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Ada Belle and Delia Florence Haymore Collection

Personal collection of Ada and Delia Haymore. Teachers in Mt. Airy N.C. Includes handwritten poetry, music lyrics, letters, photographs, deeds, and tax receipts. Not scanned but in the collection yearbooks from Oklahoma and Mt. Airy. Some textbooks used in their classes. Please contact Surry Community College to see the entire collection.

Surry County 'Possum and Chitterlin' Club

A collection of satirical menus from a social club that met during the early 20th century. The club met twice a year for dinners at the former Blue Ridge Inn.

Mount Airy Operatic Club

The Mount Airy Operatic Club performed operas and programs at various venues in Mount Airy, NC. The Opera Club of Mount Airy performed programs and operas at the various venues in Mount Airy, NC. They were also known as the Mount Airy Operatic Association, Mount Airy Opera Association, Mount Airy Operetta Club, Mount Airy Operetta Group, Mount Airy Operatic Group, Mount Airy Operatic Club, Mount Airy Opera Club and Opera Club of Mount Airy

Boy Scouts of America

Items relating to Boy Scouting in Surry County, including membership cards and certificates

Silver Slipper Club in Mount Airy

The Silver Slipper Club held dances in various venues in Mount Airy such as the Mount Airy Country Club, the Silver Slipper Ballroom on Main Street. The Fowler's Cafe was open all night to provide drinks and food for those who attended the dances.

Commercial Club in Mount Airy

The Commercial Club was a social club in Mount Airy that met in the Banner Building on Main Street.

Granite City Cotillion Club of Mount Airy

The Granite City Cotillion Club met in the Goldsmith Building in Mount Airy

The Granite Lodge #322, A.F. & A. M.

Items relating to the Granite Lodge, No. 322 , A.F. & A.M. in Mount Airy, including a one page newsletter and membership card.

Royal Arch Masons, Mount Airy Chapter 68

Items relating to the Mount Airy Chapter No. 68 of the Royal Arch Masons including programs and invitations

Mount Airy Kiwanis Club

Programs, photographs and histories of the Charter Members from the Mount Airy Kiwanis Club activities.

Granite City and Mount Airy Chapters of DeMolay

Item pertaining to the Granite City Chapter and the Mount Airy Chapter No. 88 Order of DeMolay Commandery

Loafers Club

small advertisement for buying U.S. savings bonds and stamps

Mount Airy Branch of the Granite Cutters' International Association of America

report sheet and photographs of the Mount Airy Branch of the Granite Cutters' International Association of America

The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Charter Night Mount Airy North Carolina

program for the charter night of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce of Mount Airy

Sertoma Club of Mount Airy NC

program for presentation of youth service award given to Miss Joan Nelson Still by Sertoma Club

NC Halls of Fame for Journalism Advertising and Public Relations

program for the induction to the NC Hall of Fame of Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations for Ed Jackson native of Mount Airy

Woman's Club of Mount Airy

items pertaining to the Woman's Club of Mount Airy including ticket and year books.

Shakespearean Circle

ledger from the Shakespearean Hall of Circle club detailing membership, minutes of meetings and fines

Mount Airy Fire Department

History of the Mount Airy Fire Department, including rosters, receipts and invoices, meeting minutes, accounts of fires attended and department by-laws. Earliest records are from 1904.

Garden Gate Club Yearbooks for 1950-1956

Yearbooks for the Garden Gate Club in Mount Airy (N.C.) 1950-1956

Altrusa Club of Mount Airy

Altrusa Club of Mount Airy service organization/club including photographs, papers and yearbook. The organizational meeting for Altrusa was on November 29, 1977 and the local club was chartered June 29, 1978. Barbara Case Summerlin was the first President in 1978-1979.

Arts and Crafts Guild of Mount Airy

Minute meetings of the Arts and Crafts Guild of Mount Airy

Spencer's Infant's and Children's Wear

History, photographs, and records from the Spencer's Infant's and Children's Wear company, founded in Mount Airy, NC. The company was founded on July 8, 1926 as Mount Airy Knitting Company, by W.E. Lindsay, John Banner, and J.H. Crossingham. F.L. Hatcher and G.C. Lovill later became partners in the business. The name was changed to Spencer's Infant's and Children's Wear in 1963, and local production closed in 2006.

Luther Byrd Collection

School Report of the History of Mount Airy written by Luther Byrd while in High School (1921 or 1922)

Nancy Miller Marshall Memoir

Bound memoir of Nancy Miller Marshall who was very active in the creation and promotion of what is now the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Marshall was also involved in several other social causes.

