1st Grade Planting in Garden
<p>Salisbury NC Graded School 1st Grade planting in garden. </p>
<p>In the 17th century, school gardens began to be seen in Europe. By 1869, there was an Austrian mandate that all schools must have a garden. Similar mandates followed in other European countries. The first official school garden in the United States was at the George Putnam School of Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the children grew wildflowers and vegetables around 1890. In 1897, the National Cash Register Company established a Boy's Garden to instill good work ethic. By the early 20th century, school gardens became popular throughout the country. By World War I and through World War II, a school garden was a sign of patriotism. </p>
<p>In 1914, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for North Carolina published a booklet on <strong><em>Plans for Public Schoolhouses and School Grounds</em></strong>. In it are included plans for planting the school grounds and a list of suitable plants, from trees to annuals. The instructions stated that “no school ground should have less than two (2) acres, and where there is a school garden twice that area is none too large.” Playgrounds were also deemed a necessity and there are even plans for building simple playground equipment. </p>
<p>Postcard series no. 0162 Raphael Tuck & Sons</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Plans for Public Schoolhouses and School Grounds, </em></strong>Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Raleigh, 1914.</p>
<p><strong><em>School Gardens</em></strong> <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-first-school-gardens/">https://daily.jstor.org/the-first-school-gardens/</a>; <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/43323438?mag=the-first-school-gardens&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents">https://www.jstor.org/stable/43323438?mag=the-first-school-gardens&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents</a><br /><br /><br /></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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2nd Grade, Batavia System
<p>The Salisbury Graded School at some point must have instituted the Batavia System of education. <strong><em><span xml:lang="en" lang="en">The Batavia System of Individual Instruction</span></em></strong><em><span xml:lang="en" lang="en">, </span></em><span xml:lang="en" lang="en">by</span>John Kennedy, published in Syracuse, N.Y. by C.W. Bardeen in 1914<span xml:lang="en" lang="en"> is a method of classroom organization that put an extra teacher in the classroom to conference individually with students while the "regular" teacher conducted lectures and recitations. It was meant to help the students who might not be working up to grade level keep up. As you can see by the photograph, the classroom size was quite large.</span><span xml:lang="en" lang="en"> </span></p>
<p>Postcard series no. 0162 Raphael Tuck & Sons “Salisbury, N.C.”</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Kennedy, John<strong><em><span xml:lang="en" lang="en"> The Batavia System of Individual Instruction </span></em></strong>Syracuse, N.Y. C.W. Bardeen, 1914<br /><br /><a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001279601">https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001279601</a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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8th Grade Football Team
<p>Salisbury N. C. Graded School, 8th Grade Football Team.</p>
<p>Not a usual team shot, as the boys are in suits, not uniforms, but they are showing their purpose with the football (dated 1907). Team sports as part of the regular school activities did not catch on until after the Civil War, though there were informal athletic clubs staging rugby matches at the collegiate level. Rugby proved to be the cause of so many injuries that some schools banned the game on their campuses. The first intercollegiate sporting game played in America was on November 6, 1869, between Rutgers and Princeton, where Rutgers won in what was an early version of modern football. As the philosophy of public education shifted its focus from theological and classical studies to a more rounded education that incorporated physical education, the emphasis on sports also grew. Eventually sports such as football, cross-country, basketball, and baseball became part of the athletic programs of high schools and grade schools as well. </p>
<p>Postcard series no. 0162 Raphael Tuck & Sons “Salisbury, N.C.”</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p>Unger, Harlow G. <strong><em>Encyclopedia of American Education</em></strong>. New York, Facts on File, 1996.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Advertising Card #1
<p>An image of someone who must have been recognizable at the time, but we have been unable to identify him thus far. On the reverse side of this card is Theo Buerbaum’s Book Store ad: “School books, school-stationery, photo and autograph albums. Largest stock of Christmas goods in Salisbury, wedding and birthday cards, picture frames made to order, all sizes and all prices.” While not technically postcards, these cards were postcard size and most likely handed out to store customers. This gentleman bears a resemblance to Rockwell physician, Dr. Littleton William Coleman, who was educated in Virginia and married Jane Arey of Rowan County. Coleman was also a director of the Yadkin Railroad and owner of a dairy in Rockwell.</p>
<p>Brawley, James Shober <strong><em>Salisbury Renaissance: Historical Photographs of Salisbury North Carolina 1880-1960</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation and Rowan Art Guild, 1981.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Advertising Card #2
On the reverse side of this picture is Theo Buerbaum’s Book Store ad: “School books, school-stationery, photo and autograph albums. Largest stock of Christmas goods in Salisbury, wedding and birthday cards, picture frames made to order, all sizes and all prices.” The engraving may be of Grover Cleveland, who served as president from 1885-1889 and from 1893-1897.
