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Firemen and Fire Truck, 1940 Firemen and Fire Truck, 1940

From the earliest times of permanent settlements in Forsyth County, the importance of firefighting and fire prevention has been given significant attention. Though fires have certainly occurred over time, Salem and Winston have often been at the leading edge in the ability to fight fires... <Read more>

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  • Friday, January 27, 2012 11:28 am
    Thank you for your comments about the intersection seen in the image. We agree with your assessments and will update our records accordingly. Thank you again for posting your comments!
  • Friday, January 27, 2012 11:11 am
    Elias Gilbert and Fran Washington were both world record holders in the individual hurdles. Elias in the 110m hurdles amd Fran and Elias in 220yd hurdles.
  • Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:47 pm
    Hi I am his great granddaughter and my father is still alive and can answer anyquestions you may have. I would love it if you could email me jpegs of the pictures. I am a photographer in Baltimore Maryland. I come down often and will visit the store. best, Margaret Adams
  • Friday, January 20, 2012 2:22 pm
    This was the family home of G. T. Lumpkin,* first superintendent of the hospital. Lumpkin died suddenly in 1934, and after the family moved in 1940, Lumpkin's widow, Kate Bagley Lumpkin, rented the house to the Phi Chi fraternity for many years. *my grandfather
  • Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:00 pm
    This pic of my Father was taken when I was 8 years old. I remmber when all of my faimly would help at night on the remodal. That was when I first learned to use a paint roller for painting the walls. I got to do the low parts

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