The Fighting Parson

Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY The Fighting Parson Benjamin Rice Lacy, Jr., grandson of Davidson president Drury Lacy and a 1906 Davidson graduate, was nicknamed “The Fighting Parson” after his actions in World War I. According to the Davidsonian, while in...

Fires in Davidson, Part II

Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY Fires in Davidson, Part II There is little mention of fires in Davidson during the 1940s. According to Davidson native and former mayor John Woods, at that time the fire department was located in a building attached to the south side of...