59th Company, North Carolina Reserve Militia

Journal detailing the formation of the 59th Company of the North Carolina Reserve Militia in 1918. Includes constitution and by-laws, and member roster. The record book also includes a few diary entries from the 1930s and a list of the questions and answers for a driver's license exam. The majority of the book is ledger entries for an unknown business, which are not included in this scan.

Wednesday Afternoon Book Club

Items pertaining to the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club in Mount Airy from 1939-2003 including minutes, membership lists, by-laws, book lists, and officers. This club meets twice a month on Wednesdays.

Esquire Branches School, Fall 1892

Listing of the students of "Esquire Branch" and the tuition paid, along with a length in months, possibly of attendance. The ledger also lists expenses paid, and is dated Fall 1892

Franklin High School

Items from Franklin High School, including a diploma from 1929 and a school newspaper from 1944.

Flat Rock Elementary School/ Flat Rock High School

Items from Flat Rock High School and Flat Rock Elementary School, including a high school banquet program and an analysis of the medical care given after the Flat Rock School fire.

JJ Jones High School

Items related to JJ Jones High School

Miss (Belle) Graves School- Mount Airy

Items related to Miss Belle Graves School, located in Mount Airy and operating in the late 1800s.

Gilmer Family

Items related to the Gilmer Family in Mount Airy, NC.

Town/City of Mount Airy

Miscellaneous items pertaining to the City of Mount Airy including booklets, regulations and documents

Mount Airy Male Academy

Catalogue of the Mount Airy Male Academy for the Scholastic Year ending June 1875

Mount Airy High School

A collection of items related to Mount Airy High School. The majority of the items are related to graduation or commencement, including invitations, name cards, and programs for various events. Some programs include activities at the elementary and junior high schools. Some items appear to have been removed from scrapbooks.

Reeves YMCA Community Center

Items and photographs pertaining to Reeves YMCA Community Center in Mount Airy NC

White Sulphur Springs Extension Homemakers Club

Items including scrapbooks from the White Sulphur Springs Extension Homemakers Club

Mount Airy City Schools

Items related to Mount Airy City Schools, including certificates and report cards.

John S. Clark Construction

Hardbound book detailing the history, employees, and construction projects of the John S. Clark Construction Company. Also includes advertisements from various construction industry businesses. Dated 1975.

Miss Mount Airy Pageant

Pageant programs from the Miss Mount Airy Pageant, dated 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974. Each program has information on local contestants, pageant proceedings, judges and awards. Also includes information on the national Miss America Pageant and it's contestants. Programs include sponsored advertisements from local businesses. Also included with the corresponding program are newspaper clippings about contestants in the Miss Mount Airy Pageant.

Wilma Jarrell Hiatt Collection of Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks created by and belonging to Wilma Jarrell Hiatt including numerous identified photographs of family, neighbors, friends, relatives and classmates, plus scrapbooks containing newspaper articles and clipping relating to the above.

Busy Bees Extension Homemakers Club

Items including scrapbooks from the Busy Bees Extension Homemakers Club formed in 1978

Modern Gardeners Club

Items pertaining to the Modern Gardeners Club of Mount Airy which was organized on August 31, 1956 and received its charter on May 4, 1957

Emma Jean Tucker Family Collection

Items pertaining to the Tucker-Dobson Families

Martin Memorial Hospital

Items related to Martin Memorial Hospital and Martin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Mount Airy, NC

Moody Funeral Home

Items pertaining to Moody Funeral Home including booklets, postcards, pamphlets, photographs, calendars. In the year 1902, Mr. E. A. Hannah and his wife arrived in Mount Airy from Indiana to go into business as a harness and coffin dealer. In 1915, Wade C. Moody, a young local resident, was hired by Hannah to be the janitor and to handle the two horses that pulled the funeral coach. In 1918, Moody married and was later drafted into the army for two years in World War I. Upon returning to Mount Airy, he was re-hired by Hannah. By this time, Mr. Hannah was in failing health and sold a part of the funeral business to Mr. Moody. Then, in 1920-21, Mr. Hannah sold the rest of the business to Mr. D.E. Nelson, and the funeral business then became the Nelson-Moody Funeral Home. In 1927-28, Mr. Nelson sold his half to Mr. Wade Moody, and the name was changed to Moody Funeral Home. The Business was then moved to the corner of Market and Franklin Street, and Mr. Moody became the sole owner. In 1935, Dennis W. Moody, the son of Wade C. Moody, joined his father in the business. But like his father before him, Dennis had to leave the business temporarily to serve his four years in the Armed Services. In 1947-48, Dennis became the President of Moody Funeral Home, which then extended into Dobson, North Carolina and Stuart, Virginia. This made the total of three facilities, which is what there is today. Dennis W. Moody, Jr. joined his father in 1969-70, and was with the business until his death in 1983. Robert H. Moody, current President, joined the firm in 1978. As we are in the fourth generation of serving the people of Northwest North Carolina and Southwest Virginia, our charge is to live up to the slogan which Dennis W. Moody, Jr. created: "We strive for a quality of service that will give you a service of quality."

