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“Uncle” Joe Ballard – Local blacksmith and politician who featured in many postcards from the turn of the century. Reputed to have been Chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Rowan County. Founded and ran Salisbury’s first waste collection…

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…

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…