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Located near the Trading Ford on the Yadkin River, St. John’s Mill was built before the Civil War.  Peter Hairston of Cooleemee owned it during that time and in August of 1888, J.B. Lanier, local businessman and distiller, bought it at auction. …

On the Banks of the Yadkin near Salisbury, N.C. The Yadkin River rises in southern Watauga County and flows through Caldwell and Wilkes Counties and then along the Surry-Yadkin, Yadkin-Forsyth, Davie-Forsyth, Davie-Davidson, Davidson-Rowan and a part…

The Narrows of the Yadkin 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…

South River Dam Narrow roads from Salisbury in Rowan County and from Jerusalem in Davie County lead to a favorite swimming place just below the South River Dam on the south Yadkin River.  From the Civil War era through the early 1900s, the South…

The South River Bridge at the Rowan Davie County line was built to replace the ferry.  In the background is the Lindsay-Foard Grist Mill.  The people on the bridge were P. B. Beard, P. A. Hartman, and C. G. Bailey, the Bridge Committee.  Cicero M.…