North Surry High School

Items related to North Surry High School

Renfro Corporation (Renfro Hosiery Mills)

Miscellaneous items from Renfro Corporation (Renfro Hosiery Mills) in Mount Airy, ,NC

Mount Airy Sports Teams

Miscellaneous items pertaining to sports teams in Mount Airy

Mount Airy Graniteers

During the 1930-1950s, almost every town of any size in North Carolina had a professional minor league baseball team. Mount Airy featured two teams: The Mount Airy Reds from 1934 - 1937, and the Graniteers from 1938 - 1941 and 1946 - 1950. After being interrupted by the War, baseball returned and life-long friendshops formed between the players and fans during the final Graniteer years. The Blue Ridge League folded in 1950 with the Graniteers winning the league championship. Professional baseball never returned to Mount Airy or other small towns, but the memories continued with players who settled in the Mount Airy area and through reunions that brought players and fans together.

Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

Items pertaining to the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

Mount Airy Chapter No. 18 Order of the Eastern Star

Mount Airy Chapter No. 18 Order of the Eastern Star yearbook 1978-1979. The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both men and women may belong. Worldwide, there are approximately 1 million members under the General Grand Chapter. The Eastern Star is a social order comprised of persons with spiritual values but it is not a religion. The appeal rests in the true beauty of the refreshing and character-building lessons that are so sincerely portrayed in its ritualistic work. A deep fraternal bond exists between the members. It is the wholesome relationship of sisterly and brotherly love brought about through high principles exemplified in our lives which makes us near and dear to each other. While this is an Order composed of people of deep spiritual convictions, it is open to all faiths, except no faith. The personal welfare of our members is vital to all of those in the Eastern Star and it is considered a privilege to help another member whenever we can. View Video Purposes: The stated purposes of the organization are: Charitable, Educational, Fraternal and Scientific; but there is much more to it than that. Dr. Rob Morris, the Poet Laureate of Masonry, founded the Order using beautiful and inspiring biblical examples of heroic conduct and moral values. These portray the noble principles which should adorn the personal lives of Eastern Star members. Eastern Star strives to take good people and through uplifting and elevating associations of love and service, and through precept and example, build an Order which is truly dedicated to charity, truth and loving kindness. Projects: Concrete evidence of the charitable nature of the organization as it affects others is the millions of dollars which have been raised within the membership to support national, jurisdictional and local charities. Many Grand Jurisdictions have homes for their senior members.

Sonya Dodd Collection

Items belong to Sonya Dodd related to the Reynolds family. Includes family photographs and newspaper articles.

Mount Airy Lodge No. 2061 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Program

Mount Airy Lodge No. 2061 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks items such as programs

Mount Airy Jaycees

Records from the Mount Airy Jaycees dating from 1974-1981. Includes minutes, newsletters, and other records of events and activities of the club.

Gypsy Hollingsworth

Items related to the Hollingsworth family, especially Gypsy Hollingsworth. Includes biographies, obituaries, and an exhibit catalog.

Mount Airy Youth Foundation

Items pertaining to the Mount Airy Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the sports programs at Mount Airy High School. It was organized during the mid-1940s and early records reflect that the money was raised mainly through donations and a few small fundraisers.

Mount Airy Waterworks

Items related to Mount Airy Waterworks.

Mount Airy Country Club

Miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Mount Airy Country Club, a membership only private social, golf and swim club established in 1926.

