DAVIDSON HISTORY
William Lee Davidson
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,...
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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 copper or...
read more“A Monument to the Gastric Propensities of Man”
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...
read moreWhen Davidson Trembled
DAVIDSON HISTORY In a column printed in The Progressive Farmer (Winston, N.C.) on November 24, 1886, Georgia newspaperman and humorist, Bill Arp, recounted an experience he had while visiting Davidson College in the middle of October. “While I was upstairs in a...
read moreA Most Delicious Tradition
SPORTS Nearly ninety years ago Davidson’s Track Coach Heath Whittle had a dilemma. He needed a way to identify prospective runners for his Track and Field team. Before the days of the internet and YouTube videos of impressive sports achievements,...
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