Item sets

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  State Road Primitive Baptist Church

  Items related to State Road Primitive Baptist Church in State Road, NC
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  Poplar Springs Baptist Church (State Road)

  items pertaining to Poplar Springs Baptist Church
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  Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church

  items related to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in State Road, NC
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  Ebenezer United Methodist Church

  Items related to Ebenezer United Methodist Church in State Road, NC.
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  Central Full Gospel Church

  Items related to Central Full Gospel Church in State Road, NC
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  Grassy Creek United Methodist Church

  Items related to Grassy Creek United Methodist Church in State Road, NC
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  Iglesia Bautista Monte de Amor

  Items related to Iglesia Bautista Monte de Amor in State Road, NC
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  Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

  Items related to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in State Road, NC
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  Lyric and State Theatre

  Items related to the Lyric and State Theatre in Elkin, NC.  More history and photos are available at cinematreasures.org 
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  Surry County Historical Road Map and Index by G.P. Stout

  Surry County Map and Index of communities, rivers, creeks, mountains, ferry sites, mill sites, rural churches and cemeteries, towns and post offices and ancient land marks identified on the map by symbols and names.
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  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.
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  Dobson 4-H

  This collection contains items from Margaret Sparger's time as a member of the Dobson 4-H club, including records of her clothing project and a program from the state 4-H convention. Items are from the years 1939, 1939 and 1941.
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  North Carolina Cooperative Extension

  Items from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, a program run through NC State University (formerly North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering). Topics include agriculture, health and nutrition, and youth 4-H development.
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  Taylor Distributing Company

  items pertaining to Taylor Distributing Company on C.C. Camp Road in Elkin. They distribute Jack's Cookies to H.F. Wright Grocery
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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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  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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  Surry County Agricultural Society Journal from 1819-1823

  The Surry County Agricultural Society Journal from 1819-1823 edited by Nannie May Tilley and published in the October 1947 issue of the North Carolina Historical Review. This journal was found among the papers of David S. Reid, governor of North Carolina from 1851-1854 and is now preserved in the library of Duke University. The journal was written during the time of poor economic, social and education conditions of Surry County. This agricultural society was not large in membership.