Theo Buerbaum
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Ballard Industrial Hall
<p>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 building, department of carpentry, shoe making and printing. It now houses the student services center and campus bookstore.</p>
<p>The Albertype Co. Brooklyn, NY Buerbaum’s Book Store No. series no.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Rountree, Louise M. <strong><em>Tour Guide for Livingstone College Centennial Celebration 1979-80…</em></strong> Salisbury, Livingstone College, 1980</p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Baptist Church
<p>Baptist Church, Salisbury, NC</p>
<p>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 Council Streets. The church in the postcard was built in 1903 at the same location. It consisted of a sanctuary and an adjoining Sunday School Annex. In 1952, the congregation outgrew its building and a new church was built at 223 North Fulton Street. The congregation marched from the old building to their new church building as a way to consecrate the old building and mark the passage into a new phase. In 1999, on the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the founding of the church, the congregation of the First Baptist Church retraced their steps with 600 members walking again from the site of the old church, now a parking lot, to their building on Fulton Street. </p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong>Dickerson,</strong><strong>Susan “</strong>Salisbury's First Baptist Church 150th Anniversary Walk” <strong><em>Salisbury Post </em>June 7, 1999</strong></p>
<p>First Baptist Church</p>
<p>Sides, Susan Goodman <strong><em>Historic Salisbury and Rowan County in Vintage Postcards</em></strong> Salisbury: S. Sides, c2003.</p>
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Theo Buerbaum
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Chemistry Class in Laboratory
<p>Salisbury, N.C. Graded School A Chemistry Class in Laboratory.</p>
<p>As early as 1854, a “practical” education was advocated for public High Schools. As a result, education in the latter part of the 19th century moved away from the teaching of the classics and more towards mathematics and science. A state of the art science laboratory became a mark of a progressive school. A typical secondary science curriculum might consist of one-semester courses in many fields of science such as astronomy, geology, botany, and zoology. Chemistry and Biology labs were built to encourage scientific thinking, and there developed an increased emphasis on the practical application of scientific knowledge.</p>
<p>Located at 314 North Ellis Street, the school became the Frank B. John School and was later razed.</p>
<p>Postcard series no. 0162 Raphael Tuck & Sons</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Noble, M.C.S. <strong><em>A History of the Public Schools of North Carolina</em></strong> Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1930</p>
<p><strong><em>50th Anniversary Edition, Salisbury City Schools Progress</em></strong> Salisbury, NC: Salisbury City Schools, 1971</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Chilean Drag-Mill and Rockers
<p>The machinery used for separating gold consisted of the Chilean mill for crushing and grinding after having been broken by hammers, the Tyrolese bowls, the drag-mill, and the Burke rockers. </p>
<p>The Chilean mill was used from ancient times and when it worked it worked, put it relied on precision, which was not always provided. It needed a consistent source of power and adequate water. The millstones could only be cut and shaped by an experienced mason. The mill consisted of two vertical millstones in a watertight base of bed stone. They were attached by a shaft in such a way that they had two motions. They rolled on their edges while rotating clockwise on the shaft. As the mill crushed the rock, water was introduced that would wash away the ore and allow the heavier gold to sink to the bottom. At that point the amalgamation process was begun. Quicksilver lined the base of the mill and the gold amalgamated with the quicksilver, which was then baked in a retort and the quicksilver separated out again. After that the gold was formed into bars and taken to the mint. The work for a Chilean mill was 70 bushels of ore a day and the mills ran for 24 hours.</p>
<p>The drag mill was an inexpensive mill, but more efficient at removing gold from ore. The main drawback of the drag mill was the time it took to grind the ore to powder. The ore was crushed, decomposed in “stirrers,” passed into the Tyrolese bowls, which after a sudden half revolution allowed the sand to run off with the water and leave the gold in the bottom. The resultant mud then went on to the rocker cradles for the amalgamation process. </p>
<p>No. 2102 – published by Theodore Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C. – Germany.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Nitze, Henry B. C. and H.A.J. Wilkens<strong> <em>Gold Mining in North Carolina: and Adjacent South Appalachian Regions</em> </strong>Raleigh, N.C.: Guy V. Barnes, Public Printer, 1897<strong> (</strong>North Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin #10)</p>
<p>Glass, Brent D. <strong><em>King Midas and Old Rip: the Gold Hill Mining District of North Carolina </em></strong>UNC-Chapel Hill Dissertation, 1980</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Confederate Monument
<p>Confederate Monument Salisbury, N.C.</p>
<p>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 feet tall and is made of bronze. The pedestal was made from Rowan pink granite quarried by the Balfour Granite Company. The statue was dedicated May 10, 1909 with great fanfare and ceremony and attended by the mayor, veterans, other dignitaries and honored guests such as Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. The statue was cleaned and restored to a rich bronze in 1991. In the background, the old Presbyterian Church is visible. All that remains of the church today is the Bell Tower. </p>
<p> The Robert F. Hoke Chapter of the UDC raised the funds for the statue.</p>
<p>The Albertype Co. Brooklyn N.Y.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> May 10, 1909</p>
<p>Curtis, Sue “Salisbury Confederate Monument” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> January 11, 2005</p>
<p>Dedication Program – Confederate Monument.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Confederate States' Money
<p>The postcard shows a $20.00 Confederate States of America, 6th Issue, bill issued April 6, 1863. The note has the Tennessee state capital building in Nashville and Vice-president Alexander H. Stephens of Confederate States.</p>
