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  Rockford General Store

  items related to the Rockford General Store beginning in 1875. Includes lists of customers, purchases and prices, and debts paid.
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  Siloam General Store

  Items from the Siloam General Store in Siloam, NC
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  T.E. Davenport General Store

  Items related to T.E. Davenport General Store on Old Lowgap Road in Surry County, NC
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  Sparger Brothers General Store

  items related to Sparger Brothers General Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  Jessup General Store

  items pertaining to the Jessup General Store in Westfiels (N.C.)
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  H.F. Wright Grocery

  Items related to H.F. Wright Grocery in Westfield, NC Wright's General Store, Henry Franklin Wright - owner, Westfield, North Carolina, Stokes County, born 9-15-1884, died 2-10-1971, the store was bought in 1888 by John Henry Wright and his wife Melissa Wright for $125, it was run by Melissa Wright until her death in 1934, Henry Franklin Wright, their son, took over the business and ran it until one year before his death in 1971, Henry's son, Cleave Hal Wright, ran the store 1969 until 1974, Cleave's son, Roger Allen Wright, and wife Sheila operated the store from 1974 until it closed in 1985
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  W.F. Midkiff General Store

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

  Items pertaining to Dockery Store collection.
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  G.C. Hauser's Cash Store

  Items related to G.C. Hauser's Cash Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  Walter Sparger Store

  Items pertaining to Walter Sparger Store
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  W.J. Key and Son Store

  items pertaining to W.J. Key and Son Store
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  Luther Earles Variety Store

  Items related to Luther Earles Variety Store
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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.
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  Jackson Brothers Department Store

  Items related to Jackson Brothers Department Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  Rockford Day Ledger

  Ledger from 1831
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  Kasco Feed and Seed Store

  Items related to Kasco Feed and Seed Store
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  Mount Airy Paint Store

  Items related to Mount Airy Paint Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  Boyles Shoe Store

  Items related to Boyles Shoe Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  Quality Hardware and Appliance Store

  Items related to Quality Hardware and Appliance Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  Turnmyre's Drug Store

  items pertaining to Turnmyre's Drug Store on Main Street in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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  W.M. Stone Drug Store

  items pertaining to W.M. Stone Drug Store on Courthouse Square in Dobson (N.C.)
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  Smith's Rexall Drug Store

  items pertaining to Smith's Rexall Drug Store
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  Shore Feed Store

  Items related to Shore Feed Store in Pilot Mountain, NC
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  Surry County Agriculture (General)

  Items related to general agricultural topic in Surry County (N.C.)
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  Linda Dollyhigh Photographs

  Three black and white photographs and one newspaper article on William Jackson and his family, including Jackson in Woodruff's General Store.
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  J.R. Caudle & Son

  items related to J.R. Caudle & Son - General Merchandise in Mount Airy (N.C.)
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  Granite Mercantile Company

  Items related to the Granite Mercantile Company in Mount Airy, NC
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  Siloam Bargain House

  items pertaining to Siloam Bargain House
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  E.J. Key

  Items related to E.J. Key in Ararat, NC
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  Carol Snow Simpson Collection

  Miscellaneous items from the collection of Carol Snow Simpson containing photographs, poll books, store journals
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  Belk Department Store - Mount Airy

  Items related to the Belk in Mount Airy, NC
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  Surry County Schools

  Items related to the Surry County Schools. These items are not attributable to a specific "named" school or are general to all of the schools in Surry County.
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  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.
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  Mountain Park Community

  General Items related to the history of the Mountain Park Community
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  J.H. Blakemore Photographer

  items related to J.H. Blakemore Photographer and Artist. JACOB HENRY BLAKEMORE, of Mount Airy, N. C., is a native of Virginia, born at Mount Crawford, August 12, 1832. In 1859 he removed to Augusta, Ga., and there enlisted in April, 1861, as a private in the celebrated Letcher Guards. On being mustered into the Confederate service he took part in the Peninsula campaign and the Seven Days’ battles before Richmond, in the command of General Longstreet, and subsequently fought at Savage Station and Fredericksburg. After the latter battle he was transferred to the band of the Fifty-third Georgia regiment, as a musician, and served in that capacity in the campaigns of the army of Northern Virginia, until the spring of 1864 he joined Breathed’s battalion of Stuart‘s horse artillery, and was assigned to duty as chief bugler of the battalion. In this position he was with this famous body of fighters in the thick of the conflict of 1864 and 1865 until his command was disbanded after the surrender at Staunton, Va. Not long afterward he made his home at Mount Airy, where he has ever since been quite successfully engaged in the business of photography.
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  Callaway and Jackson

  Items related to Callaway and Jackson: The Pure Food Store in Mount Airy, NC
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  J.C. Penney Company

  items pertaining to J.C. Penney Store