by Nancy Griffith | Jan 6, 2019 | Bottom Left Black Box, Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY On October 10, 1922 the Elizabeth City Independent published a report featuring a Mooresville native and Davidson College grad. Titled “Augustus Leazar,” the article declared that “Hundreds of people craned their necks Sunday to watch this...
by Nancy Griffith | Dec 12, 2018 | Davidson History, Top Right Black Box
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY For over a century, Davidson has been a village of readers. A movement, which started in the late 19th century, has resulted in the town’s current roster of, at least, 35 book clubs. According to historians Jan Blodgett and Ralph Levering,...
by Jan Blodgett | Nov 23, 2018 | Davidson History, Top Right Black Box
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY The December 1895 issue of the Davidson Monthly contains an editorial protesting required attendance for a Thanksgiving service. After noting that a survey the year before had revealed 78% of the student body opposed compulsory...
by Nancy Griffith | Oct 11, 2018 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY Davidson College, around which the town of Davidson was organized, was named for General William Lee Davidson, a hero of the American Revolution. Davidson, the son of George and Margaret Ware Davidson, was born in Lancaster County,...
by Nancy Griffith | Sep 25, 2018 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY 150 years ago, E.F.R. published an advertisement in Charlotte’s Western Democrat concerning a token which had recently been used as money in Davidson. His description was as follows: A Tradesman’s Card, or Token. A coin, apparently of...
by Jan Blodgett | Sep 15, 2018 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY It seems like new restaurants and eateries are popping up all over Davidson these days. But there was a time when restaurants were more of a novelty. In 1924, a new hotel opened (just about where the Village Inn is now) with a full-service...