<p>The poem below the bill shows the title “The Lost Cause.” The actual title is “Lines on a Confederate Note.” The words are attributed to A.J. Jones. The author is actually Major Sidney Alroy Jones of Aberdeen, Mississippi, who served as a staff officer under General Stephen D. Lee. Jones was editor of the Aberdeen Examiner before the Civil War. The last verse is missing from the card and it sums up the confederate lament to the lost cause which scholars have at one time or another described as a conflict of civilizations, a blundering generation, the collapse of the political party system, and a host of other explanations including failure, guilt and human limits.</p>
<p> Keep it, it tells our history o’er<br />From the birth of our dream to its last<br /> Modest, and born of the angel Hope<br /> Like our hope of success, it passed.</p>
<p>No series no. Published by Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Slabaugh, Arlee R. <strong><em>Confederate States Paper Money </em></strong>Iola, WI: Krause Publications, c2000.</p>
<p><strong><em>Lost Cause</em></strong> <a href="http://www.civilwarhome.com/lostcause.htm">www.civilwarhome.com/lostcause.htm </a><br /><br /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;" align="center"><span style="font-size:small;">Lines on a Confederate Note<br /></span><a href="http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/confederate/postwar/note.html">http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/confederate/postwar/note.html</a> <br /><br /></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Corner Jackson and Fisher Streets
<p>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 Library is located across the street at 201 W. Fisher Street.</p>
<p>No series no. The Albertype Co. Brooklyn, NY</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
<strong><em>Salisbury City Directories </em></strong>various years
Theo Buerbaum
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Court House
<p align="center">Court House, Salisbury N.C.</p>
<p align="left">No series—Pub. by Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury N.C.</p>
<p align="left">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. It is considered a Classical temple style building with a façade of massive two story Doric columns. Spared by Union General George Stoneman, it served as the courthouse until the current one was built in 1914. After that, it served as the Community Center, housing various government departments such as the Police Department and the Rowan Public Library. At some point it lost its cupola. It is now the Rowan County Museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. </p>
<p align="left">Source: Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000<br /><br />Rowan Museum <a href="https://www.rowanmuseum.org/">https://www.rowanmuseum.org/</a><br /><br />National Register of Historic Places <a href="https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/RW0009.pdf">https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/RW0009.pdf</a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Drive in National Cemetery
<p>Drive in National Cemetery, Salisbury N.C.</p>
<p>No series no. Published by Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Empire Hotel #1
<p>Empire Hotel Salisbury N.C.</p>
<p>No series listed.</p>
<p>An early view with the twin domes on the roof. </p>
<p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">History of the Empire Hotel</span></strong></p>
<p>The Empire Hotel began as the Boyden House. Nathaniel Boyden started the building in 1855 and according to an ad in the <strong><em>Carolina Watchman</em></strong>, the hotel opened in 1859. The building is an example of Beaux-Arts commercial architecture, a French term meaning “fine arts,” and the style is known for being highly ornamented. Traveling salesmen showed their wares in the “Sample Room,” an 80 x 30 room. When not in use, the room was also used as a skating room. The hotel was a gathering place during the Civil War, and according to local lore, the hotel was occupied by federal officers following the Civil War. On April 1, 1870 General Robert E. Lee and his daughter took a carriage from the Salisbury Railway Depot to the Boyden House to have breakfast. </p>
<p>The hotel was remodeled in the early 1900’s by Frank P. Milburn, who designed the Salisbury Depot. After extensive renovations in 1907, the name was changed to Central Hotel and then later, the Empire Hotel. There was at one time a domed ballroom on the top floor. There also was a tunnel from the hotel to the Meroney Theatre across the street, put there so the actors could go back and forth without going outside through crowds and inclement weather. It closed in 1963 after 104 years in business. In 2000, Downtown Salisbury looked into the cost of renovating the hotel. The findings were that is would cost $9 million, and the owners could expect to recoup $1.3 million per year. To date, nothing has been done.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Carolina Watchman, </em></strong>April 25, 1855 and May 17, 1859</p>
<p><strong><em>Searching For The Confederacy In Rowan County </em></strong><a href="http://www.salisburyprison.org/ConfederateSites.htm">http://www.salisburyprison.org/ConfederateSites.htm </a></p>
<p>Wineka, Mark “Inside the Empire” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> March 4, 2001</p>
<p>Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000</p>
<p>Architecture at About.com: <a href="http://architecture.about.com/">http://architecture.about.com </a> </p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Empire Hotel #2
<p>Empire Hotel, Salisbury, N.C.</p>
<p>No series noted.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Empire Hotel #3
<p>Empire Hotel, Salisbury, N.C.</p>
<p>No series noted.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Faculty Avenue
<p>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 co-founder of Achimota College in Gold Coast, West Africa (Ghana).</p>
<p>The second house on the street belonged to Pinkney A. Stevenson, instructor of Industrial Arts at Ballard Hall. His wife was a teacher at Lincoln School. </p>
<p>The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY Buerbaum’s Bookstore Salisbury, NC. No series no.</p>
<p>For more information on James E. K. Aggrey: <br /><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2717607?seq=1">https://www.jstor.org/stable/2717607?seq=1</a> <br /><a href="https://www.bu.edu/missiology/2017/08/16/aggrey-james-emman-kwegyir-1875-1927/">https://www.bu.edu/missiology/2017/08/16/aggrey-james-emman-kwegyir-1875-1927/</a><br /><br />Source:</p>
<p>Mr. Reginald Brown, in an interview on October 3, 2005</p>
<p>Rountree, Louise Marie, compiler<strong> <em>A Brief Chronological History of Black Salisbury-Rowan</em> </strong>Salisbury, N.C.: the author, 1976</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Faith Reformed Church
