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Spanish Influenza 1918.pdf
A summary of Rowan County's battle with the Spanish Flu of 1918.

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Salisbury, NC Red Cross Nurses - Christmas Day 1918

Narrative for Rowan County  the Spanish Influenza.pdf
A narrative of the Spanish Flu 1918 in Rowan County

Spanish Influenza 1918.pdf
Rowan County & the 1918 Spanish Influenza   Slide 1 & 2. Title & Timeline At the time of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, the world was still at war. Soldiers returning from overseas were the first to contract the flu and the virus initially…

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Newspaper Clipping:

Rules Governing Management Flu Yadkin Valley Herald, Salisbury NC Nov 22, 1918

Adopted by the Rowan County Board of Health for Parents, Guardians, Householders and Adults Capable of Transmitting the Disease.

The…

Spanish Influenza 1918 YouTube Presentation.mp4
A presentation of the Spanish Flu 1918 in Rowan County given by Gretchen Beilfuss Witt and Paul Birkhead

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The cornerstone of Faith Reformed Church, located at the corner of West Horah and South Church Streets, was laid September 2, 1897.  The church name changed to First Reformed Church on May 4,1919.  In 1934, the church became First Evangelical and…

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Baptist Church, Salisbury, NC The First Baptist Church was organized in 1849 with eighteen charter members. The Jersey Baptist Church of Davidson County provided guidance for this.   In 1892, a one-room building was erected at North Church and West…

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91297 Published by Theodore Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C. GermanyThuya Orientalis in Episcopal Church Yard, Salisbury N.C. 65 feet high St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, is one of Salisbury’s oldest and most historic churches. Created in 1753 by and act of…

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St. Luke’s Parish, established by and act of Colonial Assembly, 1753, extending to the Pacific Ocean West, Salisbury N.C. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 131 West Council St., just one block west of the old court house and community building.  Formed in…

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Cedar of Lebanon in the Yard of the Residence of Rev. F. J. Murdoch, Transplanted from Palestine 50 years ago, Salisbury N. C. In 1846, Francis Johnstone. Murdoch was born in Asheville, North Carolina to Irish parents.  He attended the Citadel and…

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St. Luke’s Parish, established by act of Colonial Assembly, 1753, extending West to Pacific Ocean, Salisbury N.C. This is the black and white version of an early view of the church.  Raphael Tuck & Sons’ Postcard Series No. 0201 “Salisbury,…

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Episcopal Church, Salisbury N.C. This view is hand-colored and of a larger format than the other postcards.  It also shows the additions made in 1909.  Albertype Post Card

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The First Methodist Church was formed between 1780 and 1784 as part of the Yadkin Circuit.  The church building and parsonage pictured here were approved for construction in 1857.  A. B. Herndon designed this Romanesque style church.  It was…

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The Kesler Cotton Mill was organized in 1895.  It was named for Tobias Kesler, a wealthy farmer and the mill’s largest stockholder.  Other stockholders included Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless, D. R. Julian, O. D. Davis, and the Rev. Francis Murdock. …

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Salisbury Cotton Mill was built in 1888 and operated continuously for 111 years at the same location, 705 South Railroad Avenue.  The mill was founded as the result of a revival meeting that took place in Salisbury at the Farmer’s Warehouse in…

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Named in honor of Governor Zebulon Vance, the Vance Cotton Mill was organized in 1891 by N. B. McCanless, D. R. Julian, Dr. C. M. Van Poole, Julius Lineberger, Rev. Francis Murdoch, and others.   It was located at 1303 North Lee Street.  Murdoch was…

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Court House, Salisbury N.C. No series—Pub. by Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury N.C. The Rowan County Courthouse built in 1855 is one of North Carolina’s most important Greek Revival buildings.  Local contractors Conrad & Williams erected the structure. …

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On the corner of Jackson and Fisher Streets was the home of Leo Cohen Wallace, Sr. (ca 1910-15).  To the rear of the Wallace home is the home of Richard Eames, Jr. on South Jackson Street.  Today, both houses are still standing and the Rowan Public…

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Confederate Monument Salisbury, N.C. Located at West Innes and Church Streets, “Fame,” the Confederate monument, honors Rowan County’s soldiers who fought heroically in the Civil War.  The sculptor was Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and the statue stands 14…

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According the Heritage of Rowan County, the Rowan House was built in 1772 by carpenter Joseph Atkins for Henry Hughes.  Legend has it that Andrew Jackson lived at the Rowan House while studying law under Spruce Macay and that Jackson played cards…

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Joe Ballard, born December 20, 1825, was a beloved figure in Salisbury.  He was the slave of Miss Margaret Ballard who married John M. Horah, Clerk of Superior Court. Ballard continued working for them after the Civil War had ended.  He was a skilled…

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Joe Ballard, born December 20,1825, worked as a skilled blacksmith until he was a very old man.  He was a weather prophet, politician and philosopher and one of Salisbury’s most notable citizens.  He died February 25, 1917 and was buried with Masonic…

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Ballard Industrial Hall was constructed in 1887 from bricks made from the clay pits on campus.  Students in the Industrial Department performed most of the work.  The  building was named for Stephen F. Ballard and has been used as a main classroom…

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Monroe Street, formerly Statesville Road and College Avenue, was commonly known as “Faculty Avenue.” This area is part of the Livingstone College Historic District.  The first home pictured was that of James E. K. Aggrey, member of the faculty, and…

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Dr. W. H. Goler was the second President of Livingstone College.  He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1846.  He moved to Boston in 1870 as an apprentice brick-layer. In 1873, he entered Lincoln University Prep School in Pennsylvania.  He received…
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