High Enjoyed Win Over Burlington in 1930 Graham High's 1944 Basketball Team One of School's Best Graham's 1929 Baseball Team Had Winning Mark High School Baseball Once Major Recreation High School Football Struggled Through '30s Hillcrest School Ruled Soccer Fields in the '30s Industries Offered Post-High School Activities for Athletes It All Started in 1922 (First Burlington High Football team) May Hosiery Team Won Championship in 1936 Play McEwan Knitting Co Became Pioneer in Hosiery Industry Neighborhood High Schools Are Thing of the Past Old Hillcrest Park Holds Memories for the Area Pinetop Area Is Recalled by Old Baseball Team Pleasant Grove Team of 1934-35 was a Winner Remembering Zachary Sat. Game Will Bring Back memories a Swepsonville Park Standard Hosiery Team of 1933 Was Winner Standard Hosiery Team of 1940s Remembered Swepsonville Baseball Team in Class of Own in 1937 Tower Team of 1938 Featured Future Big Leaguer Websters Fielded Their Own Baseball Team in 1947 Whitney Teams Went Undefeated for Two Years Whitsett Institute Had Good Baseball Team in 1916 Wilson Team Is Remembered Wilson's Boys Won 1941 Title Andrews Street Recalled (now defunct) Asphalt Streets Brought A Change to Area House On A Vanished Street Street Is Much Busier Today Bellemont Baseball team Burlington High 1936 Basketball Team Highland neighborhood baseball team 1938 Elon team 1929 Football game at Broad St. School Mineola 1923 and 1938 baseball teams Pleasant Grove High Girl's Basketball 1928 Graham High football team 1930 Graham High Basketball Team in 1944 Graham High 1929 Baseball team Alexander Wilson Baseball Team 1940s 1931 Burlington High football team Hillcrest Soccer Champ Team c.1940 Graham A&P Basketball Team in 1938 1922 Burlington High Football Team May Hosiery 1936 Champions McEwen employees 1929; baseball team 1959 Alexander Wilson Baseball Team Cameo Baseball team in Hillcrest Park Pinetop Baseball Team in 1930s Pleasant Grove High Basketball 1934-35 baseball great Tom Zachary Swepsonville Baseball Team 1948 Standard Hosiery team in 1933 Standard Hosiery team Swepsonville Baseball Team 1937 Tower Mills baseball team 1938 Alexander Wilson/Webster Baseball 1947 Eli Whitney 1935 & 1936 teams Whitsett Institute Baseball Team 1916 Alexander Wilson football Team late 1940s 1941 Alexander Wilson Basketball Team Andrews St. Asphalt Plant in early Burlington B.O. Guthrie House, Glencoe St, Burl S. Church St./Hwy 70 TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 03/08/81 08/01/82 11/20/83 03/29/81 10/24/82 04/12/81 07/01/82 08/23/81 03/18/84 07/19/81 01/03/82 10/21/84 07/01/84 03/04/84 12/10/78 09/12/82 07/10/83 10/16/83 05/24/81 12/26/82 02/15/81 10/22/78 05/06/84 04/05/81 05/03/81 05/27/84 07/05/81 08/08/82 08/02/81 05/13/84 12/20/81 09/26/82 02/22/81 01/31/82 08/12/79 04/03/83 Streets Swepsonville Swepsonville Swepsonville Swepsonville Swepsonville Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Trollinger Street's Monument Passed with Time Early Bridges Were Imposing Structures Hurricane of 1945 Nearly Swept Away Mill Village Lifeline Sat. Game Will Bring Back memories a Swepsonville Park Swepsonville Baseball Team in Class of Own in 1937 Water's Violent Force Made Mills Run, Dams Fall (Textile) Workers in 1931 Made $6 Weekly 1890 and the Mills Grow Altamahaw Office is Historic Building Baseball Was King, But Softball Still Played Birth of an Industry Building Rich in Textile History Was Demolished in 1947 Burlington's Mill Hill Once Included Cherokee Flooring Community's Life Centered Around Carolina Cotton Mill Daisy Hosiery Began Burlington's Hosiery Industry Daisy Hosiery Opened Up a Local Industry Dams Once Held Back Haw's Water for Textiles Early Mill Worker's Life Was not Easy Elmira Section Named for Mill Glen Raven Mills Marking 100th Anniversary Haw River Mill Traces Beginning Back to 1944 Historic Webb Ave Structure Home for Standard Hosiery Hosiery Ctr of the South It All Started in Burlington Industries Pioneer Plant Life on "Mill Hill" May Hosiery Was Area Leader May Hosiery Was Giant in Alamance Textile Industry McEwan Knitting Co Became Pioneer in Hosiery Industry North Carolina Silk Mills Recalled Old Alamance Mill changes Through Years Old Check Recalls Mill Operation