<p>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 Reformed Church of Salisbury. The congregation grew and a new building was built on W. Horah Street. The final service in the old building was held Sept. 16, 1954. On July 14, 1953, Salisbury Pythian Temple purchased the old church building and it was used as a meeting place for the Order of Knights of Pythias, an international non-sectarian fraternal order, founded in 1864 and chartered by an act of Congress. In 1992 the building housed the Salisbury Market, a deli/gift shop, and from 1994 to present day it is the La Cava Restaurant featuring fine Italian food.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
Rowan Church History Collection MSS 2000-13, Box 4, First United Church of Christ<br /><br />La Cava Restaurant Website: <a href="http://www.lacavarestaurant.com">http://www.lacavarestaurant.com </a>
Theo Buerbaum
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First Methodist Church and Parsonage
<p>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 remodeled and enlarged several times and continued to serve the congregation until it was replaced in 1920. The parsonage continued to serve ministers and their families until 1958 when it was razed to make way for the present church, located on Church Street between Fisher and Bank. A new parsonage was built on Colony Road.</p>
<p>The Albertype Co. Brooklyn NY Buerbaum’s Bookstore Salisbury NC. No series no.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>“Yesterday” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> Sep. 18, 1993</p>
<p>MSS 2000-13, Rowan County Church History Collection.</p>
<p>Brawley, James Shober <strong><em>Salisbury Renaissance: Historical Photographs of Salisbury North Carolina 1880-1960</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation and Rowan Art Guild, 1981</p>
<p><strong><em>First Methodist Church</em></strong> <a href="http://www.fumcsalisbury.org/">http://www.fumcsalisbury.org/ </a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Graded School and Superintendent's Residence
<p>Salisbury, N.C. Graded School and Superintendent’s Residence.</p>
<p>Even though laws establishing public education were enacted in 1839, in Salisbury prior to the Civil War, there was little progress in public education. Following the war, public schools were established by the new state constitution in 1868, but the school year was only four months long. An article in the <strong><em>Carolina Watchman</em></strong> appearing on February 5, 1880, mentioned that there were around 175 pupils and school commissioners were making arrangements to build a suitable building. The mayor at that time, John A. Ramsay, led a movement to levy a property tax to address the growing need. The building was begun in the fall of 1881 on North Ellis Street. Mayor Ramsay, an architect by trade, and the Rev. Francis Murdoch were credited with the design. The school was a cruciform brick building in the Italianate style. In the early years, only nine grades were taught. An addition was built and connected to the old graded school in 1904. It contained a large auditorium, about a dozen classrooms, basement, and offices for the superintendent. On its opening, education through grade eleven was offered. Located at 314 North Ellis Street, the school later became the Frank B. John School an elementary school - grades 1-8. These photographs were taken around 1907, after the additions to the original school. The only part of this building that remains is the oldest part, which is used for administrative offices.</p>
<p>A neighborhood grew up around the school in the early 20th century. The style of architecture ranged from Queen Anne and Italianate to early twentieth century period revival houses as well as Craftsman bungalows. The district, known as the Ellis Street Graded School Historic District, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. </p>
<p>Postcard series no. 0162 Raphael Tuck & Sons</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>50th Anniversary Edition, Salisbury City Schools Progress</em></strong> Salisbury, NC: Salisbury City Schools, 1971</p>
<p><em><strong>Ellis Street Graded School Local Historic District</strong></em> <a href="https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/RW0655.pdf">https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/RW0655.pdf</a></p>
<p>MSS 2003-3, Miscellaneous Rowan-Salisbury Schools Collection.</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Grubb Building
<p>Salisbury distiller Clay Grubb began construction of his “skyscraper” in early 1900 at the corner of Main and Innes Streets. The building, a Beaux-Arts styled commercial building, stands seven and one half stories tall. Joseph Fels, millionaire soap manufacturer helped finance the building and was the owner of record after Grubb’s untimely death in 1913. In 1914, Jake and Leo Wallace purchased the building and renamed it the Wallace Building. Ralph and Ann Ketner purchased it in 1988 and with the city of Salisbury, completely renovated it. The Ketners gave the structure to the city of Salisbury in 1991 and it is now known as the Plaza.</p>
<p>Theo Buerbaum went to the roof of the building to photograph the city. Several of his postcards show images looking in various directions from this vantage point. </p>
<p>Publ. By Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury (The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.) No series no.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000</p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
<p>Raynor, George “Tycoon Built ‘Skyscraper’”<strong><em> Salisbury Post</em></strong> June 4, 1989</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Gymnasium
<p>Salisbury, N.C. Graded School Gymnasium</p>
<p>Exercise class using Indian clubs circa 1907. </p>
<p>The Indian Club is an exercise devise with a fanciful tale attached to it in the “Emperor’s New Clothes” tradition. It seemed that the luxurious job of being king soon became taxing for one Indian ruler and he lost interest in his lifestyle. A wise man showed up to offer a cure—a bowling pin shaped club. The wise man told the king that it had potent drugs in the handle and he was to swing the club out in the garden at regular intervals. Of course the fresh air and exercise was the potent drug. The English army adopted the Indian club exercise method soon after the occupation of India by the English. Others also found the exercise beneficial and followers soon brought it to America where it ended up in exercise programs even in the schools.</p>
<p>Postcard series no. 0162 Raphael Tuck & Sons</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Riverside Magazine for Young People</em></strong> Vol. 3, 1869</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Hoist and Office of Gold Hill Copper Co.