First Baptist Church of Mount Airy

Miscellaneous items pertaining to the First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC including directories, programs, newsletters, bulletins and photographs. CHURCH HISTORY Mt. Airy First Baptist Church was organized on August 9, 1879 under the name The Mt. Airy Baptist Church of Christ. Sixteen people formed the charter membership which has grown to our current membership of more than 800 and a resident membership of almost 500. The organizing of the church is believed to be unique in the fact that, the day it was founded, the membership had at hand a new, up-to-date, frame building ready and waiting. A Sunday School was promptly organized and a Women’s Missionary Society was organized in 1887. In 1906 work began on the granite building that would house a sanctuary, but today houses our fellowship hall. This building was completed in 1912 and served as the center for all activities until the granite educational building was dedicated the week of March 1-6, 1953. A new sanctuary was dedicated October 6, 1968 and remains as the current sanctuary. After worship services and activities were moved to the new sanctuary and educational building , what became known as the "old sanctuary" was used less and began to deteriorate. Yet, the church continued to grow and more space was needed. So, in March 1990 the church voted to undertake extensive renovations designed to both preserve the wonderful properties of the old sanctuary and utilize all the space inside to its fullest potential. From this came a Fellowship Hall where many church activities are held, a modern, expanded kitchen that allows us to provide ministries such as Friends Feeding Friends, a dedicated nursery suite, children's Sunday School floor, and a youth suite with Sunday School rooms and a gathering place for our youth ministry. Since that time, renovations have been completed on the Educational Building and the old Fellowship Hall, creating a place for small gatherings such as showers, meetings and funeral visitations. We are currently undergoing another period of renovation, updating our current sanctuary building. Throughout our history, all of the expansions and renovations were undertaken in order to make our physical facility useful and accessible to everyone. The additions of Handicapped parking, a separate Nursery entrance, an elevator, and numerous ramps have combined to make FBC a welcoming place to all. The paragraphs above list the history of our church buildings, but our history goes far beyond buildings and renovations. We have seen our membership grow with each passing year and have been blessed with many wonderful pastors and lay leaders. Our WMU and Baptist Men have been and continue to be active in prayer, missions and many other ways. In the community, Friends Feeding Friends provides a meal to those who need one each week. We have a busy Senior Adult Prime Timers ministry, as well as ongoing youth and children’s activities and projects. For more information, a complete history of our church is available in the church office. The following excerpt was taken from the forward of our Church History compiled in honor of our 125th anniversary in 2004. We hope we will continue to live life in such a way. It is interesting to note that the light bulb was invented in the same year that our church was organized. May we suggest that just as the light bulb brought light to the world, so did the members and work of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Airy. As men and women through the years have allowed God to lead in their lives, they have brightened and illuminated many things. May we go forward as a church in seeking God's will in our lives, that God may be glorified and that we may be the people He would have us be."

Calvary Baptist Church

Items related to Calvary Baptist Church

Central United Methodist Church

items related to Central United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, NC

First Presbyterian Church of Mount Airy

items related to First Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, NC

Haymore Memorial Baptist Church

items related to Haymore Memorial Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Holly Springs Baptist Church

items related to Holly Springs Baptist Church

Blue's Grove Baptist Church

Items related to Blue's Grove Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Mount Airy

Items related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mount Airy, NC

Trinity Episcopal Church

Items related to Trinity Episcopal Church in Mount Airy, NC.

Hope Church

Items related to Hope Church in Mount Airy, NC.

Christ Community Church

items from Christ Community Church in Mount Airy, NC

Grace Moravian Church

Items pertaining to Grace Moravian Church including directory, photographs, etc.

Mount Airy Rotary Club

items related to the Mount Airy Rotary Club

Edward Webb Presbyterian Church

Items related to the (defunct) Edward Webb Presbyterian Church

The Community Church - Mount Airy

Items related to The Community Church in Mount Airy, NC

Blackwater Community Church

Items related to Blackwater Community Church in Mount Airy, NC.

Blackwater United Methodist Church

Items related to Blackwater United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, N.C.

Selected Songs - First Edition

First Edition of the "Selected Songs" hymn booklet by W.M. Branch, published in 1920.

Jehovah's Witnesses of Mount Airy

Items related to the Jehovah's Witnesses of Mount Airy

Ivy Green Baptist Church

Items related to Ivy Green Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC.

Rockford Street Methodist Church

Items related to Rockford Street Methodist Church in Mount Airy, NC.

Mount Airy Friends Meeting

Items related to the Mount Airy Friends Meeting in Mount Airy, NC

Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church

Items pertaining to Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church

Indian Grove Baptist Church

items pertaining to Indian Grove Baptist Church

New Life Baptist Church

items pertaining to New Life Baptist Church

Slate Mountain Baptist Church

Items related to Slate Mountain Baptist Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina

Zion Baptist Church

Items pertaining to the Zion Baptist Church, Virginia Street, Mt. Airy, NC

Shelton Church of the Brethren

items pertaining to Shelton Church of the Brethren

Faith Tabernacle Emmanuel Pentecostal Church (Apostolic) Inc.

items pertaining to Faith Tabernacle Emmanuel Pentecostal Church (Apostolic) Inc.