in 1880s Oneida: A Unique Mill Plaid Mill Proved Memorial to Holt Plant Has Long History in Nation's Defense Return of Nylons Was Cause for Celebration Small Beginning for Textile Giant Trollinger St monument Bridge crossing Haw at Swepsonville Sept 1945 flooding at Swepsonville Bridge Swepsonville Baseball Team 1948 Swepsonville Baseball Team 1937 Altamahaw & Swepsonville dams in 1938 Gibsonville Hosiery Workers in 1931 Gaslights; Glencoe Mills of Gay 90s Altamahaw Mill Office Ntl Historic Register Plaid Mills Softball team 1930s Burlington Mills staff in 1929 2nd E.M. Holt Mill at Alamance c1871 Cherokee Flooring on Queen Ann St, Burl Carolina Cotton Mill Employees in 1880s Mill workers in 1915 Daisy Hosiery Mill workers Dam across Haw River at Swepsonville Bellemont mill hands in 1898 Elmira Mill employees at turn of century Glen Raven spinning/carding staff 1929 Granite Mill Employees 07/04/1899 Standard Hosiery Bldg on E. Webb 1947 Sellars Mill employees in late 1930s Aerial view of Burlington Pioneer Plant May Hosiery Looper Room May Hosiery workforce May 1, 1929 McEwen employees 1929; baseball team N.C. Silk Mills employees 1930 Old mill at Alamance & found E.M. Holt Carolina Cotton Mills check oct 1, 1889 Oneida Mill in Graham built circa 1881 E.M. Holt Plaid Mill in the 1930s Rayon Plant, Western Electric Bldg Main St scene of hosiery's return from war Burlington Ind at Ossipee 1933/J C Cowan TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 08/24/80 04/08/79 07/29/84 05/06/84 05/27/84 09/23/84 06/27/82 04/20/80 06/06/82 09/20/81 04/16/78 02/05/84 12/29/85 02/12/84 09/29/85 03/21/82 12/05/82 05/21/78 05/11/80 10/05/80 12/13/81 01/01/84 04/06/80 09/15/85 06/18/78 03/06/83 02/26/84 07/10/83 11/30/80 07/29/79 06/22/80 05/18/80 07/02/78 07/26/81 05/17/81 06/29/80 Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Theaters Theaters Theaters Theaters Theaters Theaters Theaters Theaters Theaters Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Snow Camp Had Woolen Plant Some Mill Memories Standard Hosiery Mill Fades Out of Picture Standard Hosiery Survived the Depression Standard Hosiery Team of 1933 Was Winner Standard Hosiery Team of 1940s Remembered Standard Hosiery; 24 Machines and Determination Time Can Add a Few Lines...to Landscape/Dixie warehouse Tower Team of 1938 Featured Future Big Leaguer Voice of Reason in 1897 Panic Water Provided Alamance County Mills' Power Webb Ave. Mill Had Much Historic Value Whitehead Hosiery Helped Make City Hosiery Ctr of South Whitehead Hosiery Office of 1925 Typical of Day Carolina Theater Was the Western Movie House Catching the News at the Cinema Household Names Made Up 1938 Class at Burlington High JR Qualls Built Burlington's State Theater in 1938 Minstrel Entertained in Times Gefore TV Movie House History Movie Stars Used to Visit Towns Like Burlington Movie Theaters Did Big Business During World War II Years State Theater and Back to School Area Received Electricity in 1902 Area's First Mass Transit Auto Licenses & Long Lines are Nothing News Bus Terminal Was A Busy Spot in Town in 1940s Cab Era Hit Town in the 1940s City Laundry Was Once Home to Burlington's Street Cars Herman Brooks Operated Cabs in County In 1934, N.C.'s Main Street Bisected Mebane (Hwy 70) Major Highways Evolve with Time Riding the Rails Street Cars Made Big Difference in County Street Cars Made Commuters Out of Alamance Residents Streetcar Brought Changes to County 1911 Picnic at Snow Camp Woolen Mills Glencoe Mill Employees circa 1912 Standard Hosiery employees 1931 Standard Hosiery employees in 1931 Standard Hosiery team in 1933 Standard Hosiery team Standard Hosiery employees in 1929 Aerial view 1938 Gra-Hopedale/N Church Tower Mills baseball team 1938 Granite Mills employees in 1890s Mill at Haw River Bridge at Baker-Cammack Hosiery 1939 Whitehead Hosiery workers Whitehead Hosiery Office in 1925 Carolina Theater (date unknown) Alamance Theater of W. Front St Burl High Class of '38 at Paramount Thtr State Theater on Andrews St in 1938 1930s minstrel show at Burl City Hall Carolina Theatre (circa 1925-26) 3 Stooges in Burlington in 1946 Back to School Party, State Theatre '40s Spike being driven for streetcar lines Summer streetcar outing (not dated) W. Luther