<p>Hoist and office of Gold Hill Copper Company. </p>
<p>The hoist house was directly over the 750 foot deep Randolph shaft, the deepest gold mine shaft in the south. In the 1850s over 300 hands worked in the mines at Gold Hill.</p>
<p>Post Card Series No. 0173 – Raphael Tuck & Sons’ (Berlin)</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina</em></strong>, Volume 1, 1991, edited by Katherine Petrucelli, Salisbury: Genealogical Society of Rowan County, 1991</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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In Fulton Heights Park
<p>As an inducement to people to buy lots in the new Fulton Heights neighborhood, Salisbury’s first development outside of the city’s boundaries, promoters opened Fulton Heights Park in 1906. The July 4th celebration included a sunrise salute, parade, baby show, baseball, fireworks, field sports, dancing, music and prominent speakers. Electric cars (streetcars) made trips to the park every 15 minutes. The park ceased operation when the trolley no longer ran.</p>
<p>The tree trunks are whitewashed with a mixture of Hydrated lime and water, which was a common practice at the time. It cooled the tree by deflecting light, and therefore heat, and formed a coating on the trunk that absorbed carbon dioxide. It was an especially useful practice in time of drought. </p>
<p>Series no. 1751 Pub. by Buerbaum’s Book Store</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Salisbury Evening Post</em></strong> June 1, 1906, June 28, 1906</p>
<p></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Interior of Machine Shop
<p>The Back Shop structure was built in 1905 and served as the major overhaul facility for steam locomotives where they were disassembled with the aid of a crane. Parts were re-machined on Lathes and milling machines before the locomotives were reassembled. In its heyday, two to three locomotives per week were completely rebuilt at the Back Shop. At 64 feet tall, 596 feet long, and 150 feet wide, it was the largest commercial building in North Carolina of the time. Spencer Shops could perform needed repair or overhaul to locomotives as well as freight and passenger cars.</p>
<p>The North Carolina Transportation Museum is renovating the Back Shop to be uses as a location to demonstrate North Carolina’s transportation history. It will eventually house trains, trucks, automobiles and aircraft as well as classrooms and meeting spaces. Renovations have been partially completed. </p>
<p>Raphael Tuck & Sons Post Card Series N. 0150 “Salisbury N.C.”</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>North Carolina Transportation Museum <a href="http://www.nctrans.org/">http://www.nctrans.org/ </a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Joe Ballard #1
<p>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 blacksmith and ran his shop until he was quite an old man. He also was a politician, serving as chairman of the Republican executive committee after the Civil War. And people considered him a philosopher. Ballard was one of few who witnessed Haley’s Comet in 1833. </p>
<p>The hat he is wearing in the picture is rumored to be one that once belonged to Michael Brown, a prominent citizen. Chief Marshall of parades, he was a striking figure in a long tailcoat and silk hat. J. M. McCorkle wrote that he would lead the Memorial Day parade on horseback in full regalia. He died February 25, 1917 in his home in East Spencer and was buried with Masonic honors at Oakdale Union Hill Cemetery at present with no marker. </p>
<p>13142 Publ. by Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C. Printed in Germany</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina</em></strong>, Volume 1, 1991, edited by Katherine Petrucelli, Salisbury: Genealogical Society of Rowan County, 1991</p>
<p>McCorkle, J.M. “Salisbury Yesteryears” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> various articles</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Joe Ballard #2
<p>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 honors.</p>
<p>No series, the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina</em></strong>, Volume 1, 1991, edited by Katherine Petrucelli, Salisbury: Genealogical Society of Rowan County, 1991</p>
<p>McCorkle, J.M. “Salisbury Yesteryears” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> various articles</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Kesler Cotton Mill
<p>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. They purchased land from the Central Land Company and erected the first mill building. The Central Land Company built twenty-two houses and a store west of the mill. Unfortunately, the mill did not establish itself as profitable and did not experience growth. In 1895 Kesler Mills had 5000 spindles and no looms.</p>
<p>J. W. Cannon took control of the company in 1899. The mill and the surrounding areas turned around during this time period. Cannon expanded the complex by adding a second mill, a new office, and purchasing the houses built by Central and adjoining land. By around 1910, the mill complex was surrounded by 72 houses. On the death of J. W. Cannon in 1921, his son C. A. Cannon assumed control of the company. There was another period of expansion of the mill about this time. The company developed a good relationship with the surrounding community and donated money to a variety of projects such as the library, street paving, the Y.M.C.A., and neighborhood churches. Both Cannons were instrumental in establishing a number of other mills in the area. In 1928, Cannon consolidated a number of these mills into the Cannon Mills Company and Kesler Manufacturing Company became Cannon Mill #7. </p>
<p>Cannon plants operated on a limited basis in spite of poor business through the depression. Profits dropped, but the company never showed a loss. In 1961, C. A. Cannon celebrates his 50th year with Cannon Mills. He died in 1971 and his successor was Don S. Holt</p>