United Primitive Baptist Church

items pertaining to United Primitive Baptist Church

Flat Rock Baptist Church

items pertaining to Flat Rock Baptist Church

Friendly Tabernacle Church

items pertaining to Friendly Tabernacle Church

Stateline Primitive Baptist Church

items pertaining to Stateline Primitive Baptist Church

Stuarts Creek "Old Hollow" Primitive Baptist Church

items pertaining to Stuarts Creek "Old Hollow" Primitive Baptist Church

Midway Baptist Church

Items related to Midway Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Antioch Baptist Church

Items pertaining to Antioch Baptist Church

Hebron Methodist Church

Items related to Hebron Methodist Church (no longer in existence)

Salem United Methodist Church

Items pertaining to Salem United Methodist Church

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Items related to Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Mount Airy Church of Christ

Items related to the Mount Airy Church of Christ

Oak Grove Baptist Church

Items related to Oak Grove Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Pleasant View Baptist Church

Items related to Pleasant View Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Blessed Hope Baptist Church

Items related to Blessed Hope Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Church of God of Prophecy

Items related to the Church of God of Prophecy in Mount Airy, NC

Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church

Items related to the Flat Rock Pentecostal Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC. The Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church was organized on October 15, 1923 by the Rev. H.V. Dempsey, pastor at that time of the Mount Airy Pentecostal Holiness Church located on Durham Street. The organization took place in the home of Curtis Blackmon. There were six charter members - Mr. & Mrs. William Branch, Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Blackmon, Mrs. Mitch (Essie) Timmons, and Mrs. Edna Davis. This comprised the total membership for sometime. A meeting place was secured in an old rundown and planked-up building near what is now known as the Belton Road. In late 1925 and early 1926, Curtis Blackmon purchased property on both sides of the street now known as Pentecostal Holiness Church Road. On the Northeast side of the street, he built a home; on the Southwest side of the street, he donated property for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Curtis Blackmon was a humble but determined and God fearing man. The church was built largely by his efforts and did prosper. The present church structure was built during the pastorate of Dr. Jack Goodson in 1968.

Grace Baptist Church

Items related to Grace Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Loves Grove Primitive Baptist Church

Items related to Loves Grove Primitive Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Mount Airy Wesleyan Church

Items related to the Mount Airy Wesleyan Church in Mount Airy, NC

Southside Baptist Church

Items related to Southside Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Saint Andrew Lutheran Church

items pertaining to Saint Andrew Lutheran Church in Mount Airy (N.C.)

Woodland (Missionary) Baptist Church

items pertaining to Woodland (Missionary) Baptist Church.

Woodville Baptist Church

Items related to Woodville Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Old Hollow Primitive Baptist Church

items relating to Old Hollow Primitive Baptist Church

Maple Grove United Methodist Church

Items related to Maple Grove United Methodist Church in the Pine Ridge Community of Surry County, NC

Round Peak Primitive Baptist Church

Items related to Round Peak Primitive Baptist Church in the Round Peak Community of Surry County, NC.

Salvation Baptist Church

Items related to Salvation Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church

Items related to Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church in Surry County, NC

Oak Grove United Methodist Church

Items pertaining to Oak Grove United Methodist Church

Union Hill Friends Meeting

Items pertaining to Union Hill Friends Meeting

Pine Ridge Baptist Church

Items related to Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC.

North Main Street School

Items pertaining to North Main Street School in Mount Airy (N.C.)

Franklin Elementary School

Items pertaining to Franklin Elementary School

South Main Street Junior High School

items pertaining to South Main Street Junior High School

Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church

Items related to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, NC

Faith Baptist Church

Items related to Faith Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Franklin Heights United Methodist Church

items related to Franklin Heights United Methodist Church in the Franklin Community of Surry County, NC

Genesis Full Gospel Church

items related to Genesis Full Gospel Church in Mount Airy, NC

Iglesia Pentecostal Cristo Viene

Items related to Iglesia Pentecostal Cristo Viene in Mount Airy, NC

Joylight Baptist Church

Items related to Joylight Baptist Church

Laurel Springs Baptist Church

items related to Laurel Springs Baptist Church in the Pine Ridge community of Surry County, NC

Community Baptist Church

items related to Community Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Laurel Bluff Baptist Church

items related to Laurel Bluff Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Mount Airy Christian Church

items related to Mount Airy Christian Church in Mount Airy, NC

Mount Airy Church of God

Items related to Mount Airy Church of God

Mount Airy First Church of the Brethren

Items related to Mount Airy Church of the Brethren

Northside Baptist Church

Items related to Northside Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Old Rugged Cross Baptist Church

items related to Old Rugged Cross Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Shining Light Baptist Church

items related to Shining Light Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Gospel Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

Items related to The Gospel Tabernacle Primitive Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Zion United Methodist Church

items related to Zion United Methodist Church in Mount Aity, NC

Beulahland Baptist Church

Items related to Beulahland Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC. Beulahland Baptist Church began July 4, 1996. The first minister was Rev. Roger Miller. The current building consists of the Fellowship Hall, first used as the church, and the new building built in 2000; now the sanctuary. Information given to David Wright by Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, church members, March 12, 2020.

