DAVIDSON HISTORY
The Gnome Man
NEWS Beginning in the late 1970s, Thomas Fetzer Clark, known locally as “Tom” or “T-bird Tommy,” began a second career that would make him famous around the world. Clark grew up in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, and graduated from Davidson College in 1949. He...
It’s a Time Machine: No Really, This Isn’t a Joke
NEWS Admittedly, I originally thought the recent news about the Red Line was an April Fool’s joke. It wasn’t, and News of Davidson has published several articles to provide Davidson residents with as much information about the Red Line as possible. So, when...
Davidson Lights Up!
NEWS Accustomed as we are to the sparkling nighttime lights of Davidson’s streets and buildings, it’s hard for us to imagine what things were like before electric lighting. Buildings in the town and on campus, lit by dim gas and kerosene lamps, looked quite...
Miss Winnie Potts: An Article for Women’s History Month
NEWS Beloved teacher, Mary Winifred “Winnie” Potts, was born in Mecklenburg County in 1898. Her parents were merchant William A. Potts and his wife, Lucy Thompson Potts. Miss Winnie’s father died in 1911, and by 1914 Winnie had completed high school and was...
Miss Maude Vinson: An Article for Women’s History Month
NEWS In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought I’d write about two of Davidson’s influential women teachers. The first is Maude Vinson, the daughter of Davidson professor William D. Vinson and his wife, Lillie Helper Vinson. Maude was born on January 21,...