<p>David H. Murdock's Pacific Holding Corp. bought Cannon Mills in 1971. Murdock, a California financier, became chairman and CEO. Cannon Mills has 19 plants in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. In 1986, Fieldcrest Mills Inc. of Eden purchased the Cannon Mills bed and bath operations for $250 million, which included plant number 7 and in 1997, Dallas based Pillowtex bought Fieldcrest Cannon. By 2000 their stock prices plummeted and Pillowtex sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections. Plant #7 closed in August of 2000. In December of 2002, it was announced that the buildings had been sold, but it was not disclosed what their new owner planned for them. On July 30, 2003, Pillowtex announced the closing of the 116-year-old company.</p>
<p>No series – the Albertype Co. Brooklyn N.Y.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000</p>
<p>National Registry of Historic Places Nomination Form for Kesler Manufacturing Co. – Cannon Mills Co. Plant No. 7 Historic District <a href="https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/RW0455.pdf">https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/RW0455.pdf</a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Looking North from Grubb Building, showing Sanatorium
<p>Viewing Salisbury from atop the Grubb Building in the early 1900s. Looking north shows the First Baptist Church and the Whitehead-Stokes Sanitarium.</p>
<p>No series no. The Albertype Co. Brooklyn, NY</p>
<p>Source: Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Macadamized Roads #1
<p>Macadam is an angular aggregate of stone used for paving without any binding medium to hold the stones together. The macadamized road consisted of multiple layers of crushed stone: the largest stones at the bottom, then another layer of fist-sized stones, with a top layer of small stones. The job of breaking the stones was often given to prisoners. The process was named for its inventor John Loudon McAdam, sometimes spelled MacAdam. Between 1889 and 1900, five million copies of a booklet entitled “The Gospel of Good Roads: A Letter to the American Farmer” were distributed. A macadamized road drained well and never turned to mud. The top layer of small stones were compacted into a hard even surface by the steel wagon-wheel rims and steel shoes of the horses. A macadamized road incorporating a binder of tar was originally marketed as tar-macadam, but became known as Tarmac. The macadamized roads became popular with the farmer since it increased productivity and cut transportation costs. </p>
<p>Pictured on the road is Buerbaum’s son Francis, (Fritz). He often used his children in his photos. This photo is undated, but was most likely taken around 1905. </p>
<p>No. A2102 Published by Theodore Buerbaum Salisbury, N.C. Germany.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Roads, Highways and Ecosystems, John Stilgoe, Harvard University. <br /><a href="http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntuseland/essays/roadse.htm">http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntuseland/essays/roadse.htm</a><br /><br /><br /></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Macadamized Roads #2
<p><span style="font-size:small;">Another view of macadamized roads with Buerbaum’s son.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:small;">No. 1241 Buerbaum’s Bookstore, Salisbury N.C.</span>
Theo Buerbaum
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Main Street #1
<p>Main Street, Salisbury, N.C. Looking North East</p>
<p>In 1905, a street railway connected the city of Salisbury with Spencer, a town of growing importance. About 1902 the Southern Development Company began building a new subdivision, Fulton Heights, located a mile south of Salisbury. At the same time, Southern Railway was establishing the Spencer Shops, a major maintenance facility three miles northeast of Salisbury. The Fulton Heights developers wanted a streetcar system that connected their new development to downtown Salisbury and Spencer. Many managers of the railroad lived in Fulton Heights and could commute to work on the streetcar.<strong> </strong>The system was strengthened by the continued expansion of the Spencer Shops and Fulton Heights, including the amusement park. Fulton Heights became Salisbury’s first “street car suburb” and Mitchell Avenue included a central median to accommodate the streetcar line. The streetcars ran until 1938. </p>
<p>The tall building to the right of the streetcar was Purcell’s Drug Company. The building was erected in 1859 and in addition to Purcell’s it has also been Kluttz’s Drug Store, People’s Drug Store and is now Spanky’s Homemade Ice Cream and Deli. The brick building includes a cast iron store-front and cast iron awning. This photograph was most likely taken from just outside Theo. Buerbaum’s storefront. </p>
<p>No. A2100 – publ. by Theodore Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C. Germany</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p>Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000</p>
<p><strong>City History and City Form </strong></p>
<p>Turner Walter R.<strong> Development of Streetcar Systems in North Carolina</strong> <a href="https://www.nctrans.org/_nctm/files/5d/5db41427-0cb7-43b0-baf1-a6ecc54e46ae.pdf">https://www.nctrans.org/_nctm/files/5d/5db41427-0cb7-43b0-baf1-a6ecc54e46ae.pdf</a><a href="http://www.cmhpf.org/development%20of%20streetcar%20systems.htm"> <img src="http://www.rowancountync.gov/Resources/Widgets/User/WillStrohl/images/external-link.png" alt="Link Opens to New Site" /></a></p>
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Theo Buerbaum
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Main Street #2
<p>In the center of the square in Salisbury at the intersection of Innes and Main Streets was a fountain installed in 1888 for watering horses and for fire protection. The fountain was called “Rebecca of the Well.” It had to be moved to make way for the streetcars, and during World War II, the cast iron was sold for scrap metal. A smaller replica was installed at the beginning of Gateway Park. This small park was made possible by generosity of the family of Julian and Blanche Robertson.</p>
<p>Raphael Tuck & Sons Postcard Series No. 2297 “Salisbury, N.C.”</p>
<p>Copyright 1906 Theo Buerbaum</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><strong><em>The Fountain</em></strong> <a href="http://www.roberttoth.com/fountain.htm">http://www.roberttoth.com/fountain.htm </a></p>
<p><strong><em>The Robertson Eastern-Gateway Park </em></strong><a href="https://salisburync.gov/Government/Parks-and-Recreation/Parks/Gateway-Park">https://salisburync.gov/Government/Parks-and-Recreation/Parks/Gateway-Park</a><a href="http://www.salisburync.gov/lm&d/Urban_res/gateway.html"> </a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Main Street #3