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Items related to Cornerstone Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Maranatha Baptist Church

Items related to Maranatha Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Stoney Creek Baptist Church

items related to Stoney Creek Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

The Peoples Church

Items related to The Peoples Church in Mount Airy, NC

The Sanctuary

Items related to The Sanctuary in Mount Airy, NC

United Daughters of the Confederacy

Items related to the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Mount Airy, NC

Fancy Gap Baptist Church

Items related to Fancy Gap Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Mount Airy Pentecostal Holiness Church

Items related to Mount Airy Pentecostal Holiness Church

River of Life Community Church

Items related to River of Life Community Church in Mount Airy, NC

New Covenant Baptist Church

Items related to New Covenant Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Bread of Life Baptist Church

Items related to Bread of Life Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

True Vine Baptist Church

Items related to True Vine Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

House of God - Mount Airy

Items related to House of God - Mount Airy

Rockford Street School

items pertaining to Rockford Street School in Mount Airy (N.C.)

Canaan's Shore Old Regular Baptist Church

Items related to Canaan's Shore Old Regular Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Clark's Temple United Holy Church

Items related to Clark's Temple United Holy Church

Family Worship Center

Items related to the Family Worship Center in Mount Airy, NC

Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

Items related to Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Flippin Memorial Baptist Church

Items related to Flippin Memorial Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Gospel Mission Baptist Church

Items related to Gospel Mission Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Korner's Grove Primitive Baptist Church

Items related to Korner's Grove Baptist Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC

New Life Pentecostal Church

Items related to New Life Pentecostal Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC

Autumn Leaves Festival

Items pertaining to the Autumn Leaves Festival

Cross Creek Country Club

Items pertaining to Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy (N.C.)

New Venture Baptist Church

Items related to New Venture Baptist Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC

North Main Church of Christ

Items related to North Main Church of Christ

Payne's Chapel Baptist Church

Items related to Payne's Chapel Baptist Church in the Flat Rock Community of Surry County, NC

Shiloh Baptist Church

Items related to Shiloh Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

The Bridge Church International

Items related to The Bridge Church International in the Flat Rock community of Surry County, NC

Triumphant Pentecostal Church (Apostolic) Inc.

Items related to the The Triumphant Pentecostal Church (Apostolic) Inc. in Mount Airy, NC

Victory Baptist Church

Items related to Victory Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Welcome Baptist Church

Items related to Welcome Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

Mount Herman United Methodist Church

Items related to Mount Herman United Methodist Church in Surry County, NC

Banner Family

Items related to the Banner Family in Mount Airy, NC

Hollingsworth Family

Items related to the Hollingsworth Family in Surry County, NC

Woodroffe Family Collection

Items related to the Woodroffe Family in Mount Airy, NC. Includes items related to the family's original home in Tonbridge, England.

Westside Baptist Church

Items related to Westside Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NCd

Surry County Schools Literary Magazines

Literary magazine collections containing teacher selected pieces of work from grades kindergarten through twelve.

Gwyn Family Collection

Items related to the Gwyn Family of Mount Airy, NC, including Richard Littleton Gwyn and his brothers and sisters

Temple Baptist Church

Items related to Temple Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

St. Paul A.M.E. (African Methodist Episcopal) Church

items pertaining to the St. Paul A.M.E. (African Methodist Episcopal) Church

Salvation Army Church

Items related to The Salvation Army in Mount Airy, NC

Amazing Grace Ministries

items related to Amazing Grace Ministries in Mount Airy, NC

Bryant Chapel Baptist Church

Items related to Bryant Chapel Baptist Church in Mount Airy, NC

J.A. Atkins Chemical Company

Items related to the J.A. Atkins Chemical Company in Mount Airy, NC

Bank of Mount Airy

Items related to the Bank of Mount Airy in Mount Airy, NC

Banner Manufacturing Company

Items related to the Banner Manufacturing Company in Mount Airy, NC

Banner Warehouse

Items related to Banner Warehouse in Mount Airy, NC

Belk Department Store - Mount Airy

Items related to the Belk in Mount Airy, NC

Belton's Cafe

Items related to Belton's Cafe in Mount Airy, NC

Union Primitive Baptist Church

Items related to Union Primitive Baptist Church

Belton's Laundry

Items related to Belton's Laundry in Mount Airy, NC

Blue Ridge Esso Service

Items related to Blue Ridge Esso Service in Mount Airy, NC

Blue Ridge Hotel

Items related to the Blue Ridge Hotel in Mount Airy, NC

Blue Ridge Supply Company

Items related to Blue Ridge Supply Company in Mount Airy, NC

Boles Body Shop and Upholstery

Items related to Boles Body Shop and Upholstery

Bray's Mill

Items related to Bray's Mill in Mount Airy, NC

Callaway and Jackson

Items related to Callaway and Jackson: The Pure Food Store in Mount Airy, NC

Car-Del Supply Company

Items related to Car-Del Supply Company in Mount Airy, NC. Car-Del Supply Company were distributors of doughnuts, peanuts, potato chips, bakery products and sandwiches.