Cates at License Office 1930s Bus Station on Maple Ave c.1940 Lea Bus & Taxi on W. Front St Employees of Manning City Laundry 1936 Bus Station Photo US 70/Center St in Mebane in 1934 Hwy 70 Thru Downtown Burlington Piedmont Railway & Electric streetcar Crew That Built Streetcar Lines 1911 Streetcar Riders Await Repairs near HR Passengers aid disabled streetcar TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 05/04/80 06/04/78 07/15/79 04/13/80 04/05/81 05/03/81 09/21/80 03/17/85 07/05/81 04/27/80 12/27/81 05/02/82 03/14/82 11/14/82 06/28/81 07/24/83 04/10/83 09/11/83 02/17/85 07/09/78 10/20/85 07/07/85 08/16/81 08/30/81 05/07/78 02/24/80 09/18/83 07/17/83 08/19/84 03/28/82 08/12/84 04/24/83 06/14/81 02/14/82 01/29/84 10/10/82 Transportation Transportation Utilities Utilities Veterans Veterans Veterans Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Weather Whitsett World War I World War I World War I World War I World War I World War I World War I World War II World War II World War II World War II World War II World War II World War II World War II World War II World War II Trailways, Greyhound Have Primitive Predecessors With coming of the Auto Came Accidents Area Received Electricity in 1902 Telephone Operators in 1912 Had Different Role Alamance Was Quick To Honor Its World War II Heroes Honoring the War Dead Local Men of "Old Hickory" Unit Helped Make History Alamance Creek Once Became A Raging Waterway Oh, Those January Ice Storms Scene From A Cold Winter Burlington Day September 1945 Storm Left Floods Across Alamance Snow Buried the County Back in 1940 Strange Winter of 1984-85 Twister of 1936 Turned Church to Rubble Two Feet of Snow Blanketed Co. One Cold Day in 1940 When Hazel Hit Alamance With Winter's Approach, Talk Turns to Snow Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes Whitsett Institute Had Good Baseball Team in 1916 "Big Gun" Once Stood in Middle of Webb 1920 Armistice Day was Big Celebration in County Alamance Boys Answered Call in 1917 to Fight Kaiser Day the Boys Came Home From War Liberty Bond Sales Helped Pay for World War I Parade Marked End of War (World War I) War's End Was Festive Occasion 1941 Was Greeted By World in Conflict Actor, Actress Came to Town to Spur Bond Sales in '42 Alamance Was Quick To Honor Its World War II Heroes Changed Front St Revisited on V-J Day Civil Air Patrol Members Searched for Downed Plans Fairchild Engine Co. Honored in '43 Fairchild Gunner Trainer Built in Burlington Had Short Life Graduates in 1937 Found World War Awaiting Them Pictures, Memories All That’s Left from Fairchild AT-21 Return of Nylons Was Cause for Celebration Bus in downtown Mebane in 1920s 1913 Automobile Accident Spike being driven for streetcar lines Dora Grund, chief telephone operator Graham Theatre '40s WWII Photo Display War Dead Honored by Memorial Board National Guard soldiers on Main St 1909 September 1945 Flood at Alamance Bridge Ice Storm in downtown Burl. About 1905 Worth Street photo (not dated) January 1940 snowstorm Lebanon M.E. Church in Meb 1936 N. Main St & Court Sq in Graham Snow Scene on Main St, Burlington Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm Whitsett Institute Baseball Team 1916 old Navy gun on Webb Ave. pre WWII Roster of World War I Company Celebration on May 30, 1919 Doughboys Parade in Burlington Main St. on Memorial Day in 1919 Burlington High School 1941 John Payne & Jane Wyman visit in 1942 Graham Theatre '40s WWII Photo Display V-J Day at Main & Front Streets CAP at Alamance Airport 1940s Fairchild Parade on Nove 30, 1943 Fairchild Gunner Haw River High School Class of 1937 Fairchild Aircraft Main St scene of hosiery's return from war TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN 04/28/85 03/30/80 08/30/81 05/10/81 09/30/84 07/30/78 11/18/84 11/27/83 01/06/80 07/16/78 09/08/85 06/13/82 02/23/85 02/10/85 04/14/85 08/13/78 11/04/79 12/08/85 05/13/84 08/03/80 10/31/82 02/07/82 04/01/79 02/03/80 01/11/81 11/19/78 06/21/81 04/22/84 09/30/84 12/23/79 01/06/85 10/28/84 06/30/85 08/29/82 07/28/85 05/17/81 World War II Youth World War II Affected All Do You Remember the Teenage Club in Burlington? Victory Bond Rally in late 1945 TN TN 06/10/79 06/09/85
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