<p>Main Street Looking North, Salisbury N.C. </p>
<p>This image was taken in the early 1900s, prior to the streetcars. This area near the courthouse had a shoe store, grocer, hardware, clothing, drug store, barber shop, cotton broker, and a machinery company among other businesses. The building with the flags is the V. Wallace Company, a wholesale dry goods firm. Up the street in the middle of the square is the fountain, which was eventually moved to accommodate streetcar tracks.</p>
<p>51585 – Buerbaum’s Bookstore, Salisbury, NC (Germany)</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
<p><strong><em>Salisbury City Directories</em></strong> various years</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Main Street #4
<p>Main Street Salisbury, N.C.</p>
<p>Main Street Salisbury looking southwest in the early 1900s. The picture was taken before many of the electrical and telegraph lines and streetcar tracks were installed in the early part of the century.</p>
<p>The Albertype Co. Brooklyn, NY Buerbaum’s Bookstore Salisbury, NC</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Mansion House Corner
<p>The Mansion House was built in 1823 on the corner of Main and Innes Street on the site that later held the Grubb-Wallace Building. It became known as the largest and best-known hotel in Rowan County, and it was a center of political activity. Late in the 1850s, the hotel was taken over by Mr. and Mrs. William Rouzee, and it became known for its fine hospitality. Methodist ministers were always welcome there, and people also lived there. In 1860-61, the hotel was licensed to sell liquor in small amounts in the basement. Also known for its social activities, the hotel was used for dances, balls, and weddings. A huge bell was hung in the upstairs window, and the owners used it to call the guests to meals. It reportedly could be heard throughout the downtown area. During and after the Civil War, people took refuge in the hotel. After the war, the upstairs of the hotel was used as a rooming house, and the downstairs area was divided up into small shops including a grocery store, bakery, jewelry store, and barbershop. By the turn of the century, the hotel was in disrepair, and it burned down in 1907.</p>
<p>Postcard Series 0201 Raphael Tuck & Sons’ (Berlin)</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Brawley, James Shober <strong><em>The Rowan Story 1753-1953: A Narrative History of Rowan County North Carolina</em></strong> Salisbury: Rowan Printing Company, 1953<em>, </em></p>
<p>Hood, Davyd Foard <strong><em>The Architecture of Rowan County North Carolina: A Catalogue and History of Surviving 18th, 19th, and 20th Structures</em></strong> Salisbury: Historic Salisbury Foundation, 2000</p>
<p>Brawley, James Shober “History’s Footnotes” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> May 10, 1957</p>
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Theo Buerbaum
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McElroy and High Ridge Tunnels,
in Blue Ridge on Western North Carolina Railroad
<p>In the Blue Ridge Mountains between Old Fort and Ridgecrest, North Carolina, there are seven tunnels, including McElroy and High Ridge. These tunnels are part of the Carolina Division of Southern Railway.</p>
<p>Pub. by Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury, NC</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Finding Aid <strong><em>Frank Clodfelter Collection</em></strong> P32 UNC-Chapel Hill <br /><a href="https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0032/#d1e203">https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0032/#d1e203</a><br /><a href="http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/32clodfelter.html"></a><a href="http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/32clodfelter.html"></a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Meroney's Theatre
<p>Meroney Theatre Home of the Masons and Old Hickory Club, Seating Capacity 1200</p>
<p>The second Meroney Theatre opened in 1905 on South Main Street. The first Meroney Opera House had been owned by brothers T. J. and P.P Meroney, who purchased a building in disrepair called the Market House in 1873. The brothers repaired the building and fitted it in “theatrical style, to be used as a place of amusement.” The theatre was sold in 1892 to Dr. Leroy and Miss Lena Meroney. By 1904, it was clear to them that the building needed too much work, so a new site was purchased and work began building the new Meroney Theatre. Joseph Fels, a friend of the Meroney’s helped to finance the building. A few years later when the Empire Hotel was remodeled helped the actors to move to and from the theatre. </p>
<p>Such notables as Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Russell, John Phillip Sousa, and William Howard Taft appeared on the Meroney’s stage. The Old Hickory Club, a gentleman’s social club and the Masons have shared this building. In 1910, the theatre was sold to Clay Grubb. The Bijou, the first motion picture theatre in Salisbury, opened in one of the retail spaces on the Meroney’s first floor in 1907 and a new trend had begun. The theatre has at times been known as the Grubb Theatre, the Colonial, the Strand, the State, the Center, and the Fotosho. In 1995, it was refurbished and again became the Meroney Theatre, home to the Piedmont Players.</p>
<p>Raphael Tuck & Sons Postcard series no. 0150 “Salisbury, N.C.”</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p>Epperson, James Register<strong> <em>The Combination Touring Company and Its Influence on Theatre in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina</em> </strong>{Tallahassee, Fla.}: Epperson, c1977</p>
<p><strong><em>Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina</em></strong>, Volume 1, 1991, edited by Katherine Petrucelli, Salisbury: Genealogical Society of Rowan County, 1991</p>
<p><strong><em>Piedmont Players Theatre Inc</em></strong>. <a href="http://www.piedmontplayers.com/">http://www.piedmontplayers.com/ </a></p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Michael Braun Graveyard, Near the Old Rock House
The Michael Braun Graveyard near the Old Rock House, Salisbury, N.C. <br />Series 0250 Raphael Tuck & Sons.