Carolina Virginia Fair

Items related to the Carolina Virginia Fair in Mount Airy, NC

Carter and Lewellyn, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law

Items related to Carter and Lewellyn, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law

Center Theatre

Items related to the Center Theatre in Mount Airy, NC

Central Telephone Company

Items related to the Central Telephone Company in Mount Airy, NC

City Electric Light and Water Department

Items related to City Electric Light and Water Department in Mount Airy, NC

Cottage Canning Company

Items related to the Cottage Canning Company in Mount Airy, NC

O.A. Davis Insurance Agency

Items related to O.A. Davis Insurance Agency in Mount Airy, NC

F.V. Dearmin and Son

Items related to F.V. Dearmin and Son in Mount Airy, NC

Jim Dowell Produce Company

Items related to Jim Dowell Produce Company in Mount Airy, NC

Eastern Star Circus and Bazaar

Items related to the Eastern Star Circus and Bazaar

North Carolina Granite Corporation

Items pertaining to the North Carolina Granite Corporation and the quarry

J.H. Fulton and Company

Items related to J.H. Fulton and Company in Mount Airy, NC

W.F. Midkiff General Store

Items related to W.F. Midkiff in Mount Airy, NC

Duke Power Company

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Fulton Insurance Agency

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Farmers Union Warehouse

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Firestone Home and Auto Supplies

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G.G. Warren Wholesale Distributor

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O.B. Webb Plumbing and Heating

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Warren Distributing Company

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The Willow Hotel

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Foy Lumber Company

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W. Fulton and Company

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Galloway Opera House

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Workmen's Building and Loan Association of Mount Airy

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Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association

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Grand Theatre

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Granite City Motor Company

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Granite City Realty and Trust

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R.L. Gwyn

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Central Hotel

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The Surry Times

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Victory Theatre

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Earle Theatre

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Harris Wrench Company

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G.C. Hauser's Cash Store

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Hawks-Boyles Company

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S.A. Hennis and Company

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Hylton Auto Supply

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Surry Agricultural Credit Corporation

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Surry County Fair Association

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Bright Leaf Drive-In Theater

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Ideal Monumental Works

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Idle Wilde Farms

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Idlewilde Brick Works

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Inman Electric Company

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Jackson Brothers Department Store

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C.D. Jarvis

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Kasco Feed and Seed Store

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Lebanon and Orchard Street Sewer Company

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Quality Mills, Inc.

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Ed Sparger Real Estate

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Southern Public Utilities

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Liberty-Jones Warehouse

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G.C. Lovill Company

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Hylton Insurance Agency

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Market Street Garage

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Mayberry Cinemas

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Scenic Motors, Incorporated

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R.C. Simmons and Son Fertilizer

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Ben F. Short Candies and Gum

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Scott Distributing Company Wholesale Confectionary, Drugs, School Supplies, Tobacco

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McLellan's Stores

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Mount Airy Furniture Company

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W.E. Merritt Company

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John H. Midkiff Hardware

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Mount Airy Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Incorporated

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Mount Airy Chair Company

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Mount Airy Farm Center

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Evelyn Reynolds Hodge Collection

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Mount Airy Guano Company, Inc.

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Mount Airy Iron Works

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Mount Airy Marble Works

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Mount Airy Jewelry Company

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Mount Airy Miniature Golf

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Skyline Memory Gardens, Inc.

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Mount Airy Paint Store

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Mount Airy Plumbing and Electric Company

Mount Airy Produce Exchange

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Mount Airy Public Library

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Mount Airy Sewer

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Mount Airy Supply, Incorporated

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National Furniture Company

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National Theatre

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Woodruff's Flowers

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L.W. Ashby and Company

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J.D. Sargent Granite Company

Mount Airy Mantel and Table Company

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Temple Esso Service Station

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Hennis Funeral Home

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H.L. Payne Midget Produce Market

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Planters Warehouse

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Boyles Shoe Store

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J.W. Prather Clothing Company

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Floyd S. Pike Electrical Contractor, Inc.

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Arnold Quesinberry- Hardware, Harness and Sadlery

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Quality Hardware and Appliance Store

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Riverdale Auto Parts

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Rose's 5, 10 and 25c Stores, Inc.

J.H. Rountree Company, Inc.

