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Joe Ballard #2
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 #1
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…
Old Rowan House
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…
Confederate Monument
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…
Corner Jackson and Fisher Streets
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…
Court House
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. …
Vance Cotton Mill
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…
Salisbury Cotton Mill
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…
Kesler Cotton Mill
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. …
First Methodist Church and Parsonage
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…
St. Luke's Episcopal Church #5
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
St. Luke's Episcopal Church #4
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,…
St. Luke's Episcopal Church #3
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…
St. Luke's Episcopal Church #2
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…
St. Luke's Episcopal Church #1
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…
Baptist Church
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…
Faith Reformed Church
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…
KirchinOther032
A Salisbury Evening Post newspaper clipping dated October 4, 1970 documenting Reg Kirchin's career as a stone cutter.
Miller020
A Salisbury Evening Post newspaper clipping dated September 4, 1972 proclaims Rowan County is 60,000 pounds lighter as a slab of pink granite is transported by rail to Hartford, Connecticut.
KirchinOther011
Photo showing street paving on Depot Street in Salisbury, NC. The building on the left is the Yadkin Hotel. On the right is the Salisbury Depot.
According to a trade magazine article, Salisbury, NC had the first streets in America paved with Durax…
KirchinOther009
A group photo showing Harry Kirchin and three other men dressed up. Photo taken at the Dixie Studio in Salisbury, NC.
Yesterday Photos
Salisbury in the 1930s and 1940s
Jersey / Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC
Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC
Section Five / Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC
Section Four / Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC
Section Three / Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC
Section Two / Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC
Section One / Butner Map of Salisbury
Map of Salisbury, NC