Theo Buerbaum
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Narrows of the Yadkin
<p>The Narrows of the Yadkin</p>
<p>The Narrows of the Yadkin was an area in Montgomery and Stanly Counties where the river’s flow was constricted by the Uwharrie Mountains. Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, and Stanly counties in the central piedmont of North Carolina comprise an area called the Uwharrie Lakes Region. The Uwharrie River joins the Yadkin to form the Pee Dee River, which then flows through South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean. The Yadkin-Pee Dee River forms a common boundary between these seven counties. Six manmade lakes can be found on this boundary: Badin Lake, Blewett Falls Lake, Falls Lake, High Rock Lake, Lake Tillery, and Tuckertown Reservoir .</p>
<p>The Whitney Dam Project was started in 1901 a few miles above the Narrows of the Yadkin River and close to the village of Palmerville. This project was to provide hydro-electric power for the Whitney mining operations and a new resort town on the resulting lake. A canal was dug, a clubhouse built, and plans were laid out for the town. But in 1907 the Whitney project declared bankruptcy. In 1912, L'Aluminium Francais, a French company, bought the Whitney holdings and continued work on the dam. A new survey late in 1912, caused them to abandon the current site and begin a few miles downstream at the Narrows of the Yadkin. Again, the dam was started and a clubhouse built. A small town was laid out and named after the manager of the project, Adrien Badin. The work continued until World War I broke out in Europe, when many French workers returned home. Operations were halted and a buyer was sought for its unfinished project. In November of 1915, the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) paid a bargain price for the half finished plant and town and work on the dam and the town continued. With the completion of the Badin Dam, the Narrows of the Yadkin were submerged under Badin Lake, which is also referred to as the Narrows Reservoir.</p>
<p>No series no., no documentation.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>“Yadkin-PeeDee River and It’s Tributaries” <strong><em>Salisbury Post</em></strong> December 23, 1984</p>
<p><strong>CarolinaLiving.com</strong> “History Of Carolina Lakes -- Manmade For Man” </p>
<p><strong>Badin Historic Musuem</strong> <a href="http://badinmuseum.com/tour.htm">http://badinmuseum.com/tour.htm </a></p>
<p>Powell, William S. <strong><em>North Carolina Gazetteer</em></strong> Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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National Cemetery
<p>National Cemetery, Salisbury, N. C.</p>
Pub. By Theo Buerbaum, Salisbury N. C.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Salisbury Historic National Cemetery </strong><br /><a href="https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/salisbury.asp">https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/salisbury.asp</a>
Theo Buerbaum
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Nazareth Orphans' Home #1
<p>A Group of Children at the Nazareth Orphans’ Home, Crescent, N. C.</p>
<p>Raphael Tuck & Sons’ Post Card Series No. 0201 “Salisbury, N.C.”</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Nazareth Orphans' Home #2
Raphael Tuck & Sons’ Post Card Series No. 0201 “Salisbury, N.C.” Phototyped in Berlin
Theo Buerbaum
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Nazareth Orphans' Home - Main Building
<p><span style="font-size:small;">The Main Building of the Nazareth Orphan’s Home, Crescent, N.C.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:small;">Raphael Tuck & Sons’ Post Card Series No. 0201 “Salisbury, NC” phototyped in Berlin.<br /><br /><br />Nazareth Child and Family Connection<br /><a href="https://www.nazcfc.org/">https://www.nazcfc.org/</a> <br /></span>
Theo Buerbaum
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Nazareth Orphans' Home - Ready for Work
<p><span style="font-size:small;">Ready for Work at the Nazareth Orphan’s Home, Crescent N.C.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:small;">Raphael Tuck & Sons’ Post Card Series No. 0201 “Salisbury, N.C.”</span><center></center>
Theo Buerbaum
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The New Passenger Depot
<p>This front view of the depot was a popular postcard, obviously from a drawing rather than a photograph. </p>
<p>No series, no number.<br /><br /><strong>WVNC RAILS - Lost Salisbury </strong><br /><a href="http://www.wvncrails.org/lost-salisbury.html" title="lost-salisbury">http://www.wvncrails.org/lost-salisbury.html</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Office and Hoist of the Gold Hill Copper Co.
<p>Gold was first discovered here in 1842. Over the next fourteen years, production at the various mines totaled two million dollars. The mines produced less and less and ceased operations at the beginning of the Civil War. Gold Hill is now a picturesque village of shops and homes.</p>
<p>Post Card Series No. 0173 Raphael Tuck & Sons’ (Berlin)</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p><strong><em>Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina</em></strong>, Volume 1, 1991, edited by Katherine Petrucelli, Salisbury: Genealogical Society of Rowan County, 1991</p>
<p>Sides, Susan <strong><em>Salisbury and Rowan County</em></strong> Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999<br /><br /><strong>Historic Gold Hill</strong><br /><a href="http://historicgoldhill.com/">http://historicgoldhill.com/</a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Office, Hoist and Gold Mill of Gold Hill Copper Co.
<p>Another view of the Office, Hoist, and Gold Mill.</p>
<p>Raphael Tuck & Sons’ Postcard Series No. 0173 “Salisbury, NC”<br /><br /><strong>Historic Gold Hill</strong><br /><a href="http://historicgoldhill.com/">http://historicgoldhill.com/</a></p>
Theo Buerbaum
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Old Log Rocker Method
<p>The log rocker was a part of the gold milling process. After the ore came out of the shaft, it was hauled to the mill house where it was broken down manually by cobbers and then as many as five other processes might have been applied to mill the ore further. The primary type was a Chilean mill. But less expensive mills supplemented the process and were used to extract the gold from “wasted ore.” As the gold ore was successively ground and processed, it took on the appearance of mud. The log rockers were the place where the mud received its final washing. The process was described by David Hunter Strother in an article that appeared in <strong><em>Harper’s New Monthly Magazine</em></strong> in August of 1857:</p>
<p>The cradles are eighteen or twenty feet long, formed from tree trunks split in twain and scooped out like canoes…cut with shallow grooves to hold liquid quicksilver…golden mud is distributed in the upper end of the cradles, a small stream of water turned upon it and the whole thing continuously rocked by machinery….the particles of gold taken up by quicksilver and [it] forms a solid lump called the amalgam. </p>
<p>No. A2103 published by Theodore Buerbaum, Salisbury, N.C. Germany.</p>
<p>Source: </p>
<p>Glass, Brent D. <strong><em>King Midas and Old Rip: the Gold Hill Mining District of North Carolina </em></strong>UNC-Chapel Hill Dissertation, 1980</p>
Theo Buerbaum
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