Centennial History of Davidson County North Carolina

<p>“The material entering into this book has been gathered by the author through research covering a long period of years. ...The author desires that this book may lead to a true appreciation of the value of recorded history.”<br />Chapters include: Act Creating Davidson County; How and When the One Hundred Counties of North Carolina Originated; Building the Foundations of Davidson County (General William Davidson Changes in a Century and First Men to Serve the County); Selection of a Capital for the New County; County Officers and Court Proceedings (County Officials Courts of Justice and Court Proceedings Members of the Legislature of North Carolina from Davidson County and Davidson County Members of Various State Conventions of North Carolina); Farms Farm Products Grist Mills (Livestock Improvement Farms and Farm Development Statistics of the Year 1920 and Grist Mills in Davidson County); Banks of Davidson County (Banks in Lexington Banks in Denton and Banks in Thomasville); Davidson County Newspapers; Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans’ Home; Racial Types of Davidson County Citizenship (Racial Origin and Racial Characteristics Life of the People Manners and Customs and Representative Types); Daniel Boone Pioneer Pathfinder; General Nathaniel Green and Daniel Boone Tablet (Memorial Tablet Unveiled and Ghosts of Abbott’s Creek); Public and Private Schools (Public Schools of Davidson County and Private Schools: Bethany Academy Holly Grove Academy Pilgrim Academy Arnold Academy Hedrick’s Grove Academy and Other Academies; Davidson County in Military Service (The Revolutionary War Davidson Men in the Spanish-American War Confederate Soldiers of Davidson County and Davidson County in the World War; Lexington Capital of Davidson County (Facts and Figures Some Lexington Factories and Lexington Schools) Thomasville a Thriving City (A Davidson County Asset A Bird’s-eye View Thomasville in Its Beginning Some Thomasville Factories and Thomasville Graded School); Religious Forces of Davidson County (General Statement and Statistics Lutheran Churches Baptist Churches and Thomasville Baptist Orphanage Methodist Protestant Churches Methodist Protestant Children’s Home Yadkin College Moravian Churches Presbyterian Churches Reformed Churches Methodist Episcopal Churches and Grace Episcopal Church of Lexington); and A Unique County in the Heart of a Great State (A County of Extensive Area A Free Yadkin River Bridge Hydro-electrical Development Superb North Carolina and Interesting Records in Two Old Books). A wealth of illustrations of notable people and places enhance the text.</p>