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S.E. Marshall and Company

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F.G. Tilley Jewelers

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Mount Airy Tobacco Company

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The Peoples Drug Company

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J.D. Smith Grocery

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T.L Brim and Son

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Weiner-Burger Restaurant

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Wayne Easter Collection

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R.L. Haymore

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Dan Valley Lumber Company

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Mount Airy Insurance and Realty Company

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H.O. Woltz, Attorney at Law

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Joseph W. Ashby

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W.S. Wolfe Drug Company

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I.W. West Drug Company

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Turnmyre's Drug Store

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R.T. Joyce Hardware

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L.A. Jarvis Wholesale Groceries

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R.C. Poore Feed Stuff and Groceries

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J.W. Beasley City Barber Shop

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Mount Airy Saloon

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Charles Stores Company

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F. Rees Clothing

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J.C. Penney Company

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Downtown Cinema Theater

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Surry County Dry Prize Company

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Blue Ridge Beauty Shoppe

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Farmers Dairy Products

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Renfro Inn

Swanson Motor Company

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Jerry Lewis Cinema

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Haymore's Texaco Service and Truck Stop

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Hutchens Laundry and Cleaners

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Standard Auto Parts

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Blue Ridge Restaurant

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Lyons Lumber Company

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Luther Earles Variety Store

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Pendleton Coal Yard

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Leonard's Jewelers

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B & O Furniture

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Holcomb Hardware

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J.R. Caudle & Son

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Cockerham's Flowers

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W.G. Sydnor Insurance and Real Estate

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Ashcraft Drug Company

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Belton Shoe Shop

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Fowler Piggly Wiggly Co.

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Sides Mill and Ice Company

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Taylor & Banner Prescription Druggists

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J.H. Blakemore Photographer

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Harry La Mar Jeweler

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J.P. Cox

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United Savings and Loan Association

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Hiatt and Hiatt, Attorneys at Law

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J.E. Ayers and Company

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Jones Funeral Home and Chapel

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KASCO Seeds, Plants and Produce

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Poore's Dry Cleaners

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Sparger Brothers General Store

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Techform, Inc.

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J.W. Fulk Staple and Fancy Groceries

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Schafer Building Supply

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Surry Sales Company

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Earl J. Wilson Plumbing and Heating

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Haynes Coal and Oil Company

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Hill-Top Transport

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I.B. York Manufacturer of Ice Boxes

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Mount Airy Welding Works

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Mount Airy Drug Company, Inc.

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Wood Wholesale, Inc.

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Patterson Buick, Inc.

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Polly Patterson Johnson, Artist

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Mount Airy Art League

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Mount Airy Orchard Company

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A.V. West Farm

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A.J. Gwyn Plumbing and Heating

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Mount Airy Concert Association

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Matt Hines, General Contractor

Items related to Matt Hines, General Contractor James Madison "Matt" Hines was born July 31, 1893 at his parent's farm in Carroll County, Virginia - not very far from the North Carolina border. Matt's father was William "Will" Hines. Will's parents were Robert Hines and Susan Forkner, who lived in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Matt's mother was Mary E. Virginia "Mollie" Mitchell. Mollie was born in Franklin County, Virginia and her parents were William Allen "Buck" Mitchell and Nancy Jane Price. Matt married Stella Sherman Parker on May 12, 1917 in Mount Airy. Early in their marriage, Matt built a two-story home for his wife and young daughter, Alma. It was the first home he built and is located at the corner of Country Club Road and North Main Street. The current address is 1809 North Main Street. Matt did most of the work on that house himself. The lumber for the house came from his family's land in Virginia. He loaded logs onto a horse-drawn cart and took them to a mill to have them cut into lumber. When a contractor came to Mount Airy to build a school, Matt got a job with him, and stayed on that project until it was finished. The contractor then placed Matt in charge of remodeling a house. Soon after that, Matt's brother-in-law, WeldonParker, asked Matt to build a new house for him. Then, several other people asked him to do the same thing. Matt taught himself how to draw blueprints, and he started his own contracting business. As Matt's business became successful, he built a new home for his family, which later included another daughter Marianna. It was a two-story brick home and is located at what is now 1132 North Main Street in Mount Airy. He built that home in the 1920s and was originally numbered 480 North Main Street. Over the years, Matt employed many people and built many houses, including some of the nicest homes in Mount Airy. He built some of the stores downtown and schools and churches. Matt also built homes in other towns, including Dobson and Winston-Salem, where one of his projects was a big apartment building. He also built many houses to rent and sell. Sometimes Matt had three to five projects going at once. To keep a steady supply of lumber, Matt bought tracts of land and started his own lumber company. He also opened Hines Pallet and Reel Company where they made pallets for the government during World War II. The most active years for Matt and his contracting business were in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Matt eventually retired in the 1950s and moved part-time to Daytona Beach, Florida. He died on July 4, 1980 and was buried in Mount Airy at Oakdale Cemetery.