===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: GEN-MAT-HX-L@rootsweb.com From: "Helen" <Helenh@pdq.net> Subject: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina - See Some Names Greendboro, North Carolina - The County Seat of Guilford, Ethel Stpehens Arnett under the direction of Walter Clinton Jackson, 1955, 1975. Tan cloth covered hardback with gilt printing, illustrated dust jacket, 6-1/2 x 9-1/4, 492 pages, illustrated with wonderful old views and portraits, the appendix contains a number of lists with names, identification of people in group photos, bibliography, index. The dust jacket has several small tears along the top and the top right hand edge, but the book is in near pristine condition, with no markings of any kind, loose or dogeared pages. Per the dust jacket: "This is the story of the evolution of a city from 'pine barrens' to an expanding network of urban activity. Located in the heart of Piedmont North Carolina, by 1955 it had become a leading agricultural, business, and educational center in the state and nation. ... For that reason this second printing of Breensboro, North Carolina: The County Seat of Cuilford is published by the City of Greensboro in celebration of the two hundredth birthday of the United States of America. Described at times as 'The Gate City,''The Hartford of the South,' or the birthplace of Dolley Madison and O. Henry, Greensboro has had a worthy and exciting history, not only to its own citizens, but also to any one who would follow the tale of a city through its period of growth to its established place as one of the leading cities of the New South. While this is the history of a city, the author never loses sight of the fact that this city is the county seat of Guilford and an important city of the nation." Contents include: Foreword Acknowledgments Important Events and Movements in Greensboro: 1. Guilford County: A Setting for Greensboro 2. Early Settlements of Guilford County 3. The City of Greensboro: Its Government and Special Agencies 4. The County Seat of Guilford and Leading Public Servants 5. Educational Institutions of Greensboro 6. The Churches of the City 7. Greensboro: A Transportation and Communication Center 8. Manufacturing and Its Contribution to the City 9. Greensboro Business Establishments 10. The Press and Creative Writers of Greensboro 11. Cultural Interests of the People 12. Social and Civic Organizations 13. Health and Public Welfare Services of the City and County 14. Recreational Facilities of Greensboro 15. Greensboro in Times or War Greensboro - 1955 Appendix Major Bibliographical References Index One of the most interesting and helpful aspects of the book is a chronological listing of Important Events and Movements in Greensboro, and Guilford County, beginning with the 1744 settlement of Germans in the eastern part of Guilford. The section on the wars provides a wonderful insight to the happenings and effects of each war, beginning with the American Revolution, in which several battles occurred in the county. Religious denomination histories and those of the educational institutions are given; also of interest is the section of leading public servants from the earliest days. The Appendix gives population statistics, listings of the postmasters from 1810, mayors, 1837 began the street care by the citizens of the different districts, and the names of these men, who were responsible for keeping the streets in order, are given; the State Senators and Representatives are listed, beginning in 1777; public school highlights are listed; pastors and establishment history of the churches are given, beginning with the oldest - Buffalo Presbyterian Church in 1756; banking and manufacturing history and milestones are given. Also ntoed are the natural occurences of note - falling stars in 1833, the Great Snow in 1857, the Charleston earthquake in 1886, the only tornado in 1836, etc. The first North Carolina Reunion, fairs, centennial of 1908; guardsmen, 1849 advent of the railroad - the history of all of the above is covered. The members of all the city councils and the mayors are listed, the cemeteries and their histories are of great interest. This is a truly nice history of this important piedmont North Carolina city and area, formed by our ancestors and nourished by their effort and blood. A historical region of great importance to any number of different groups of people. Adams, Addison, Albright, Alderman, Alexander, Allen, Altvater, Amos, Anderson, Andrews, Armfield, Arnett, Atkinson, Aycock, Bailey, Bain, Bakke, Ball, Balsley, Banner, Barnard, Barnes, Barringer, Barton, Battle, Baxter, Beall, Beattie, Beauregard, Beebe, Bell, Bellows, Benbow, Benjamin, Benson, Berg, Bernau, Bernstein, Berry, Betts, Beutel, Bevill, Bickett, Binford, Bingham, Blackburn, Blair, Blanchard, Bledsoe, Bluford, Bonds, Boren, Bowen, Bowles, Boyd, Boyles, Brandt, Brannock, Brannon, Brent, Brewer, Breckenridge, Bridges, Broadhurst, Brockmann, Brokaw, Brooks, Browder, Brown, Brownhill, Browning, Bruce, Bryan, Buie, Bumpass, Burke, Burns, Burnside, Burritt, Burtner, Burwell, Butler, Byrd, Bynum, Caffey, Caldwell, Campbell, Cannon, Cardwell, Carlson, Carnahan, Carson, Carter, Caruthers, Cater, Causey, Chambers, Chamblee, Chandley, Chapin, Chapman, Chavis, Cheatham, Chisholm, Churchill, Clapp, Clark, Claxton, Clegg, Clendenin, Clinard, Clinton, Clymer, Cobb, Coble, Coe, Coffin, Coit, Cole, Coleman, Collins, Cone, Cook, Copeland, Cordice, Cornwallis, Cota, Cowan, Cox, Cozart, Craig, Crater, Crawford, Creel, Crofts, Crosby, Crownfield, Crump, Cunningham, Dalton, Daniels, Dare, Davis, Deal, Deems, Denny, Dett, Dick, Dickieson, Dickinson, Dickson, Dillard, Dilworth, Dix, Dixon, Doak, Dobbin, Dodson, Dolan, Donnell, Dorsett, Doub, Douglas, Dow, Dozier, ...more next time. I will be happy to check for your surnames in the rest of the index, but no other lookups, please.