DAVIDSON HISTORY
A Scottish New Year
NEWS Each December the Saint Andrew Society of Carolina holds a “First Footin’” celebration at the Rural Hill historic site near Huntersville. This tradition harks back to Scotland’s Hogmanay (Hog-muh-nay), celebrated on New Year’s Day. In the latter half of...
Ramah Presbyterian Church
NEWS If you like to take a back route to avoid the I-77 traffic, you may have taken Ramah Church Road. This lovely winding road is named for the white frame Ramah Presbyterian Church, located amid trees and farmland about a mile from Huntersville. The church,...
Davidson’s First Female Postmaster
NEWS Davidson’s first female postmaster, Martha Jane Brady, was appointed in 1874. Born in Rowan County in 1837, she was still living there with her parents, Samuel and Frances Booker Hart, in 1850. Census records reveal that she had attended school. She married...
“Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night”
NEWS Today “snail mail,” or written personal correspondence, is increasingly rare in the United States. Spoiled by technology – texts, emails, social media – we are now accustomed to almost instant communication. But written correspondence used to be the way...
Davidson in 1906
NEWS On May 21, 1906, the Charlotte News and Times published an article entitled “Davidson, a Thriving Collegiate Town.” The article described the town as home to Davidson College, an “excellent institution of learning,” and the North Carolina Medical College. P.W....